Which firms use measures?: Internal and external factors shaping the adoption of performance measurement systems in Danish firms

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-27

  Pedersen, Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum ^a   Sudzina, Frantisek ^b  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Environmental uncertainty; Organizational capabilities; Organizational performance; Performance measurement; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455245077     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211195718     Document Type: Article

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