Accounting in and for US Governments and Non-profit Organizations: a Review of Research and a Call to Further Inquiry

Handbooks of Management Accounting Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1299-1322

  Samuel, Sajay ^a   Covaleski, Mark A ^b   Dirsmith, Mark W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 66049102473     PISSN: 17513243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1751-3243(07)03005-2     Document Type: Review

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