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Inter-managerial competition and capital accumulation: it specialists, accountants and executive control. / Murray, Fergus; Knights, David.
In: Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Vol. 1, No. 2, 30.06.1990, p. 167-189.

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Murray, F & Knights, D 1990, 'Inter-managerial competition and capital accumulation: it specialists, accountants and executive control', Critical Perspectives on Accounting, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 167-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/1045-2354(90)02016-7

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Murray, F., & Knights, D. (1990). Inter-managerial competition and capital accumulation: it specialists, accountants and executive control. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 1(2), 167-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/1045-2354(90)02016-7

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Murray F, Knights D. Inter-managerial competition and capital accumulation: it specialists, accountants and executive control. Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 1990 Jun 30;1(2):167-189. doi: 10.1016/1045-2354(90)02016-7

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Murray, Fergus ; Knights, David. / Inter-managerial competition and capital accumulation : it specialists, accountants and executive control. In: Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 1990 ; Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 167-189.

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