Performance measurement systems in SMEs: A review for a research agenda

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-47

  Garengo, Patrizia ^a   Biazzo, Stefano ^a   Bititci, Umit S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 18844425509     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2005.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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