The making of the management accountant - Becoming the producer of truthful knowledge

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-30

  Lambert, Caroline ^a   Pezet, Eric ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b Universitéde Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense   (France)

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EID: 79952618831     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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