UNSW Handbook Course - Business Performance Management

Business Performance Management - ACCT5921


	Faculty: Faculty of Commerce and Economics
	School: School of Accounting
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Corequisite: ACCT5996 or Equivalent Introductory Management Accounting course
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

This course examines the management of business performance in organisations through the use of performance measurement and reward systems. Topics include: theoretical frameworks for analysing performance measurement and reward system design; performance measurement in decentralized organizations; systems for measuring continuous improvement; the concept of a "balanced scorecard"; technical issues in developing performance measures such as EVA, SVA and reports such as the balanced scorecard and intangible asset monitor ; designing and implementing/performance-based reward systems; ethical issues in measuring and rewarding performance. Concepts and issues are examined with an extensive use of cases.

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