Objectivity in accounting

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 155-180

  McKernan, John Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751432608     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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