Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781337552127
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine: The two companies in which one thrived in a global market and the one that has failed.
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Accounting Information Systems
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