Answer- a balanced score card
Explanation-
Balanced Scorecard- A Balanced Scorecard is used to identify and improve business functions. It is used to convert business outcomes into more profitable outcomes. To monitor the finance, operations, customer relationships, growth and development of employees and intellectual property, balance scorecard is the best way. As four prospectives of a balanced scorecard help in finding the solutions and in making the strategies.
Note- Other options are incorrect because-
* Benchmarking is used to compare the performance of two companies of a same kind. It is also called comparative benchmarking.
* Informational goal setting is a process in which you carefully consider what you want to achieve and for that what kind of hardwork is required . It has 5 steps to follow- 1- Setting a goal 2- find a way 3- Ecology check 4- Develope a blue print 5- Plan and action.
* Comparative Management helps in designing policies for the management. It defines different nature, environment and ways of managers of doing work.
Question 14 1 pts At the end of last year, a pharmatheutical company implemented to monitor...
Cardinal Corporation is preparing its balanced scorecard for the
past quarter. The balanced scorecard contains four perspectives:
financial, customer, internal business process, and learning and
growth.
Cardinal Corporation
Balanced Scorecard Report
For Quarter Ended December 31
Perspective:
Goal
Objective KPI
Goal
Actual
Achieved?
Financial:
Customer:
Through its strategic management planning process,
CardinalCardinal
Corporation has selected two specific objectives for each of the
four perspectives; these specific objectives are listed in the
following table.
Specific Objective
1.
Increase sales of...
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