Good governance and the misleading myths of bad metrics

Academy of Management Executive

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 108-113

  Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey ^a  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 1842587581     PISSN: 10795545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AME.2004.12689497     Document Type: Review

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