A past as participants knew it: Piece rates, time study, standard costs, and new technology in the U.S. men's tailored clothing industry

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-346

  Tyson, Thomas ^a  

^a ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting history; Collective bargaining; Piece rates; Standard costing; Time study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030243219     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mare.1996.0019     Document Type: Article

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