Accountingization v. legitimation: A comparative study of the use of accounting information in intensive care

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 112-139

  Kurunmaki, L ^a   Lapsley, I ^b   Melia, K ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Health care; Intensive care; Management accounting; Rationing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038346506     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5005(03)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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