Control in world class manufacturing - A longitudinal case study

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-74

  Lind, Johnny ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case study; Control; Control change; Empowerment; World class manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008725305     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mare.2000.0148     Document Type: Article

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