Technologies of government in public sector's networks: In search of cooperation through management control innovations

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-219

  Barretta, Antonio ^a   Busco, Cristiano ^a,b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control practices; Cooperation; Innovation; Public sector networks; Technologies of government

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655177993     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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