Current development in human resource costing and accounting: Reality present, researchers absent?

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 495-506

  Gröjer, Jan Erik ^a   Johanson, Ulf ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84986133616     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579810231501     Document Type: Review

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