The rise of the professional accountant in British management

Economic History Review

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 407-429

  Matthews, Derek ^a   Anderson, Malcolm ^a   Edwards, John Richard ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039574178     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0289.00062     Document Type: Review

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