Performance measurement and management control positioning strategies, quality and productivity: A case study of a Swedish bank

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 484-499

  Zineldin, Mosad ^a   Bredenlöw, Torbjörn ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Banking; Competitive strategy; Performance; Positioning; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172585     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006082     Document Type: Article

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