Performance parameters interrelations from a balanced scorecard perspective: An analysis of Greek companies

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 485-503

  Cohen, Sandra ^a   Thiraios, Dimitris ^a   Kandilorou, Myrto ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Business performance; Financial performance; Greece; Operations and production management

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049086211     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900810875307     Document Type: Article

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