Divisional performance measurement and transfer pricing for intangible assets

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 339-365

  Johnson, Nicole Bastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intangible asset; Multinational firm; Performance measurement; Tax; Transfer price

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746238300     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11142-006-9006-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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