An analytic hierarchy framework for evaluating balanced scorecards of healthcare organizations

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-104

  Chan, Yee Ching Lilian ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy; Hospital scorecard

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748693693     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2006.tb00683.x     Document Type: Article

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