List of Tables ................................................. xi
List of Figures .............................................. xiii
List of Boxes .................................................. xv
Preface ...................................................... xvii
PART I. Models and Theories
1 Monitoring Business Performance .............................. 3
2 Models as Descriptions of Reality ........................... 23
3 Models in Natural and Social Sciences - A Comparison ........ 47
4 Are Models Transferable in Time and Space? .................. 68
5 Models as Reflections of Knowledge and Ideas ................ 86
PART II. Methods and Tools
6 Models for Assessing Business Performance .................. 109
7 Performance Indicators ..................................... 133
8 Methods and Tools for Business Development ................. 158
9 Information Systems as Business Monitoring Tools ........... 181
10 Going Astray—Business Models and State Bureaucracies in
an Unholy Alliance ......................................... 204
Index ......................................................... 219
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