A Critical Theory perspective on the pressures, contradictions and dilemmas faced by entry-level accounting academics

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1263-1295

  James, Kieran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 55549125924     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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