Developing performance-measurement systems as enabling formalization: A longitudinal field study of a logistics department

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 488-516

  Wouters, Marc ^a   Wilderom, Celeste ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 41149153544     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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