Perceived benefits of balanced scorecard implementation: Some preliminary evidence

Problems and Perspectives in Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 81-90

  Madsen, Dag Øivind ^a   Stenheim, Tonny ^a  

^a NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Benefits; Implementation; Management concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943815408     PISSN: 17277051     EISSN: 18105467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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