Balanced scorecard implementation in German non-profit organisations

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 534-554

  Greiling, Dorothea ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Germany; Non profit organizations; Performance measurement (quality)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955074739     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401011063939     Document Type: Article

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