Performance Measurement Practices in Small and Medium Size Manufacturing Enterprises in Australia

Small Enterprise Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 10-30

  Perera, Sujatha ^a   Baker, Pamela ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 82755167472     PISSN: 13215906     EISSN: 11750979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/ser.15.2.10     Document Type: Article

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