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Did Kaplan and Johnson get it right? / Otley, D T.
In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2008, p. 229-239.

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Otley, DT 2008, 'Did Kaplan and Johnson get it right?', Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 229-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570810854419

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Otley, D. T. (2008). Did Kaplan and Johnson get it right? Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 21(2), 229-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570810854419

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Otley DT. Did Kaplan and Johnson get it right? Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 2008;21(2):229-239. doi: 10.1108/09513570810854419

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Otley, D T. / Did Kaplan and Johnson get it right?. In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 2008 ; Vol. 21, No. 2. pp. 229-239.

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