Case study research in accounting

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-178

  Cooper, David J ^a   Morgan, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 46749150468     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2008.22.2.159     Document Type: Article

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