A field study of the budgeting process and the perceived usefulness of the budget in organizations in a developing country-the case of ghana

Journal of African Business

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-103

  Tauringana, Ven ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Budgeting; Developing country; Environmental uncertainty; Ghana; Management accounting; State owned enterprises

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

GHANA;

EID: 0036379994     PISSN: 15228916     EISSN: 15229076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J156v03n02_05     Document Type: Article

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