Challenges to implementing strategic performance measurement systems in multi-objective organizations: The case of a large local government authority

Abacus

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-398

  Umashev, Claudine ^a   Willett, Roger ^b  

^a Supreme Court of Queensland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accounting change; Balanced scorecard; Case study; Implementation; Performance measurement; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349102253     PISSN: 00013072     EISSN: 14676281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6281.2008.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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