Modernism vs postmodernism in management accounting

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-145

  Montagna, Paul ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0031068976     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1996.0091     Document Type: Article

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