The balanced scorecard in New Zealand health sector performance management: Dissemination to diffusion

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 15, Issue 37, 2005, Pages 34-46

  Northcott, Deryl ^a   France, Necia ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 49749128050     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2005.tb00301.x     Document Type: Note

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