Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective

The purpose of this paper is to examine the attributes of Performance Measurement Systems (PMS) of the Malaysian Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), from an organizational life-cycle perspective. It was suggested that PMS is less comprehensive at birth stage, most comprehensive in the growth stage and...

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Main Authors: Zulaihan Ismail, Sofiah Md Auzair, Amizawati Mohd Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15303/
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author Zulaihan Ismail,
Sofiah Md Auzair,
Amizawati Mohd Amir,
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description The purpose of this paper is to examine the attributes of Performance Measurement Systems (PMS) of the Malaysian Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), from an organizational life-cycle perspective. It was suggested that PMS is less comprehensive at birth stage, most comprehensive in the growth stage and decrease at the maturity stage of the life-cycle. The more comprehensive use of PMS is expected to be associated with higher organizational performance. Survey questionnaires were administered to managers yielding 90 usable responses. Using cluster analysis, SMEs were categorized into birth, growth and maturity stages. The findings support the hypotheses and thereby provide evidence on the variations of PMS attributes among SMEs across the life cycle stages. The study contributes to knowledge on internal consistencies between organizational factors at each organizational life-cycle stages that has implications for management control systems. To the practice, it provides evidence on organizational adaptations to changes in firm’s strategy and structure.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:153032020-09-30T07:11:12Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15303/ Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective Zulaihan Ismail, Sofiah Md Auzair, Amizawati Mohd Amir, The purpose of this paper is to examine the attributes of Performance Measurement Systems (PMS) of the Malaysian Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), from an organizational life-cycle perspective. It was suggested that PMS is less comprehensive at birth stage, most comprehensive in the growth stage and decrease at the maturity stage of the life-cycle. The more comprehensive use of PMS is expected to be associated with higher organizational performance. Survey questionnaires were administered to managers yielding 90 usable responses. Using cluster analysis, SMEs were categorized into birth, growth and maturity stages. The findings support the hypotheses and thereby provide evidence on the variations of PMS attributes among SMEs across the life cycle stages. The study contributes to knowledge on internal consistencies between organizational factors at each organizational life-cycle stages that has implications for management control systems. To the practice, it provides evidence on organizational adaptations to changes in firm’s strategy and structure. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15303/1/32497-100837-2-PB.pdf Zulaihan Ismail, and Sofiah Md Auzair, and Amizawati Mohd Amir, (2019) Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective. Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance, 11 . pp. 151-161. ISSN 2180-3838 http://ejournal.ukm.my/ajac/issue/view/1184
spellingShingle Zulaihan Ismail,
Sofiah Md Auzair,
Amizawati Mohd Amir,
Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective
title Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective
title_full Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective
title_fullStr Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective
title_full_unstemmed Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective
title_short Configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective
title_sort configuring the performance measurement systems of small medium enterprises from the life cycle perspective
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15303/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15303/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15303/1/32497-100837-2-PB.pdf