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Functional fixation revisited: the effects of feedback and a repeated measures design on information processing changes in response to an accounting change

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  • Arunachalam, Vairam & Beck, Grant, 2002. "Functional fixation revisited: the effects of feedback and a repeated measures design on information processing changes in response to an accounting change," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 27(1-2), pages 1-25.
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