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An empirical investigation of the relation between the use of strategic human capital and the design of the management control system

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  • Widener, Sally K., 2004. "An empirical investigation of the relation between the use of strategic human capital and the design of the management control system," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 29(3-4), pages 377-399.
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