Imag[in]ing accounting and accountability

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 845-857

  Davison, Jane ^a   Warren, Samantha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting; Audiovisual aids; Management accountability; Visual media

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349613887     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570910980436     Document Type: Article

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