Alignment of performance measurement to sustainability objectives: A variance-based framework

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 456-474

  Dutta, Saurav K ^a   Lawson, Raef A ^b   Marcinko, David J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Institute of Management Accounts Inc   (United States)

^c SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84887154600     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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