CHAPTER 2

The Four Dimensions of Reality

Falconer Mitchell and Hanne Nørreklit

Introduction

This chapter provides an outline of how the four dimensions of pragmatic constructivism (facts, possibilities, values, and communication) relate to the actions involved in creating and using performance measures. It contains an explanation of each dimension in principal, as the nature of the dimensions for this type of action is situation specific and the detailed composition of each dimension is, therefore, particular to the prevailing circumstances extant within each organization when action is being determined. The latter chapters of the book complement this chapter by providing specific applications of pragmatic constructivism to performance measurement ...

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