Interpretive and critical research in accounting: A commentary on its absence from mainstream accounting research

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 293-310

  Baker, C Richard ^a   Bettner, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031208978     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1996.0116     Document Type: Article

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