Management learning not management control: The true role of performance measurement?

California Management Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Neely, Andy ^a,b,c   Al Najjar, Mohammed ^d  

^a UK's Advanced Institute of Management Research   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Amiantit Group

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EID: 33744722436     PISSN: 00081256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41166352     Document Type: Article

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