Why is the Balanced Scorecard an important topic both in devising objectives and in evaluating strategies?
Is Nancys case a situation where a pay increase is called for? Why or why not? Justify your response with facts.
August 5, 2017Describe at least two (2) career options someone with an accounting education can pursue.
August 5, 2017Why is the Balanced Scorecard an important topic both in devising objectives and in evaluating strategies?
Assignment 1: DiscussionThe Balanced Scorecard and Tableau du Bord (Managerial Dashboard)
The best strategies become obsolete as a firms external and internal environments change. This is even more concerning among companies and organizations that have operations across different countries. Management should make decisions on what needs to be reworked or changed. There are different approaches and tools available to help management to optimize this process and identify the bottlenecks impeding better performance and/or productivity. One of these is the Balanced Scorecard (Kaplan & Norton, 1996).
Using the Argosy University online library resources, locate a minimum of four different scholarly sources on Balanced Scorecard and other four on comparing BSC and Tableau de Bord (see Pezet, 2009) and answer the following:
- Why is the Balanced Scorecard an important topic both in devising objectives and in evaluating strategies?
- Compare BSC to the French strategic measurement system named Tableau de Bord, and point out differences between them, as well as advantages and disadvantages of each one.
Kaplan, R. S., Norton, D. P. (1996). Strategic learning & the balanced scorecard. Strategy & Leadership, 24(5), 1824.
Pezet, A. (2009). The history of the French tableau de bord (1885-1975): Evidence from the archives. Accounting Business and Financial History, 19, 2 (2009), 103125. Accessed on August 9, 2013. http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/49/86/70/PDF/Pezet_revised_-_2.pdf
Beginning Monday, August 15, 2016, post your responses to the appropriateDiscussion Area. Continue to get to know your fellow classmates and contribute to our discussion on capstone course project ideas.
Through Tuesday, August 16, 2016, comment on at least two of your peers responses.
Write your initial response in 300500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation
