Performance measures: Prevalent and important but methodologically challenging

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 280-286

  Starbuck, William H ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Methodology; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944517138     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492605279099     Document Type: Review

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