Nonfinancial performance measures as coordination devices

Accounting Review

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 299-330

  Baiman, Stanley ^a   Baldenius, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Interdivisional cooperation; Investment incentives; Nonfinancial performance measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249086240     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2009.84.2.299     Document Type: Conference Paper

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