Constructing performance measurement in the public sector

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-282

  Arnaboldi, Michela ^a   Azzone, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actor Network Theory; Innovation; Latour; Performance measurement; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950301029     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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