Internal control, accountability and corporate governance: Medieval and modern Britain compared

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1052-1075

  Jones, Michael John ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting history; Corporate governance; England; Internal control; Management accountability

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949119206     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570810907474     Document Type: Article

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