Corporate control of investments and management styles

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 227-237

  Segelod, Esbjörn ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capital budgeting; Contingency model; Corporate control; Investment; Management styles; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANUFACTURE; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

CAPITAL BUDGETING; CONTINGENCY MODEL; CORPORATE CONTROL; INVESTMENT; MANAGEMENT STYLES;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0030166359     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5273(96)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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