Here is the book - by the recognized architects of the Balanced Scorecard - that shows how managers can use this revolutionary tool to mobilize their people to fulfill the company's mission. More than just a measurement system, the "Balanced Scorecard" is a management system that can channel the ene[...]

In the classroom, activity-based costing (ABC) looks like a great way to manage a company's limited resources. But executives who have tried to implement ABC in their organizations on any significant scale have often abandoned the attempt in the face of rising costs and employee irritation. "Time-Dr[...]

In today's business environment, strategy has never been more important. Yet research shows that most companies fail to execute strategy successfully. Behind this abysmal track record lies an undeniable fact: many companies continue to use management processes - top-down, financially driven, and tac[...]

Most organisations consist of multiple business and support units, each populated by highly trained, experienced executives. But often the efforts of individual units are not coordinated, resulting in conflicts, lost opportunities, and diminished performance Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton argu[...]

Suitable for upper level advanced management or cost accounting courses at the undergraduate or MBA/graduate level. Assumes knowledge of management and/or cost accounting. This text provides leading-edge treatment of innovative management accounting issues used by major companies throughout the wor[...]

An approach to management accounting from the perspective of a business manager. Management Accounting: Information for Decision-Making and Strategy Execution explains how business managers can estimate and manage the cost and profitability of their products and customers. This text also covers how[...]

From Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world's Top 100 Global Thinkers by "Foreign Policy" magazine, comes a penetrating look at the volatile region that will dominate the future of geopolitical conflict.
Over the last decade, the center of world power has been quietly shifting from Europe to [...]

Kaplan describes a specific and actionable roadmap for helping readers define their own success and reach their unique potential. This effort requires several key steps in an integrated process, as well as a high level of motivation and hard work.[...]

Complete summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "e;The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment"e;.This summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "e;The Strategy-Focused Organizatio[...]

For the past twenty years the publishers of THE MERCK MANUAL, one of the most widely used sources of medical information in the world, realised that more and more copies of the guide were being purchased by people who were not healthcare professionals, despite the fact that it had never been adverti[...]