The interactive effect of budget emphasis, participation and task difficulty on managerial performance: A cross-cultural study

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-197

  Lau, Chong M ^a   Low, Liang C ^b   Eggleton, Ian R C ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84986160824     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579710166712     Document Type: Article

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