Determinants of divisional performance evaluation practices

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-273

  Scott Keating, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting; D23; Divisional performance measurement; L22; M12; M4; Organizational design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031593258     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4101(98)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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