Research in managerial accounting: Learning from others' experiences: 'The scientist has no other method than doing his damnedest'

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-27

  Abernethy, Margaret A ^a   Chua, Wai Fong ^b   Luckett, Peter F ^b   Selto, Frank H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental; Field research; Managerial accounting; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042735134     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-629X.00015     Document Type: Article

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