Does performance measurement improve strategic decision making? Findings from a national survey of nonprofit social service agencies

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-587

  LeRoux, Kelly ^a   Wright, Nathaniel S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Decision making; Outcomes; Performance; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955127639     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764009359942     Document Type: Article

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