An old tool with potential new uses: Return on investment

The Bottom Line

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-9

  Nash White, Larry ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Financial management; Financial performance; Libraries; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947646835     PISSN: 0888045X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08880450710747407     Document Type: Article

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