The use of organizational controls and their effects on data manipulation and management myopia: A Japan vs U.S. comparison

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 175-192

  Chow, Chee W ^a   Kato, Yutaka ^a   Merchant, Kenneth A ^a  

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EID: 0030077223     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-3682(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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