Control systems in multibusiness companies:: From performance management to strategic management

European Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 344-358

  Nilsson, Fredrik ^a   Olve, N ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business strategies; Control systems; Corporate strategies; Multibusiness management; Performance management; Strategic management; Value based management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011039078     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(01)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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