Application of a systems approach to sustainable development performance measurement

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-197

  Searcy, Cory ^a   Karapetrovic, Stanislav ^b   McCartney, Daryl ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business improvement; Information systems; Performance measures; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149108407     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410400810847429     Document Type: Article

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