Management control in SMEs and external consultants
Journal Title: MANAGEMENT CONTROL
Author/s: Mara Del Baldo, Anna Maria Arcari, Marcantonio Ruisi
Year: 2019
Issue: 1 suppl.
Language: Italian
Pages: 26
Pg. 69-94
FullText PDF: 323 KB
DOI: 10.3280/MACO2019-SU1005
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Keywords: Management control system, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), public chartered accountants and accounting experts, small accounting practitioners.
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Mara Del Baldo, Anna Maria Arcari, Marcantonio Ruisi, Management control in SMEs and external consultants in "MANAGEMENT CONTROL" 1 suppl./2019, pp. 69-94, DOI:10.3280/MACO2019-SU1005