How might hospitality organizations optimize their performance measurement systems
How might hospitality organizations optimize their performance measurement systems
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酒店组织如何优化其绩效衡量系统
DOI:
10.1108/09596110710818310
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
I. Cruz
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作者:
I. Cruz
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore the use of “old” and “new” performance measurement (PM) techniques in a joint venture (JV) set up by two partners, a global hotel chain and a Portuguese company.Design/methodology/approach – The empirical data upon which this paper is based was collected through a prolonged contact with the specific organizational context. Qualitative or semi‐structured interviewing is the main source of information.Findings – The paper finds that budgeting and budgetary control practices have been the cornerstone of the PM activity at the JV, where few “new” management accounting techniques are used. Yet, changes were made to the way the “old” PM techniques are drawn on and they have been supplemented with rolling forecasts prepared at the hotel level. The objectives are to encourage local managers to become more forward‐looking and to broaden the knowledge of the global partner about the future operating activities of the JV. Simultaneously, local adaptations of PM practi...