The role of accounting devices in performing corporate strategy

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-124

  Skærbæk, Peter ^a   Tryggestad, Kjell ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

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EID: 76049129660     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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