Organisational culture and budgetary control in a UK local government organisation

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-123

  Goddard, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0011077381     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1997.9729538     Document Type: Article

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