I/ Introduction Today with the rapid development of the global economy‚ intellectual capital plays an important role to the success of every organizations. So‚ the quality of education has always been at the forefront‚ especially higher education. In addition to‚ the expansion in university education has changed educational sector. The change made supply and demand in university education become unbalanced‚ thus there has been a reduction in educational quality. Universities are in competitive environment
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Transforming the Balanced Scorecard from Performance Measurement to Strategic Management: Part II Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton Robert S. Kaplan is a Professor at Harvard University and David P. Norton is founder and president of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative in Lincoln‚ Massachusetts. In a previous paper (Kaplan and Norton 2001b)‚ we described the role for strategy maps and Balanced Scorecards to develop performance objectives and measures linked to strategy. With this paper‚ we show
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Balanced scorecard The notion of the Balanced Scorecard was developed by Robert Kaplan and David Norton in 1992 which has already widely used by many companies in the world (Helen Atkinson‚ 2006). The balanced scorecard not only focuses on the financial information but also nonfinancial information. However‚ with the rapid development the value of intangible assets such as intelligence becomes more important. Because the traditional management performance system always focuses on financial aspect
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Introduction Strategy is the direction and scope of organisation over the long term to accomplish its objectives. In formulating its strategy‚ an organisation must thoroughly understand the industry in which it operates There are five forces model‚ in these model emphasis are on all the relevant factors that an organisation should consider. Organisation success depends on its need to take into account the firm‚ its Customers‚ Competitors‚ Suppliers and its Employees. If all these are not monitored properly
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Abstract This paper explores the similarities and differences between two popular business strategies that have helped to shape modern strategic management. The two strategies discussed are Kaplan and Norton’s “Balanced Scorecard”‚ and Porter’s “Five Forces”. Kaplan and Norton present a model that help businesses investigate and understand their internal resources‚ and how to align high-level goals to objectives. Porter’s model attempts to help businesses identify and understand the external
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affected by a company’s accounting methodologies. For example‚ accelerated depreciation may overstate the true depreciation cost to the company. Debt may be financed through various subsidiaries or off-balance sheet accounts. Thus‚ when reviewing the results of a financial analysis‚ an analyst must be aware of the financial accounting methodologies employed by the company. These are often discussed in the notes to the financial statements”. (By Jason P. Browning‚ eHow Contributor.) It is because traditional
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The Balanced Scorecard and Performance Measurement Assignment 1. The design of a good performance measurement system must follow a “top down” approach to ensure that key measures are in fact a measure of the strategic goals established by senior management. Performance initiatives should always start at the top because senior management has the power to implement the system and provide the organizations missions and objectives. The top down approach starts with a clear business strategy
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THE BALANCED SCORECARD 1 Why businesses need a balanced scorecard The balanced scorecard was developed by US academics Robert Kaplan and David Norton in response to the shortcomings of traditional financial measures. Traditional financial measures are one-dimensional. By definition‚ they only look at the financial aspects of a business. Traditional financial measures are historical. They tell us nothing about what may happen to the business in the future. There are many examples of businesses
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I. What is Balanced Scorecard (BSC)? a. Its purpose is to implement balanced management system to strategically align business practice and goals to gain competitive advantage. II. Why is it important? b. It more effectively positions HR to assume a role at the executive table as a source of collected data and analytics‚ and manager of tangible and intangible assets—synergy of business outcomes that are difficult to imitate‚ (Fottler‚ 2006). c. It also supports talentship
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HKU976 NEALE O’CONNOR MAKING BALANCED SCORECARD WORK TO IMPLEMENT BUSINESS STRATEGIES AT MAGIC TECHNOLOGY In August 2008‚ Magic Technology (“Magic”) launched an initiative to implement the balanced scorecard in its organisation. Alan Lo‚ the chief executive officer (“CEO”)‚ oversaw the implementation of the balanced scorecard at the company’s headquarters. Lo encountered both strategic and execution difficulties during implementation. Yet‚ such difficulties hinted at a more fundamental issue
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