Chinese firms' use of management accounting and controls: Facilitators, impediments, and performance effects

Journal of International Accounting Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-30

  Duh, Rong Ruey ^a   Xiao, Jason Zezhong ^b   Chow, Chee W ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese firms; Firm performance; Management accounting and control systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952378388     PISSN: 15426297     EISSN: 15588025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jiar.2009.8.1.1     Document Type: Article

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