Behavioral work outcomes of a strategic performance measurement system-based incentive plan

Behavioral Research in Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-143

  Burney, Laurie L ^a   Widener, Sally K ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee performance; Field research; Motivation; Strategic performance measurement systems; Structural equation models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901306731     PISSN: 10504753     EISSN: 15588009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/bria-50501     Document Type: Article

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