Context, culture and the role of the finance function in strategic decisions. A comparative analysis of Britain, Germany, the U.S.A. and Japan

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-239

  Carr, Chris ^a   Tomkins, Cyril ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative management; Culture; Decisions; Investment; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032089311     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mare.1998.0075     Document Type: Article

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