Contractual and accounting controls in outsourcing agreements: Evidence from the australian home loan industry

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-92

  Rooney, Jim ^a   Cuganesan, Suresh ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 70350271438     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2009.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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