<ns3:p>Background Worldwide, the worker population age is growing at an increasing rate. Consequently, government institutions and companies are being tasked to find new ways address age-related workforce management challenges opportunities. The development of age-friendly working environments enhance ageing inclusion diversity has become a current national policy imperative. Since spreading worldwide trend, identification analysis related best practices across different countries would help...

The purpose of the paper is to develop an integrated performance management model as important pillar excellence in public administration. based on organisation theory where a set dynamic relationships between people assuring existence, development, and specific characteristics social unit (e.g. enterprise, sector organisation) rational achievement unit's goals. It covers sequential phases process that consist approaches include most useful indicators (measures) associated with various...

<ns3:p>Background Worldwide, the worker population age is growing at an increasing rate. Consequently, government institutions and companies are being tasked to find new ways address age-related workforce management challenges opportunities. The development of age-friendly working environments enhance ageing inclusion diversity has become a current national policy imperative. Since spreading worldwide trend, identification analysis related best practices across different countries would help...

In the paper, we study management control from Simons’ four levers of framework point view (i.e. diagnostic systems, interactive beliefs and boundary systems). The theoretical is tested by use an in-depth case study. We investigate how are MCS deployed a company according to does them. paper looks at tensions balances between different styles formal MCS, as well types systems (e.g. vs. informal). study’s contribution that it incorporates wider range controls, including informal social)...

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: text1;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;Performance management literature has been advocating the balanced use of non-financial measures alongside traditional financial measures, possibly within integrated performance measurement systems, since...

The Impact of Management Control Systems - Strategy Interaction on Performance Management: A Case Study We study the interaction between management control systems and strategy its impact organisational performance considering way in which multiple aspects dimensions context combine a variety ways to enhance performance. Our purpose is investigate relationship among systems, particular company. contribution this that it upgrades existing theory does not only establish but also considers how...

The prevailing literature and empirical studies on management of organizational performance stress the increasing importance non-financial measures propose companies to implement some kind integrated measurement system. purpose our study is investigate characteristics in large Slovenian companies, focusing also progress made 5-year period. analysis based two surveys conducted spring 2003 summer 2008. We what do understand by “successful performance”, are most least important for systems use....

The paper investigates the joint effects of using total quality management (TQM) and performance systems (PMSs) on importance managers place five different perspectives. Our study extends current knowledge simultaneous use multiple managerial concepts. Contrary to other studies TQM PMSs, we take into account that their are not independent from Controlling for contextual variables concepts, test TQM-PMS cross-section data a sample 264 companies. We find is associated with decrease in...

This paper studies the effects of gaining international accreditation in business schools (B-schools) Lithuania. As other CEE countries, Lithuania has recently become one key solutions to achieving legitimacy for B-schools. Due lack research this area, aim is explore and unveil reasons for, consequences using an institutional theory framework. A multiple case study methodology used answer questions. The findings reveal that represent a isomorphism, because B-schools seek achieve rather than...

In contrast to large firms, small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) face different kind of challenges in outsourcing. The existing research on SMEs’ outsourcing is sparse inconclusive. Therefore, the purpose our paper find out whether managers SMEs are fact satisfied with outsourcing, what affects their satisfaction. We conducted an empirical analysis a sample 249 Slovenian SMEs. Our study extends knowledge about SMEs, especially field determinants that have impact satisfaction first...

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate how make risk management systems (RMS) more effective. We identify a critical element for effective RMS, which neglected in the literature, and argue that potential advanced RMS designs (e.g., enterprise management—ERM) depends on interactive style use. However, use costly terms managers’ time attention, so many organizations do not way. Using survey data PLS-SEM, we show our sample companies positive effects design effectiveness are fully...

Our study presents empirical evidence about the role of ownership structure for firm exit probability by explicitly differentiating between distinct routes (bankruptcy and forced liquidation, voluntary mergers acquisitions – M&A, removal from court register). Based on population Slovenian firms in 2006–2012 period using multinomial probit, our findings support predictions agency theory. Ownership concentration, share largest owner, difference shares two owners all decrease likelihood studied...

The main objective of our research is to explore how using performance management (PM) tools impact the exit hazard firms by considering a sample Slovenian during recent economic crisis. paper finds that, when firm and industry characteristics are not accounted for, that used PM in 2007 experienced around 6 percentage points lower shutting down current Further, study supports view size age more important determinants survival probability than influence (and other characteristics) due strong...

The purpose of the paper is to study role strategy and its change in use Management Control Systems (MCS) a particular company. In this paper, Miles Snow's (1978) definition adopted. Our results show that defender period case company focused on traditional basic MCS' information. Then it made very distinctive shift from prospector strategy. these phases MCS changes followed changes. paper's major contribution incorporates wider range controls, including informal mechanisms, as opposed...

Drawing on the contingency view of strategic alignment and existing risk management paradigms, a cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate how product-market orientation moderates impact system (RMS) new product development (NPD) performance. A regression model from sample 95 companies shows that supported by RMS have higher NPD performance than without RMS. However, this effect is not stronger for prospectors, i.e. most influenced NPD. Contrary well established belief in literature...

The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a global realization of the strategic importance quality, many countries established programmes to recognize quality excellence. Companies pursuing an excellence strategy soon recognized that award frameworks offered more than just vehicle for recognition. were seen be best-practice models implementing strategies, performing self-assessments, benchmarking and, ultimately, delivering improved performance. purpose this paper is twofold. First, we present...

Strategic alliances are a necessity for organizations to be successful: survive in the dynamic surroundings of today, need give integrated and fl exible solutions consumers that can better realized by cooperating with partners (Hagedoorn Duysters, 2002). The label 'strategic alliance' has been used denote variety interfirm relationships: from loose cooperation independent partners, across joint ventures, acquisitions, towards mergers as tightest form (Osborn Hagedoorn, 1997). Despite...

Vprašanja obvladovanja stroškov in nadziranja poslovanja so vse aktualnejša tudi v slovenskih organizacijah javnega sektorja. Organizacije, ki najbolj napredovale na tem področju, uvajajo svoje poslovanje menedžerska orodja, prispevajo k obvladovanju se najprej uveljavila proizvodnem sektorju. Prispevek ukvarja z vprašanji javnem Namen prispevka je predstaviti obvladovanje njegov pomen za uspešno delovanje vseh podjetij drugih organizacij, s posebnim poudarkom sektorja, katerih bolj...