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From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series delivers the fundamental information today's professionals need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world.

The works collected in Harvard Business Review on Measuring Corporate Performance--including the three groundbreaking articles on the balanced scorecard by Kaplan and Norton--offer managers practical guidance for measuring their intangible assets (customer relationships, internal business processes, and employee learning) and aligning corporate strategy accordingly. A Harvard Business Review Paperback.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #439918 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 229 pages

Book Info
Collection of articles, including 3 seminal articles on the balanced scorecard by Kaplan & Norton, addresses the challenges of evaluating performance measures & aligning your coporate strategy accordingly, & offering leading insights from such leading thinkers as Peter Drucker. Paper.

From the Back Cover
In the knowledge economy, a company's success rests as much on its ability to measure the performance of its intangible assets (such as customer relationships, internal business processes, and employee learning) as on its aptitude for monitoring traditional financial measures. Yet evaluating the latest performance measures and aligning your corporate strategy accordingly poses a serious challenge to managers who must balance daily business demands with long-term strategic goals. The groundbreaking works collected in this volume-including three seminal articles on the balanced scorecard by Kaplan and Norton-address this challenge, offering insights from such leading thinkers as Peter Drucker, as well as practical guidance for developing today's relevant measures.
Includes Articles:
The Information Executives Truly Need (Peter F. Drucker)
The Performance Measurement Manifesto (Robert G. Eccles)
Tapping the Full Potential of ABC (Joseph A. Ness and Thomas G. Cucuzza)
How High Is Your Return on Management? (Robert Simons and Antonio Dvila)
How the Right Measures Help Teams Excel (Christopher Meyer)
The Balanced Scorecard-Measures that Drive Performance (Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton)
Putting the Balanced Scorecard to Work (Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton)
Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System (Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton)

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