Implementing corporate strategy: from Tableaux de Bord to Balanced Scorecards

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Companies can have difficulty developing and implementing corporate strategy. Two useful tools are the Tableau de Bord and the Balanced Scorecard. A Tableau de Bord gives managers indicators against which they can monitor how the company is progressing. Numerous Tableau are needed to cover each manager's role. The Balanced Scorecard also gives indicators of the company's performance, with each indicator linking in to the corporate strategy. These two tools are more useful than just looking at financial performance.

Management Theory & Techniques, Management-Goal Setting, Management, Managers, Business plans, Goal setting

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Making matrix structures work: creating clarity on unit roles and responsibilities

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Managers often find matrix structures ambiguous, confusing and inefficient because of a lack of clarity on the roles that each unit in the matrix is intended to play. A description of unit roles, responsibilities and relationships along with a new taxonomy of eight different types of unit role in laying out different possible organization matrix structures are detailed.

Europe, Evaluation, Classification, Organizational structure

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E-commerce in financial services: an E-Agenda for the corporate parent

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Research is presented concerning the options which are faced by financial services companies through the growth of online services and e-commerce. The development of an E-Agenda to aid corporate parenting decision making is discussed.

Economic aspects, Financial services industry, Financial services, Internet, Marketing, Science and technology policy, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Business enterprises

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