From physical to accounting control: A study of accounting change resistance

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-242

  Bell, Jan ^a   Hoque, Zahirul ^a   Wahyudi, Imam ^a  

^a Asian Banking Finance and Informatics Institute of Perbanas   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Accounting systems; Kenya

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993111557     PISSN: 18325912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18325910910963445     Document Type: Article

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