Managers' commitment to the goals contained in a strategic performance measurement system

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 925-958

  Webb, R Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Goal commitment; Goals; Performance measurement; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244322262     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/KHW0-G7PY-AQEA-718J     Document Type: Review

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