What is a balanced scorecard? Explain its purpose.

What will be an ideal response?


The balanced scorecard is a combination of performance measures directed toward the company's long- and short-term goals and used as the basis for awarding incentive pay. Its purpose is to allow the organization to have a mix of measures that can be customized according to its markets, products, and objectives.

Business

You might also like to view...

At his review last year, Bryan was promised a 20 percent raise if he met his production goals. Raises were included in today's paychecks, and although Bryan has met all of his goals, he received only a cost-of-living raise. In the future, Bryan's ______ will probably be ______.

A. instrumentality; high B. valence; low C. expectancy; low D. instrumentality; low E. expectancy; high

Business

______ voices are frequently associated with helplessness, nervousness, and tension.

a. Higher-pitched b. Louder c. Flat d. Lower-pitched

Business

Maria is conducting a job evaluation in her organization by breaking each job down into component skills or abilities. After she completes that task, she will assign points to each skill or ability based on its difficulty. Maria is using the ______ method of job evaluation.

A. job ranking B. point-factor C. factor comparison D. job hierarchy

Business

An example of very large-scale integration would be:

a. vacuum cubes b. transistors c. artificial intelligence d. the average personal computer e. ENIAC

Business