The balanced scorecard: Subjects, concept and objects - A commentary

Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 511-527

  Dechow, Niels ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Control systems; Management control systems; Performance management; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867834693     PISSN: 18325912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18325911211273509     Document Type: Article

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