The incidence of budgetary slack: A field study exploration

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 649-664

  Dunk, Alan S ^a   Perera, Hector ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84986037695     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579710367935     Document Type: Review

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