The Effects of the Use of Activity-Based Costing Software in the Learning Process: An Empirical Analysis

Accounting Education

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 407-429

  Tan, Andrea ^a   Ferreira, Aldónio ^b  

^a Pyrotek Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

activity based costing software; end user computer satisfaction; Management accounting; students' perceptions; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866003463     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2011.597563     Document Type: Article

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