The design and use of performance management systems: An extended framework for analysis

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-282

  Ferreira, Aldónio ^a   Otley, David ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design and use of performance management systems; Management control systems; Performance management systems framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549115154     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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