Towards better qualitative performance measurement in organizations

The Learning Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 258-271

  Yih Tong Sun, Peter ^a   Scott, John L ^b  

^a Sabre Technologies Ltd   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84986166748     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470310486610     Document Type: Article

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