From an envelope to a dream note and a computer — The award-winning experiences of post-war Japanese household accounting practices

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 450-474

  Komori, Naoko ^a   Humphrey, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Environmental accounting; Homes; Japan; Social accounting; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986014920     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570010338302     Document Type: Review

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