Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type

The paper adds to the stream of Performance Measurement System (PMS) research with understanding the relationship between service activities and PMS design. Focusing on the association between service process types and the ways of measuring activities, the study provides a preliminary exploratory st...

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Main Authors: Mohd Amir, Amizawati, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
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spelling iium-54182012-01-27T05:22:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5418/ Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type Mohd Amir, Amizawati Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani HF5001 Business. Business Administration HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping The paper adds to the stream of Performance Measurement System (PMS) research with understanding the relationship between service activities and PMS design. Focusing on the association between service process types and the ways of measuring activities, the study provides a preliminary exploratory study on the practical aspect of PMS design. Using a combination of both survey and in depth interviews, the findings show that service type has insignificant relationship with choice of measurement mechanisms. Instead other factors, strategy, intensity of competition and size, determine the measurement approaches. More importantly, the results indicate that the PMS mechanisms of professional service firms are not much different from that of mass service firms. The evidence, thus, suggests that PMS is designed in a way that matches the organizational objectives rather than focuses on the uniqueness of service businesses Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5418/3/Performance_measurement_system_mechanisms_and_service_process_type2.pdf Mohd Amir, Amizawati and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani (2010) Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type. Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance, 1. pp. 1-26. ISSN 2180-3838 http://www.maref.org.my/publication/asian-journal-of-accounting-governance.html
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topic HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
spellingShingle HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
Mohd Amir, Amizawati
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli
Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani
Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type
description The paper adds to the stream of Performance Measurement System (PMS) research with understanding the relationship between service activities and PMS design. Focusing on the association between service process types and the ways of measuring activities, the study provides a preliminary exploratory study on the practical aspect of PMS design. Using a combination of both survey and in depth interviews, the findings show that service type has insignificant relationship with choice of measurement mechanisms. Instead other factors, strategy, intensity of competition and size, determine the measurement approaches. More importantly, the results indicate that the PMS mechanisms of professional service firms are not much different from that of mass service firms. The evidence, thus, suggests that PMS is designed in a way that matches the organizational objectives rather than focuses on the uniqueness of service businesses
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author Mohd Amir, Amizawati
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli
Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani
author_facet Mohd Amir, Amizawati
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli
Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani
author_sort Mohd Amir, Amizawati
title Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type
title_short Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type
title_full Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type
title_fullStr Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type
title_full_unstemmed Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type
title_sort performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type
publisher Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/5418/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/5418/3/Performance_measurement_system_mechanisms_and_service_process_type2.pdf
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