Carolina QuotesKey indicators require some specified time span during which they are to be tabulated for purposes of reward or penalty. The time span can vary enormously according to the process and the indicator.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
Source
Ch. 1 : The Role of Knowledge
- work
- Knowledge and Decisions (1980; 1996)
- year
- 1980
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