A mind is a wonderful thing to waste: “Think like a commodity”, become a CPA

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 454-467

  Tinker, Tony ^a   Koutsoumadi, Athina ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84986047402     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579710178151     Document Type: Review

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