Consensus and link structure in strategic performance measurement systems: A field study

Journal of Management Accounting Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 271-299

  Aranda, Carmen ^a   Arellano, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Consensus; Link structure; Strategic performance measurement systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961054098     PISSN: 10492127     EISSN: 15588033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jmar.2010.22.1.271     Document Type: Article

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