An experimental investigation of the effect of cost information and feedback on product cost decisions

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-127

  Gupta, Mahendra ^a   King, Ronald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0002366574     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.1997.tb00521.x     Document Type: Article

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