Activity-based costing diffusion across organizations: An exploratory empirical analysis of Finnish firms

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 649-672

  Malmi, Teemu ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 0033229027     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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