Accounting for the horizontal organization: A review essay

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 517-550

  Chenhall, Robert H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 41149154586     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2007.07.004     Document Type: Review

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