Relevance lost and found: Critical perspectives on the promise of management accounting

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 533-561

  Roslender, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030268262     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1996.0054     Document Type: Article

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