Performance appraisal: Essential characteristics for strategic control

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 24-32

  Caruth, Donald L ^a   Humphreys, John H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance appraisal; Strategic evaluation; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049092056     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683040810900377     Document Type: Review

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