An exploratory study of the company reorganisation decision in voluntary administration

Pacific Accounting Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-56

  Routledge, James ^a   Gadenne, David ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84992928709     PISSN: 01140582     EISSN: 20415494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01140580410818450     Document Type: Article

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