Strategic management and accounting processes: Acknowledging gender

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 611-631

  Parker, Lee D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountancy; Gender; Strategic management; Women executives

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449097516     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570810872941     Document Type: Article

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