...BALANCE SCORECARD INTRODUCTION: A Conceptual Framework for Managing Lodging Brands: A Balanced-Scorecard Approach Abstract: The issue of brand management remains a formidable challenge for lodging organizations and lodging brand managers. This challenge is partly due to the fact that effective brand management requires an all-inclusive and comprehensive organizational approach. This paper proposes a framework that uses the balance scorecard (BSC) as the basis for brand management. The framework proposes both a proactive and reactive approach to brand management through the use of performance measures or perspectives, which form the underlying components of the BSC. These are the financial perspective, the customer perspective, process perspective, and the learning perspective. The paper enhances and expands this BSC framework by including a brand maintenance and enhancement component. The concept of balance scorecard was introduced by Kaplan & Norton (1992, 1996, 2007) and they argued that that balance scorecard is a useful tool that tells managers how organization is performing in relation to strategic objectives of organization. Kaplan & Norton(1992) state the four perspectives which are financial perspective,customer perspective,internal business process perspective and learning and growth perspective.These four perspectives are used by managers in order to measure and analyze information. Kalpan and Norton explain these four perspectives which are effective...
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...Guidelines in corporate management The Balanced Scorecard – Translating Strategy into Action Introduction Public transport organizations face many barriers when trying to execute the strategy formed by their corporate managements. Some of these common barriers include: • The vision barrier, which arises when most managers and employees do not really understand the organization’s strategy. The people barrier, which arises when only a small portion of managers have some incentives regarding strategy and performance. The management barrier, which arises when most management teams spend only a small amount of time discussing strategy. The resource barrier, which arises when most of the business units fail to link their daily work and therefore their budgets to the overall strategy. • • • Balanced Scorecard was developed by Robert Kaplan, a professor at Harvard University and David Norton, a consultant from Boston. They began developing the approach after leading a research study of a dozen companies exploring new methods of performance measure. Kaplan and Norton put together a system that was able to measure a variety of activities throughout the organization: customer issues, internal business processes, employee activities and the concerns of shareholders. Under the Balanced Scorecard system, a company’s financial results are “balanced” and interlinked with all of these perspectives. This scorecard was successfully adopted by a number of organizations and the results...
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...forced closures. The healthcare industry focused on delivering high-quality patient care and aligning the key stakeholders to the newly created vision during this time frame. To evolve and to survive, Peel Memorial Hospital implemented the Balanced Scorecard performance management system and that is the focus of this case study. The value of and the benefits to be gained when best practices are successfully used from the corporate sector are also highlighted. History and Issues Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton, Ontario lacked significant targets and tired Mission Statement that tried to be all things to all people (Harber, 1998). Internal surveys revealed that employees were unclear on the organization’s strategic direction and the linkage of various programs and initiatives undertaken. In 1994, Peel Memorial Hospital took on a comprehensive continuous quality improvement training program and was followed by a lot of improvement initiatives both departmental and interdepartmental. The hospital management staff looked closely at whether money, time and energy were being focused on the regarding key clinical and business processes. Meanwhile, the hospital employees wanted to know how the evolving program management structure related to Peel Memorial Hospitals move into a patient focused care model; how were...
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...Bringing the Balanced Scorecard to Life: The Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework White Paper By: Charles Bloomfield Insightformation, Inc. Published: May 2002 For the latest information, please see http://www.microsoft.com/business/bi/ Abstract This paper describes the Microsoft® approach to developing and implementing a Balanced Scorecard for enterprise performance management. It presents basic information on the Balanced Scorecard performance management methodology, and identifies key business issues that must be addressed in developing and deploying a balanced scorecard. The paper then presents the Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework (BSCF)—a comprehensive set of techniques, tools, and best practices to speed scorecard implementation using toolsets with which organizations are familiar. An extensive body of research and literature describing the Balanced Scorecard exists. That body of knowledge is constantly being expanded by The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Balanced Scorecard Institute, various consulting organizations, software companies, and client organizations. This paper cannot comprehensively cover such a complex topic or reflect accurately many of the nuances of scorecard development and implementation. Instead, it presents a basic conceptual overview of the Balanced Scorecard. Interested readers are encouraged to use the bibliography presented at the end of this paper as a guide to more detailed information. ...
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...Bringing the Balanced Scorecard to Life: The Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework White Paper By: Charles Bloomfield Insightformation, Inc. Published: May 2002 For the latest information, please see http://www.microsoft.com/business/bi/ Abstract This paper describes the Microsoft® approach to developing and implementing a Balanced Scorecard for enterprise performance management. It presents basic information on the Balanced Scorecard performance management methodology, and identifies key business issues that must be addressed in developing and deploying a balanced scorecard. The paper then presents the Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework (BSCF)—a comprehensive set of techniques, tools, and best practices to speed scorecard implementation using toolsets with which organizations are familiar. An extensive body of research and literature describing the Balanced Scorecard exists. That body of knowledge is constantly being expanded by The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Balanced Scorecard Institute, various consulting organizations, software companies, and client organizations. This paper cannot comprehensively cover such a complex topic or reflect accurately many of the nuances of scorecard development and implementation. Instead, it presents a basic conceptual overview of the Balanced Scorecard. Interested readers are encouraged to use the bibliography presented at the end of this paper as a guide to more detailed information. ...
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...Balanced Scorecard The BSC is a planning & management system which can be widely applied to organizations and companies regardless of size or type of business. The technique, extensively used in business and industry, government, and non-profit organizations worldwide, provides a method of aligning business activities to the vision & strategy of the organization, integrating internal & external communications, & keeping a watch on organization performance against strategic goals. It was developed by Robert Kaplan and David Norton of Harvard University in 1990. The line of the balanced scorecard runs deep, and include the revolutionary and path breaking work of General Electric on performance measurement coverage in the late 1950’s and the work of French engineers in the early part of the 20th century in France. Due to the fact that balanced scorecard term is a generic, it is interpreted differently by different people, and in practice, there are wide variations in both understanding and implementation. To some, the balanced scorecard is just a simple control panel indicating performance measures, while to others it is a inclusive planning and management system encompassing the whole organization and planned to focus efforts on business strategy and more significantly on performance and results. The balanced scorecard has steadily developed from its early use as a simple performance measurement framework for non-financial performance measures to a full strategic planning and...
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...CASE MEMO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC: IMPLEMENTING A BALANCED SCORECARD By : Pallabi Roy (35) Pranjal Yadav (37) Rudra Prasad Banerjee (43) Sherin S Mathews (49) Sohini Banerjee (52) Srijan Sinha (53) Supratim Datta (55) By : Pallabi Roy (35) Pranjal Yadav (37) Rudra Prasad Banerjee (43) Sherin S Mathews (49) Sohini Banerjee (52) Srijan Sinha (53) Supratim Datta (55) CASE SUMMARY Company profile: Verizon is a global leader in delivering innovation in communications, information and entertainment. It has close to 90.0 million customers. 130 million customer connections (wireless, wireline, broadband and TV) are served every day by them. It has its headquarters in New York City and Operations Center in Basking Ridge, N.J. Its key products and services are: * Wireline voice and data services * Wireless services * Publishing of print and electronic directories Company Evolution: Originally, before the passage of the Act, Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, and other “baby bell” companies were formed. Then in 1996, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act which aimed at deregulation in the telecommunications industry. The total value of mergers and acquisitions had increased considerably after the passage of the act. Soon after this, Bell Atlantic / GTE merger was announced. The entity thus created was named as Verizon. Verizon had more than $22 billion in cash flow. * It had $6 billion revenues and 260,000 employees * It was the largest...
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...half of the 1980s? Answer: Problems faced in mid 80’s Growing inventory Increase in defect level of product ADI’s strategy in 2nd half of 80’s Emphasis on quality QIP: Half-life by implementing TQM Scorecard. TQM OUTCOME Parameter Measured improvement On time delivery Increased from 70% to 96% Cycle time Decreased from 15 weeks to 8 weeks Average yield Increased from 26% to 51% Defects in products shipped Decreased from 500PPM to 50 PPM. Q2A. Critically evaluate the “half-life” concept, in light of Analog Devices’ strategy. What are the potential benefits and the limitations of the half-life concept? How would a company develop the half-life for different process? How is the half-life concept different from the experience curve concept? Answer: Benefits of half – life: Limitations of half life concept Difficult to determine half life as it is dependent on technical and organizational complexities Calculated based on historical data which may not give a very clear picture HALF-LIFE AS A TOOL BENEFIT Goal setting tool Rational determination of future performance Diagnostic tool Benchmarking improvement efforts against best practice for processes of similar complexity Measure of organizational learning To make comparisons with alternative methodologies. IMPLEMENTATION OF HALF-LIFE Half Life Learning Curve Rate of decline of defect level is constant over time With doubling of cumulative experience the unit cost drops by a constant percentage Concept generally deals...
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...Acknowledgement 2 Table of Contents 3 Executive Summary 4 HR Scorecard – The Birth 5 HR Scorecard 6 Indicators of HR Scorecard 8 Balanced Scorecard 10 Relation between HR Scorecard & Balance Scorecard 11 Designing HR Scorecard 12 The Implementation 14 Sample HR Scorecard 15 Primary Research Industry Example: The Taj Group 16 Industry Example: NTPC 17 Pros & Cons 18 Conclusion 19 References 20 Executive Summary This project is based on finding the rationale behind the development of HR Scorecard and the reasons behind its successful implementation in companies worldwide. HR Scorecard is a tool used by the organization to match HR deliverables with the strategic aspect of the business. It provides a platform to measure HR performance and efficiency and how it can be molded to adapt to the ever-changing strategies of the company. First the strategy of the business is identified and the basis of that, KPIs of HR Scorecard is designed. Implementation of HR Scorecard involves complete acceptance of the system by the employee as well as the employer. Also it requires the development of a flexible system, which can be revised and reformed according to different scenarios. Overall Performance of Company The Company’s capacity to implement strategy Strategically Focused Employees Performance Measurement System HR Strategic Alignment Knowledge Management System HR Scorecard helps to highlight the role of the HR as that of the Strategic Business...
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...January 2005 Re-examining the cause-and-effect principle of the Balanced Scorecard* Per Nikolaj Bukh, pnb@pnbukh.com, Aarhus School of Business Teemu Malmi, teemu.malmi@uts.edu.au, University of Technology, Sydney & Helsinki School of Economics Abstract There seems to be a wide variety of methods in how organizations apply the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) concept in practice and how it is interpreted in the literature. Consequently, it is not quite clear what the core features of BSC, or its variants, are and if all its variants are equally effective in producing expected outcomes. Moreover, the usefulness of BSC as a practical theory has been questioned by referring to some of its assumptions, especially the cause-and-effect relationship (Norreklit, 2000, 2003). In this paper we re-examine the cause-and-effect principle, which can be seen as one of the corner-stones of the BSC. Further, we outline alternative ways to apply cause-and-effect in practice, both analytically and organizationally. To facilitate research on BSC, we discuss some of the contingencies that may limit or support the usefulness of the causeand-effect concept. These include strategy, organization, environment and communication related issues. Key Words: Balanced scorecard, cause-and-effect, non-financial measurement, performance management, strategy, strategy map. * We wish to thank the editors, Sten Jönsson and Jan Mouritsen, for their guidance in the process of writing the paper. Further, we thank...
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...A Dissertation Report On “Putting HR on Balanced Scorecard” (A Case Study of Verizon) (SUBMITTED TOWARDS PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT) (Approved by AICTE, Govt. of India) ACADEMIC SESSION (2008-10) Under the guidance of: Submitted by: Supervisor Name Your Name Lecturer (college name) Roll: - PGDM-08/012 College Address PREFACE There is a famous saying “The theory without practical is lame and practical without theory is blind.” Alignment of the Human Resource with the overall strategy of the company is a very big and toughest challenge for the company. Human resource is an important part of any business and managing them is an important task. Our institution has come forward with the opportunity to bridge the gap by imparting modern scientific management principle underlying the concept of the future prospective managers. To the emphasis on practical aspect of management education the faculty of College Name has with a modern system of practical training of repute and following management technique to the student as integral part of PGDM. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “It is not possible to prepare a project report without the assistance & encouragement of other people. This one is certainly no exception.” On the very outset of this report, I would like to extend my sincere & heartfelt obligation towards all the personages...
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...Daryush Farid, Mehran Nejati, Heydar Mirfakhredini, Balanced scorecard application in universities and higher education institutes: Implementation guide in an iranian context / Annals of University of Bucharest, Economic and Administrative Series, Nr. 2 (2008) 31-45 BALANCED SCORECARD APPLICATION IN UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES: IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE IN AN IRANIAN CONTEXT DARYUSH FARID, َ EHRAN NEJATI, HEYDAR MIRFAKHREDINI∗ M Close compete of universities and higher education institutes in recent year in order to offer high quality services and achieve higher national and International rank, has led to an increase in their demand for a customized approach for assessing and improving their performance. This paper studies the application of Balanced Scorecard (BSC), as a powerful measurement and assessment system, in universities and higher education institutes. Reviewing the existing literature, the paper also provides an implementation guide for BSC in an Iranian perspective. Eventually, the performance indicators for measurement purposes of the introduced case study are proposed. Keywords: Balanced Scorecard, BSC, Performance Assessment, Higher Education, Universities, Iran. Introduction In today’s world of global competition, providing quality service is a key for success, and many experts concur that the most powerful competitive trend currently shaping marketing and business strategy is service quality (Abdullah, 2006, p. 31). Institutes of higher...
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...Measuring Business Excellence Performance measurement tools: the Balanced Scorecard and the EFQM Excellence Model S. WongrassameeJ.E.L. SimmonsP.D. Gardiner Article information: To cite this document: S. WongrassameeJ.E.L. SimmonsP.D. Gardiner, (2003),"Performance measurement tools: the Balanced Scorecard and the EFQM Excellence Model", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 7 Iss 1 pp. 14 - 29 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13683040310466690 Downloaded on: 14 April 2015, At: 10:28 (PT) References: this document contains references to 27 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 13506 times since 2006* Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: Joaquín Gómez Gómez, Micaela Martínez Costa, Ángel R. Martínez Lorente, (2011),"A critical evaluation of the EFQM model", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 28 Iss 5 pp. 484-502 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02656711111132544 Downloaded by MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY At 10:28 14 April 2015 (PT) Michael Trevor Hides, John Davies, Sue Jackson, (2004),"Implementation of EFQM excellence model self-assessment in the UK higher education sector – lessons learned from other sectors", The TQM Magazine, Vol. 16 Iss 3 pp. 194-201 http:// dx.doi.org/10.1108/09544780410532936 Andy Neely, Mike Gregory, Ken Platts, (1995),"Performance measurement system design: A literature review and research agenda", International...
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...Balanced scorecard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategy performance management tool - a semi-standard structured report, supported by design methods and automation tools, that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the consequences arising from these actions.[1] It is perhaps the best known of several such frameworks (it was the most widely adopted performance management framework reported in the 2010 annual survey of management tools undertaken by Bain & Company.[2]) Since its original incarnation in the early 1990s as a performance measurement tool, the BSC has evolved to become an effective strategy execution framework.[citation needed] The BSC concept as put forth by Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton is now seen as a critical foundation in a holistic strategy execution process that, besides helping organizations articulate strategy in actionable terms, provides a road map for strategy execution, for mobilizing and aligning executives and employees, and making strategy a continual process.[citation needed] Contents [hide] • 1 Characteristics • 2 History • 3 Design o 3.1 Original design method o 3.2 Improved design methods o 3.3 Popularity o 3.4 Variants, alternatives and criticisms • 4 Criticism o 4.1 Balanced Scorecard used for incentive based pay • 5 The...
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...Balanced scorecard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Part of a series on Strategy | Strategy | | Major dimensions[hide] * Strategy • Strategic management * Military strategy • Strategic thinking * Strategic planning • Game theory | Thought leaders[hide] * Michael Porter • Henry Mintzberg * Bruce Henderson • Gary Hamel * Jim Collins • Liddell Hart * Carl Von Clausewitz • Sun Tzu | Concepts[hide] * Competitive advantage • Experience curve * Value chain • Portfolio theory * Core competency • Generic strategies | Frameworks & Tools[hide] * SWOT • Five Forces * Balanced scorecard • Strategy map * PEST analysis • Growth–share matrix | * v * t * e | The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategy performance management tool - a semi-standard structured report, supported by design methods and automation tools, that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the consequences arising from these actions.[1] The critical characteristics that define a Balanced Scorecard are[2] * its focus on the strategic agenda of the organisation concerned * the selection of a small number of data items to monitor * a mix of financial and non-financial data items. Contents [hide] * 1 Use * 2 History * 3 Characteristics * 4 Design * 4.1 First Generation Balanced Scorecard * 4.2 Second Generation Balanced...
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