Effects of organizational process change on responsibility accounting and managers' revelations of private knowledge

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 164-198

  Rowe, Casey ^a   Birnberg, Jacob G ^b   Shields, Michael D ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37349016602     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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