Adoption of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) and management accounting practices: the case of manufacturing firms in Malaysia

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-48

  Isa, Che Ruhana ^a   Foong, Soon Yau ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

advanced manufacturing technology (AMT); management accounting practices; performance measurement indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149363930     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2005.006726     Document Type: Article

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