Regulating shareholder value: A case study of the introduction of value-based measures in a water company

British Journal of Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-247

  Francis, G ^a   Minchington, C ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ACCA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036953577     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00240     Document Type: Article

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