The content and role of the investment manual - A research note

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-231

  Segelod, Esbjörn ^a  

^a Mälardalensn Högskola ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capital budgeting; Capital budgeting manual; Investment manual

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031164804     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mare.1996.0041     Document Type: Article

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