The design of the investment post-audit process in large organisations: Evidence from a survey

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 73-87

  Azzone, Giovanni ^a   Maccarrone, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capital budgeting; Design; Investment; Learning; Organizational development; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047452     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060110390567     Document Type: Article

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