Testing a model of the motivational role of budgetary participation on job performance: A goal setting theory analysis

Asian Review of Accounting

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Chong, Vincent K ^a   Leung Tak Wing, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84993108364     PISSN: 13217348     EISSN: 17588863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb060760     Document Type: Review

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