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Designing metrics that fit: Rethinking corporate environmental performance measurement systems
Author(s) -
Larson Timothy J.,
Brown Howard J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.3310060311
Subject(s) - work (physics) , plan (archaeology) , measure (data warehouse) , computer science , performance measurement , track (disk drive) , process management , risk analysis (engineering) , business , engineering , marketing , data mining , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , operating system
If you don't measure it, you can't manage it. Over the past decade, many companies have recognized this need to track environmental performance. Failure to plan metrics systems to fit organizational needs, work flows, and culture has left many companies with costly and ineffective environmental performance measurement systems. This article presents numerous practical steps for designing effective metrics systems which avoid common pitfalls.