Operation of management control practices as a package-A case study on control system variety in a growth firm context

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 324-343

  Sandelin, Mikko ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Control system variety; Equifinality; Functional demands; Growth firm; Internal consistency; Management control package

Indexed keywords

EID: 56949098744     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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