Output-based management and the management of performance: Insights from the Victorian experience

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-283

  Carlin, Tyrone M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accrual output based budgeting; New public financial management; Performance indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444330262     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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