From Taylorism to Ms Taylor: The transformation of the accounting craft

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 555-578

  Cooper, Christine ^a   Taylor, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034238937     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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