Boardroom operational and financial control: An insider view

British Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-88

  Parker, Lee D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 39049116094     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2006.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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