Fleshing out an engagement with a social accounting technology

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 508-534

  Fraser, Michael ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accounting systems; Change management; New Zealand; Social accounting; Social and environmental accounting; Sustainability accounting technologies; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858804777     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571211209626     Document Type: Article

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