Balanced scorecard and hoshin kanri: Dynamic capabilities for managing strategic fit

Management Decision

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 518-538

  Witcher, Barry J ^a   Chau, Vinh Sum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Competences; Corporate strategy; Hoshin kanri

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247109060     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740710745115     Document Type: Article

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