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Informationen zum Autor Andre de Waal is Associate Professor of Management at Maastricht School of Management and Director of the Center for Organizational Performance. He also lectures in strategic performance management at the Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. in addition, he runs a successful consultancy firm specialising in performance management and performance-driven behaviour. André was selected by Managementboek.nl as one of the Dutch Masters of Management - one of the 10 people who have influenced organisational thinking the most in the past decade in the Netherlands. Klappentext Strategic Performance Management brings together the fields of strategic management, strategic management accounting and organizational behaviour, to analyse and improve the link between organizational strategy, systems of planning and control, and performance-driven behaviour. By assessing market conditions and customer expectations, and linking them to a solid operating plan, an organization can focus its resources on activities that produce the greatest return on investment. Strategic Performance Management teaches readers, whether business students or executives, how to avoid errors and counter ineffectiveness; it provides methods and techniques to implement strategic performance management and support organizations in their pursuit of more performance-driven behaviour and better performance. New to this edition: - New introductory chapter defining strategic performance management, its processes and its benefits - Revised chapter considering ICT architecture for strategic performance management systems - Revised and improved coverage of performance pay, strategic action plans, and barriers for implementing strategic performance management - Updated and revised case studies Strategic Performance Management is an ideal text for students on MBA programmes, or covering strategic performance management or management control on specialist postgraduate courses or final year undergraduate modules. It will also appeal to business executives keen to build a more successful, and more profitable, organization. 'Since the publication of the first edition 2007, much has happened in the world most notably the prolonged global economic recession and the financial crisis in many countries. However, we can be sure that effective business strategies will still be important for business success in the current economic environment and a key aspect of this is the existence of a system of strategic performance management .This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the subject for both the student and the practitioner. Also, the inclusion of dedicated chapters also makes it relevant to those working in the public sector and in developing countries.' - Professor Malcolm J Prowle, Professor of Business Performance, Nottingham Trent University and Visiting Professor in Accounting and Finance, Open University, UK Praise for the first edition: "The insights, examples, and evidence offered in Strategic Performance Mangement are invaluable for managers who are struggloing to help their companies compete in this era of extreme competition. In this text, De Waal has integrated relevant technical and behavioural materials and presented them in an easily accessible way." - Dr Kenneth A Merchant, Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA "A worthy addition to our knowledge of strategy approaches. This new work by De Waal combines traditional approaches such as the formality of the planning cycle along with the more current focus on individual performance and its contribution to organisational success. All of this is suitably set within an operational environment that includes both the public and privte sectors." - Bill Ryan, Lecturer in Accounting and Deputy Director, Distance Learning M...
