The practice of strategic performance measurement systems: Models, drivers and information effectiveness

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 194-227

  Silvi, Riccardo ^a   Bartolini, Monica ^a   Raffoni, Anna ^b   Visani, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Firm size; Information effectiveness; Performance measurement; Strategic focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923342135     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-01-2014-0010     Document Type: Article

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