Monitoring Business Performance - Models, Methods, and Tools

Informationen zum Autor Per Lind is Professor in Industrial Economics and Management at Uppsala University, Sweden. He received his doctoral degree from Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He has experience with management in industry (production, marketing) with IBM and Logica, and developed business monitoring systems for UNIDO. He is author of Computerisation in Developing Countries (Routledge, 1991), Small Business Management in Cross-Cultural Environments (Routledge, 2012) and about 60 other publications in English, Spanish and Russian. Zusammenfassung Performance assessment is often based on models that are poor interpretations or descriptions of reality. This book examines the models underlying popular business methods and tools and highlights the assumptions that undermine their effectiveness. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Part I: Models and Theories 1. Monitoring Business Performance 2. Models as Descriptions of Reality 3. Models in Natural and Social Sciences – A Comparison 4. Are Models Transferable in Time and Space? 5. Models as Reflections of Knowledge and Ideas Part II: Methods and Tools 6. Models for Assessing Business Performance 7. Performance Indicators 8. Methods and Tools for Business Development 9. Information Systems as Business Monitoring Tools 10. Going Astray – Business Models and State Bureaucracy in an Unholy Alliance

Product details

• Authors: Per Lind, Per (Uppsala University Lind, Lind Per
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138617971
• ISBN: 978-1-138-61797-1
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Managerial, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Knowledge Capital, business strategy, Research & development management, Operational research, Production & quality control management, Management accounting & bookkeeping, Research and development management, Production and quality control management, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Management accounting, bookkeeping and auditing