Justification and accounting: Applying sociology of worth to accounting research

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-249

  Annisette, Marcia ^a   Richardson, Alan J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accounting research; Accounting theory; Net worth; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551469485     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571111100690     Document Type: Review

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