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Illustrating the Impact of Performance Measurement Systems on Organizational Performance: The Blue‐Green Game
Author(s) -
Umble Elisabeth,
Umble Michael
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
decision sciences journal of innovative education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1540-4609
pISSN - 1540-4595
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4609.2012.00348.x
Subject(s) - performance measurement , measure (data warehouse) , computer science , knowledge management , organizational performance , marketing , business , database
Business students are thoroughly schooled about the importance of measurement systems that, by their very nature, are designed to accurately measure the past performance of organizations, departments, and individuals. This article describes a team‐based, active‐learning exercise that clearly illustrates an additional important and often underemphasized aspect of performance measurement systems—their influence on individuals’ future behaviors and organizations’ future performance.