The balanced scorecard in the Netherlands: An analysis of its evolution using print-media indicators

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 866-879

  Braam, Geert J M ^a   Benders, Jos ^a,b   Heusinkveld, Stefan ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Core beliefs; Organizational change; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348844105     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810710831064     Document Type: Article

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