Management accounting in companies adapting to structural change and volatility in transition economies: A South African study

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 299-320

  Luther, Robert G ^a   Longden, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management accounting change; South Africa; Structural change; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011738065     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mare.2001.0163     Document Type: Article

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