Exploring the roles of performance measurement systems in strategy implementation: The case of a highly diversified group of firms

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1115-1139

  Micheli, Pietro ^a   Mura, Matteo ^b   Agliati, Marco ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Companies; Groups of firms; Management control; Performance measurement; Strategy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053062579     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571111172453     Document Type: Article

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