The idea of using models to inform business practice seems appealing, as it suggests the abstraction and control of a large, complex subject by means of a smaller, easily manipulated mechanism. In reality, however, many models prove inadequate when translated into business methods. Monitoring Busi
Monitoring business performance : models, methods, and tools
β Scribed by Lind, Per
- Publisher
- Routledge, Taylor and Francis
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 247
- Series
- Routledge advances in management and business studies.
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The idea of using models to inform business practice seems appealing, as it suggests the abstraction and control of a large, complex subject by means of a smaller, easily manipulated mechanism. In reality, however, many models prove inadequate when translated into business methods. Monitoring Business Performance - Models, Methods and Tools elucidates how the assumptions and perceptions that guide performance Read more...
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Boxes
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.
β¦ Subjects
Management;Performance;Management science;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior
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