Measuring university performance using a knowledge-based balanced scorecard

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 824-843

  Zangoueinezhad, Abouzar ^a   Moshabaki, Asghar ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Fuzzy screening; Fuzzy sets theory; Knowledge based balanced scorecard; Organizational performance; Universities; University performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455176461     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401111182215     Document Type: Article

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