Vulgate accountability: Insights from the field of football

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 602-634

  Cooper, Christine ^a   Johnston, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Bourdieu; Football; Lacan; Management accountability; Management power; Manchester United; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860552981     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571211225060     Document Type: Article

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