Identifying operational improvements during the design process of a time-driven ABC system: The role of collective worker participation and leadership style

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-198

  Hoozée, Sophie ^a   Bruggeman, Werner ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Case study; Collective worker participation; Costing system design; Leadership style; Time driven activity based costing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955427825     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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