Cost system and incentive structure effects on innovation, efficiency and profitability in teams

Accounting Review

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 323-345

  Drake, Andrea R ^a   Haka, Susan F ^a   Ravenscroft, Sue P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activity based cost systems; Complementarity; Incentive structures; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033238444     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.1999.74.3.323     Document Type: Article

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