The role of inscriptions in producing a balanced scorecard

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 344-362

  Qu, Sandy Q ^a   Cooper, David J ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 80054089277     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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