The role of change agents and imitation in the diffusion of an idea: Charge and discharge accounting

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 355-371

  Jones, Michael John ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change agents; Charge and discharge accounting; Diffusion; Exchequer accounting; Imitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 56949101174     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2008.9665771     Document Type: Article

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