\nThe effects of tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty on the appropriateness of accounting performance measures
Radboud Repository (Radboud University)Published 1 January 2005
Frank Hartmann
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Decision SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting
Multivariate Data Analysis
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