The unbearable Ambiguity of accounting

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 691-712

  McSweeney, Brendan ^a  

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EID: 0031254992     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(96)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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