Management accounting system integration in corporate mergers: A case study

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 208-243

  Granlund, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Management accounting; Mergers and acquisitions; Systems integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986135934     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570310472822     Document Type: Review

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