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UNSPECIFIED (2002) 'Good enough' performance measurement: a trade-off between activity and action. JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, 53 (3). pp. 256-262. doi:10.1057/palgrave/jors/2601217 ISSN 0160-5682.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave/jors/2601217
Abstract
Performance measurement systems along the lines of the EFQM and the balanced scorecard have developed rapidly in recent years, and now occupy much management time and effort. There is limited evidence that performance improvement has received proportionate attention. Six organisations selected for their success were studied using a grounded theory approach based on interviews with management accountants and operations managers in each of the organisations. It is clear that they are all making strenuous efforts to use their performance measurement systems but with a focus on the 'good enough' rather than the detail. This gave managers in these organisations the time and space to concentrate on the use of performance measures on forward looking relevance, understanding and action, rather than retrospective and detailed control. This approach was promoted by senior managers and was based on their ability to see the business in simple terms and their understanding of the key drivers of business performance.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY | ||||
Publisher: | PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0160-5682 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2002 | ||||
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Volume: | 53 | ||||
Number: | 3 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 256-262 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1057/palgrave/jors/2601217 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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