Application of activity-based costing: Some case experiences

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 286-293

  Gunasekaran, A ^a   Marri, H B ^a   Yusuf, Y Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based costing; Decision making; Implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986121899     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686909910280217     Document Type: Article

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