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Balanced scorecards can improve communication and consensus throughout an organisation.

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Non-financial measures are typically not objective enough to serve as effective performance measures.

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Which of the following measures would be most likely to be found in the financial perspective of the balanced scorecard?


A) Training days per employee
B) Residual income
C) Change in market share
D) Percent capacity utilisation

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The first step in implementing a balanced scorecard is to clarify organisational vision, core competencies, and strategies. The vision:


A) Is another name for the organisation's strengths and weaknesses
B) Provides an explicit plan for daily operations
C) Provides an overall direction for the organisation
D) Should explicitly incorporate all core competencies

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Successful organisations communicate their vision, strategies, goals, and objectives to upper-level employees.

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Steps in the post-sales service cycle of the value chain include:


A) Designing products and services
B) Building products and services
C) Identifying customer preferences
D) Providing customer service

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Managers have traditionally relied on which of the following measures to evaluate performance?


A) Financial measures
B) Non-financial measures
C) Qualitative factors
D) Core competencies

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A balanced scorecard usually contains four perspectives: customer, financial, internal business process, and learning and growth.

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Which of the following statements is true? I Traditionally, interial operations were fionitored to improve firancial perfornarice\text {Traditionally, interial operations were fionitored to improve firancial perfornarice} II In the balanced scorecard approach, monitoring for irrprovernent is riot valued\text {In the balanced scorecard approach, monitoring for irrprovernent is riot valued} III Maruagers believe that monitoring performance measures\text {Maruagers believe that monitoring performance measures} \quad \text { related to ary orgarnisations { } ^ { 2 } learing ard growth should lead to } \quad improvements in firancial performance\text {improvements in firancial performance}


A) II and III only
B) I and III only
C) I and II only
D) I, II, and III

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The balanced scorecard implementation process begins with:


A) Developing measures for each perspective.
B) Hiring an outside consultant.
C) Selecting an implementation team.
D) Clarifying organisational vision.

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Which of the following is an implementation mistake related to the balanced scorecard?


A) Linking objectives to strategies
B) Defining objectives in too general a manner
C) Beginning by clarifying organisational vision
D) Integrating vision and strategies into operations in a more complete manner

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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) is the fourth largest commercial bank in Australia. ANZ assets total $46.1 billion, loans of $26 billion, and total deposits of $35.5 billion. It provides online, telephone, and traditional banking and investment services to both individuals and businesses in Australia. ANZ's mission is to create an exceptional customer experience internationally by providing solutions through leading technologies, offering a wide selection of financial products and services, and leveraging experience to meet customers' needs. Which of the following measures is least likely to be included in the financial perspective of ANZ's balanced scorecard?


A) Total loans outstanding
B) Profit margin
C) Prime interest rate offered
D) Total demand for deposits

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One of the balanced scorecard's biggest advantages is the small amount of time and money involved in its implementation.

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The steps and cycles in the value chain are most closely associated with which balanced scorecard perspective?


A) Customer
B) Internal business process
C) Financial
D) Learning and growth

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Financial and non-financial indicators are used to assess organisational performance and effectiveness under which of the following approaches?


A) Balanced scorecard
B) Variance analysis
C) Balanced budget
D) Proforma financial statement

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Which of the following measures would be most likely to be found in the internal business process perspective of the balanced scorecard?


A) Training days per employee
B) Residual income
C) Change in market share
D) Percent capacity utilisation

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The perspectives in a balanced scorecard:


A) Cannot be changed because of copyright restrictions
B) Include qualitative and quantitative
C) Can be adapted to an individual organisation's priorities
D) Are externally focused only in for-profit organisations

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Strengths of the balanced scorecard can typically be summarised in three groups. Which of the following is not one of them?


A) Guidance for improvements
B) Motivation
C) Communication and linkages
D) Cost

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Stakeholders in the strategic decision making process include suppliers, customers, and the community.

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Which of the following measures would be most likely to be found in the learning and growth perspective of the balanced scorecard?


A) Training days per employee
B) Residual income
C) Change in market share
D) Percent capacity utilisation

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