Strategic management accounting: How far have we come in 25 years?

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-228

  Langfield Smith, Kim ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Activity based costs; Budgetary control; Strategic management; Target costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949126910     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570810854400     Document Type: Article

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