The Impact of departmental interdependencies and management accounting system use on subunit performance

European Accounting Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-327

  Gerdin, Jonas ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 85019401338     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180500043485     Document Type: Article

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