scholarly journals The balanced scorecard logic in the management control and reporting of small business company networks: A case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selena Aureli ◽  
Andrea Cardoni ◽  
Mara Del Baldo ◽  
Rosa Lombardi
2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Kerr ◽  
Paul Rouse ◽  
Charl de Villiers

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how three different organisations integrate sustainability reporting into management control systems (MCS). Design/methodology/approach – A case study examination of sustainability reporting integrated into MCS in three New Zealand organisations. Findings – The integration of sustainability reporting into MCS holds advantages for organisations to operationalise sustainability objectives, broaden stakeholder accountability as well as intensify interactions with stakeholders, formalise organisation beliefs and improve communication of sustainability measures internally. While frameworks such as the balanced scorecard (BSC) can facilitate implementation of sustainability reporting, some organisations may choose to fully integrate the latter into their management control system. Originality/value – Sustainability reporting is sometimes seen as an external reporting philosophy that can be managed as a separate project. The authors show it can be integrated into MCS, either entirely or through tools such as the BSC. The authors develop a framework that may be useful in future studies to locate our case organisations.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 466-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Seal ◽  
Linna Ye

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesise a pragmatic constructivist view of management control and a critical discourse perspective on organizational action. These theories are deployed to build a conceptual framework that can be used to interpret the construction of a management control discourse in specific empirical situations. The framework is deployed to show how, in a particular instance, the balanced scorecard (BSC) can be seen as impacting on organizational action and success/failure. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a theoretical framework for management control which is used to interpret a case study of a BSC implementation in a major bank. Findings – The paper reports on a case study of a major bank where the BSC changed actors’ perceptions and actions. Although the bank avoided some of the worst excesses of pre-Credit Crunch delinquency, other problems such as misselling suggest that the BSC’s impact on organizational success/failure was ambiguous. The BSC may have improved organizational coordination but long-standing values based on a bonus culture contributed to long-term commercial problems. Research limitations/implications – With mainstream researchers on the BSC lacking a conceptual basis that explains the communicative impact of the BSC and interpretive researchers focusing on the role of rhetoric in spreading the BSC amongst practitioners, then the conceptual framework in this paper suggests a way of synthesising mainstream and interpretive research on the BSC. Originality/value – The originality of the paper lies in its application of pragmatic constructivism and critical discourse analysis to interpret and explain the impact of the BSC in a particular organizational setting.


Revista Foco ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Amanda Gomes De Assis ◽  
Rita Maria Gomes dos Santos

As questões da globalização e da alta competitividade forçam as organizações a buscarem ferramentas de gestão que auxiliam na tomada de decisão e possibilitem longevidade e sustentabilidade. Esta situação manifesta-se tanto em grandes, pequenas e micro empresas, independente do ramo de atividade. É conveniente nesse cenário competitivo a implantação de ferramentas de gestão estratégicas como o Balanced Scrorecard (BSC), que é um sistema que deve ser implantado de acordo com a estratégia, visão e missão da empresa, com o intuito de colocar em prática o que está estabelecido nesses três pilares. Essa ferramenta está fundamentada em quatro perspectivas: financeira, cliente, processos internos e inovação e aprendizado. Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma proposta de implantação do BSC numa distribuidora de insumos agrícolas de Mossoró-RN e demonstrar que é possível implantar essa ferramenta de gestão numa pequena empresa. A metodologia aplicada qualifica-se como estudo de caso. As informações da empresa foram coletadas através de entrevista com o proprietário. Para o referencial teórico foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica de caráter exploratório. Como resultados estão apresentados: as estratégias, os objetivos e os indicadores nas quatro perspectivas do BSC, evidenciando a possibilidade de implantação desse sistema de gestão numa pequena empresa. É importante ressaltar que algumas das ações sugeridas por esse trabalho, foram implantadas, proporcionando resultados satisfatórios. Changes on the world stage in terms of technology, economy, society, among others, forcing organizations to seek management tools that assist in the evaluation of their performance and enable longevity. It is appropriate in this competitive scenario the implementation of strategic management tools such as Balanced Scrorecard (BSC), which is a system that must be implemented according to the strategy, vision and mission of the company, in order to put into practice what is established in these three pillars. The issue proposed in this article is directed to check: the Balanced Scorecard applies a strategic management tool for a small business in the city of Mossoro-RN? It has the general objective to present a BSC implementation of a proposed distribution of established agricultural inputs in the city of Mossoro-RN. Specific objectives: to demonstrate the applicability of the BSC in a small company, and highlight the importance of non-financial aspects, adapting them to the company's strategy. The methodology applied qualifies as a case study. The company's information was collected through semi-structured interview with the owner. For the theoretical literature search was conducted exploratory. The results are presented: the strategies, objectives and indicators in the four BSC perspectives, highlighting the possibility of implementing this management system in a small business. It notes that some of the actions suggested by this work were established, providing satisfactory results.


Author(s):  
Nicholas John Wake

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to question whether the balanced scorecard provides an appropriate control mechanism for management control of knowledge workers. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach is taken to explore the way in which management control of employees engaged in research and development is undertaken. Findings – The key finding of this work is that the balanced scorecard is not in itself a useful approach to management control of knowledge workers but provides an important mechanism for ensuring that there is alignment between the strategic objectives of an organisation and the work being undertaken. Research limitations/implications – The inductive approach taken in a single-company case study has provided a rich data set for exploratory research, however, this research design limits the generalisability of the findings. Practical implications – The work provides insights into how the balanced scorecard can be used in knowledge-worker environments. Originality/value – The balanced scorecard is often reported as a tool that allows organisations to cascade strategic priorities down to the level of the individual though the use of measures. This research provides an alternative explanation of how the balanced scorecard can support knowledge worker control.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Roberth Frias ◽  
Maria Medina

This research focused on the strategic management tool Balanced Scorecard and strategic planning, as a guide to guide the management of companies, allowing communication and the functionality of the strategy using KPIs that allow to identify, maintain control and increase efficiency and the achievement of optimal results. For the deductive hypothetical analysis, the specific factors that affect business management performance were grouped into two variables: Balanced Scorecard and Strategic Planning. The objective of the work was to demonstrate the impact of the Balanced Scorecard in the strategic planning of a construction company. In order to support the research, the following theories were approached: the Financial Theory, the Economic Theory of the Company, the Transaction Costs, the Network Theory, the Organization Theory, the Dependence on Resources, the Strategic Management Theory and the Business Diagnosis Theory. The result obtained confirms the hypothesis that there is a significant incidence of the Balanced Scorecard in the strategic planning of construction companies. In conclusion, the construction company has obtained significant improvements in the results in each of the indicators evaluated with the implementation of the Balanced Scorecard, demonstrating improvements in their management results, affirming that there is better performance and management control allowing them to achieve the organizational objectives set.


Author(s):  
JATRIANA B2041142013

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur kinerja keuangan kampus IAIN Pontianak menggunakan pendekatan Balance Scorecard. Metode penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan statistika untuk menganalisis sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 664 orang mahasiswa dan 193 orang dosen dan pegawai. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa variabel perspektif pelanggan, perpektif bisnis internal dan variabel perspektif pertumbuhan dan pembelajaran, masing-masing berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap peningkatan kinerja keuangan IAIN Pontianak.Kata Kunci : Balance Scorecard, IAIN Pontianak, Kinerja KeuanganDAFTAR PUSTAKA Andriyanto, R. W., & Metalia, M. (2010). Efektivitas Balanced Scorecard Dalam Maningkatkan Kinerja Manajerial Badan Usaha Milik Negara (Bumn). Jurnal Akuntansi dan Investasi, 11(2), 97-114.Arikunto, S. 1992. Prosedur penelitian: Suatu pendekatan praktik. Rineka Cipta.Bastian, Indra. 2006. Akutansi Sektor Publik, Suatu Pengantar. Jakarta: Airlangga.Brown, Cindy. 2012. Application of the Balanced Scorecard in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges - An Evaluation of Balanced Scorecard Implementation at the College of St. Scolastica. SCUP; Society for College and University Planning. www.scup.org/phe.html.Effendi, R. (2012). Pengukuran Kinerja Sektor Publik Dengan Menggunakan Balanced Scorecard (Studi Kasus Kanwil DJP Sumsel dan Kep. Babel). Jurnal Ilmiah Stie Mdp, 1(2), 67-73.Gaspersz, Vicent. 2002. Sistem Manajemen Kinerja Terintegrasi: Balanced Scorecard dengan Six Sigma untuk Organisasi Bisnis dan Pemerintah. Cet ke-3, Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka UtamaHandayani, S. (2017). Analisis Balanced Scorecard Sebagai Tolok Ukur Kinerja Perusahaan Pada Pt Pos Indonesia ( Persero ) Lamongan. Jurnal Penelitian Ekonomi dan Akuntansi, II(3), 589-601.IAIN Pontianak. 2019. “Sistem Informasi Akademik Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pontianak.” Mahasiswa IAIN Pontianak. www.sia.iainptk.ac.id.Kaplan, S. Robert, and David P. Norton. 2000. Balanced Scorecard, Menerapkan Strategi Menjadi Aksi. Jakarta: Penerbit Erlangga.Karathanos, Dementrius, and Patricia Karathanos. 2005. “Appliying the Balanced Scoredard to Education.” Journal of Education for Business: 222–30.Kemenristek Dikti RI. 2019. “Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi:  Kementrian Riset , Teknologi, Dan Pendidikan Tinggi.” Tenaga Pendidik  IAIN Pontianak. www/forlap.ristekdikti.go.id.Kementrian Agama RI. 2019. “Seleksi Prestasi Akademik Nasional APerguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam Negeri.” SPAN PTKIN 2019. https://span-ptkin.ac.id.Mahsun, Muhammad. 2006. Pengukuran Kinerja Sektor Publik. 1st ed. Yogyakarta: BPFE.Mardiasmo. 2004. Akuntansi Sektor Publik. 1st ed. Yogyakarta: BPFE.Mulyadi. 2007. Balanced Scorecard, Alat Manajemen Kontemporer Untuk Pelipatganda Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan. 1st ed. Jakarta: Penerbit Salemba Empat.Nugrahini, I. A. P., Ratnadi, N. M. D., & Putri, I. G. A. M. A. D. (2016). Penilaian Kinerja Berdasarkan Balanced Scorecard Pada Badan Penanaman Modal Dan Perijinan Daerah Kabupaten Tabanan. E-Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Udayana, 5(4), 829-856.Rollins, Andrea Mae. 2011. “A Case Study: Application of Balanced Scorecard in Hingher Education.” PhD Dissertation. San Diego State University.Singarimbun, Masri, and Sofian Effendi. 1989. Metode Penelitian Survey. Jakarta: LP3ES.Sugiono. 2005. Metode Penelitian Bisnis. Bandung: Alfabeta.Suta, I. W. P., & Dwiastuti, G. A. A. S. A. (2016). Pengukuran Kinerja Dengan Pendekatan Balanced Scorecard Pada Kantor Pusat Pt Bank Pembangunan Daerah Bali. Jurnal Bisnis Dan Kewirausahaan, 12(1), 32-41.Syarbaini, Khatib. 1986. “Fakultas Tarbiyah (Ketikan Manual).”Yassin, A., Musadieq, M. A., & Afrianty, T. W. (2016). Pengaruh Balanced Scorecard Dan Knowledge Management Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Dan Kinerja Perusahaan (Studi Pada Karyawan Pt Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk). Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis, 33(2), 125-134.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharusha N. Gooneratne ◽  
Zahirul Hoque

Purpose This paper aims to report on an empirical investigation of the fate of the balanced scorecard (BSC) approach in an organization. Design/methodology/approach Building on actor-network theory and using a qualitative case study approach, this study analyses how across time certain actors attempted to build a competing network in the organization to gain support for their underlying rationales for replacing the BSC with a budgeting system. Data were collected using interviews, observations and archival data from a Sri Lankan commercial bank. Findings This paper finds that despite the enthusiastic journey with all its potentials to be a sustainable accounting innovation, the attraction towards the BSC innovation by the organization appeared to be temporary because the BSC knowledge claims that were advanced by its promoters had not been widely accepted by those involved in the practice. Such a consequence of innovation diffusion appeared to be the result of the failure of the innovation promoters in coordinating the heterogeneous interests of various actors involved in the practice. This study concludes that the BSC failed to be sustained, amid varying ideologies and interests of powerful actors across time and opponent actors’ perceived deficiencies in its adapted design attributes. Research limitations/implications Although the findings relate to a Sri Lankan case, they offer important insight into how parallel, competing networks advocating different control systems may exist in an organization, and that the sustainability of a specific system may depend upon the efforts and the relative power of the advocators of that system. Practical implications This paper sheds useful insights for practitioners on the effective implementation of accounting innovations and managing management control systems in organizations amid tensions associated with competing networks. Originality/value The outcomes enhance the knowledge of how multiple networks operating in an organization could compete with one another, with the result that one network may fall apart while another network gains prominence in the corporate landscape across time, amid varying interests of key actors, their actions and interessement devices used.


ForScience ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmar Souza Moreira ◽  
Wagner de Paulo Santiago ◽  
Igor Veloso Colares Batista

Difundido entre empresas de todo o mundo, o Balanced Scorecard, três décadas após a sua criação, continua sendo um instrumento utilizado pelas empresas para gestão do  Planejamento Estratégico. Este estudo tem o objetivo de analisar a utilização prática do Balanced Scorecard como instrumento de gestão do Planejamento Estratégico na empresa Novo Nordisk Produção Farmacêutica do Brasil Ltda., identificando pontos de divergência em relação à teoria criada por Kaplan e Norton nos anos 90. Para a realização da pesquisa, foi adotada a abordagem metodológica empírico analítica, com a condução de estudo de caso em uma unidade fabril da empresa localizada em Montes Claros – MG. Foram feitas 19 entrevistas semiestruturadas com diretores e gerentes e aplicados 207 questionários aos demais funcionários. Os resultados mostraram que entre os gestores da empresa existe um conhecimento comum em relação às premissas para definição do Planejamento Estratégico e  um alinhamento sobre o Balanced Scorecard.  Contrariamente ao exposto por Kaplan e Norton sobre as etapas de criação do Balanced Scorecard, verificou-se que o processo na Novo Nordisk em Montes Claros é desenvolvido de forma inversa, primeiro são recebidas as metas advindas da matriz, para então ser desenvolvido o Planejamento Estratégico que levará ao atingimento destas metas. A pesquisa mostrou ainda as adaptações feitas pela empresa em estudo ao modelo proposto por Kaplan e Norton, de forma a minimizar as barreiras oriundas do conflito de agência que podem levar ao insucesso na obtenção dos resultados esperados para as metas definidas no Planejamento Estratégico das organizações.Palavras-chave: Balanced scorecard. Metas. Planejamento Estratégico.Balanced Scorecard: study on its use as a management instrument in Novo Nordisk company in BrazilAbstractDiffused among companies around the world, the Balanced Scorecard continues to be an instrument used by the companies to manage the Strategic Planning, even three decades after its creation. This study aims to analyze the practical use of the Balanced Scorecard as an instrument for the management of Strategic Planning in Novo Nordisk Produção Farmacêutica do Brasil Ltda (Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Production of Brazil Ltda), identifying points of divergence from the theory created by Kaplan and Norton in the 1990s. To develop the research, the analytical empirical methodological approach was adopted, with the conduction of a case study at a company unit located in Montes Claros - MG. There were 19 semi-structured interviews with directors and managers and 207 questionnaires were applied to the other employees. The results showed that among the managers of the company there is a common knowledge regarding the premises for the definition of Strategic Planning and also an alignment on the Balanced Scorecard. Contrary to what Kaplan and Norton presented about the stages of the creation of the Balanced Scorecard, it was verified that the process at Novo Nordisk in Montes Claros is developed in an inverse way: first, the goals coming from the head quarter are received. Then the Strategic Planning, which will lead to the attainment of these goals, is developed. The research also showed the adaptations made by the company under study to the model proposed by Kaplan and Norton, in order to minimize the barriers from the agency conflict that can lead to the failure to obtain the expected results for the goals defined in the Strategic Planning of the organizations.Keywords: Balanced Scorecard. Goals. Strategic Planning.  


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