The usefulness of a performance measurement system in the daily life of an organisation: A note on a case study

British Accounting Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-384

  Azofra, Valentín ^a   Prieto, Begoña ^b   Santidrián, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case study; Performance indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342307574     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-8389(03)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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