An empirical study on the drivers of management control systems' design in new product development

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 383-409

  Davila, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

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EID: 0034179289     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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