The downside of the Balanced Scorecard: A case study from Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-50

  Antonsen, Yngve ^a  

^a Norut Northern Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case study; Employees' commitment; Organisation; Organisational learning; Reflective learning; Senior management; The balanced scorecard

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897629029     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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