BUS 443 Week 4 Discussion 2

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Week 4 - Discussion 2

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Balanced Scorecard [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 2, 4]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 11 from the textbook, the webpage article What is a Balanced Scorecard? A Quick Overview (Links to an external site.) , and the weekly lecture.

In your discussion post,

·         Explain the importance of performance measurement in organizations.

·         Explain what the balanced scorecard is. Describe its four components.

o    Select an organization that applies the balance scorecard. Access the UAGC Library online database, which offers company financials, descriptions, history, property, subsidiaries, officers, and directors, and the Business Insights database. For assistance, view the Mergent Online (Links to an external site.) and Business Insights: Global (Links to an external site.) tip sheets for suggested methods of searching UAGC Library databases generally, as well as specific advice for searching these two databases.

·         Search and select an article of an organization that has successfully implemented the balanced scorecard, and provide a brief summary of how the components of the scorecard have added value, improved quality, and increased performance.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts in a substantive manner, and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Support your position by using information from the week’s readings, examples from current events, and/or other scholarly or credible resources. Properly cite any references, if needed, according to the Writing Center's resources APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.).

You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until Day 7, and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.