Interface between management accounting and strategic human resource management: Four grounded theory case studies

Journal of Applied Accounting Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 117-153

  Vedd, Rishma ^a   Kouhy, Reza ^b  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; HR strategy; Management accountants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993078203     PISSN: 09675426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/96754260580001043     Document Type: Article

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