Looking forward to the past

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 767-786

  McSweeney, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034311797     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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