The dynamics of accounting change Inter-play between new practices, routines, institutions, power and politics

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 566-596

  Burns, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting research; Accounting systems; Conflict; Organizational change; Organizational politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131486     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570010353710     Document Type: Article

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