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Coping with ambiguity through the budget: the positive effects of budgetary targets on managers' budgeting behaviours

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  • Marginson, David & Ogden, Stuart, 2005. "Coping with ambiguity through the budget: the positive effects of budgetary targets on managers' budgeting behaviours," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 30(5), pages 435-456, July.
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