Numbers Speak for Themselves, or Do They? On Performance Measurement and Its Implications

Business and Society 61 (4):813-817 (2022)
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Performance measurement systems have the potential to improve organizational outcomes, but they often come at a cost. This commentary highlights the individual, organizational, and societal costs of performance measurement systems and explores how such costs could be reduced.

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Berend van der Kolk
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