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Accounting and Business Research Volume 44, 2014 - Issue 2: The Societal Relevance of Management Accounting
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In our ivory towers? The research-practice gap in management accounting

Basil TuckerSchool of Commerce, University of South Australia, Adelaide, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lee ParkerSchool of Commerce, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Pages 104-143 | Published online: 14 Jun 2013

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