Strategy implementation: A role for the balanced scorecard?

Management Decision

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1441-1460

  Atkinson, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Corporate strategy; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750992168     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740610715740     Document Type: Article

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