The paradox of strategic management accounting
Management Accounting ResearchPublished 24 October 2012
Bill Nixon, John Burns
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Abstract
This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Management Accounting Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. The definitive version was subsequently published by Elsevier and is available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/
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Business, Management and Accounting
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