Reconfiguring relations of accountability: Materialization of social media in the travel sector

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-40

  Scott, Susan V ^a   Orlikowski, Wanda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84856078672     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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