Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of the Balanced Scorecard in a higher education distance learning environment, and to highlight the importance of financial strategies. Design/methodology/approach – Following a review of the existing literature, case studies and...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how agility as a central focus of an organization can be achieved through a modified balanced scorecard (BSC) system. Design/methodology/approach – An action research approach in a single organization is used to investigate the practicality...

Most, if not all, management control tools were formulated for firms employing an industrial value creation logic (i.e., Ford, McDonald’s, and Wal‐Mart). We argue that given the growth, both in number and importance, of firms employing a knowledge value creation logic (i.e., Accenture,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the forces that prompted a Finnish food manufacturing company to implement environmental management system (EMS) and performance management system (PMS). The paper also aims to describe how and why environmental issues were integrated onto a...

Purpose – Seeks to present a microeconomic model to analyse theoretically BSC, to develop a simplified model version and to apply it empirically. Design/methodology/approach – The model assumes exponential production and demand functions with constant scale factors and elasticities. It is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a simple microeconomic model of the firm to give theoretical foundations for the balanced scorecard concept (BSC). Design/methodology/approach – The model consists of demand, production, and objective functions integrated into a resource...

Purpose – This article aims to highlight the need to explore the concept of social responsibility at the very heart of research activity. Questioning the social responsibility of research activities in management provides the opportunity to take a fresh look at the criteria used to assess its...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...

Purpose – the paper aims to reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments...