Methodological themes: Back to the drawing board: Revisiting grounded theory and the everyday accountant’s and manager’s reality

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 212-247

  Parker, Lee D ^a   Roffey, Bet H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84986031911     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579710166730     Document Type: Article

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