Incentives for efficient inventory management: The role of historical cost

Management Science

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1032-1045

  Baldenius, Tim ^a   Reichelstein, Stefan ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Decentralization; Historical cost accounting; Inventory management

Indexed keywords

AGENCY THEORY; DECENTRALIZATION; HISTORICAL COST ACCOUNTING; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT;

CONTRACTS; COSTS; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SALES;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 25144513026     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1050.0360     Document Type: Article

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