The story of a schizoid organization: How accounting and the accountant are implicated in its creation

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-30

  Richardson, Susan ^a   Cullen, John ^a   Richardson, Bill ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986018687     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579610109950     Document Type: Article

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