Benign sacerdotalist or pious assailant. The rise of the professional accountant in British management

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 313-323

  Walker, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034165450     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00035-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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