The Tracking of Environmental Costs: Motivations and Impacts

European Accounting Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 647-669

  Henri, Jean François ^a   Boiral, Olivier ^a   Roy, Marie Josée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84920163575     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2013.837400     Document Type: Article

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