Performance measures, consensus on strategy implementation, and performance: Evidence from the operational-level of organizations

Joanna L.Y. Ho, Anne Wu and Steve Y.C. Wu

Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2014, vol. 39, issue 1, 38-58

Abstract: In this article, we examine how consensus between operational-level managers and employees on strategy implementation affects the effectiveness of performance measures and employee performance. We use field-based surveys and proprietary archival data from a Taiwanese financial services company to answer our research questions. Consistent with the predictions of person–organization fit theory, we find that consensus on the implementation of the customer-oriented strategy is positively associated with frontline employees’ performance. Our results also indicate that the incentive effect of using performance measures in performance evaluation and promotion is stronger for employees with a higher level of consensus. Our findings suggest that consensus is critical to the success of an organization’s strategy implementation and the effectiveness of performance measures.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2013.11.003

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