The taming of the buyer: The retail inventory method and the early twentieth century department store

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 773-791

  Walsh, Eamonn J ^a   Jeacle, Ingrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0141760345     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(02)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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