Accounting and control of the labour process

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 551-598

  Bryer, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745168309     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2003.06.010     Document Type: Article

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