A model for R&D performance measurement

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 212-223

  Lazzarotti, Valentina ^a   Manzini, Raffaella ^a   Mari, Luca ^a  

^a CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard approach; Measurement in soft systems; Models in measurement; R D performance measurement

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SCORECARD APPROACH; FORMAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS; SOFT SYSTEMS; SYNTHETIC EVALUATION; THEORY OF MEASUREMENT;

EID: 80052374664     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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