Management accounting change and agency in embedded situations

  1. Baños, Juan
  2. Araújo Pinzón, Pedro
  3. Álvarez-Dardet, Concha
Journal:
Revista española de financiación y contabilidad

ISSN: 0210-2412

Year of publication: 2014

Issue: 163

Pages: 241-265

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1080/02102412.2014.942153 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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