Accounting and strategising: A case study from new product development

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-204

  Jørgensen, Brian ^a   Messner, Martin ^b  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b HEC PARIS   (France)

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EID: 76849112167     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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