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Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies.

This paper reports the results of an empirical study into the use of multiple performance measures in manufacturing companies in Malaysia. More specifically, it investigates how a performance measurement system is linked with the intensity of market competition. To test this relationship, data were...

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Main Authors: Ong, Tze San, Teh, Boon Heng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17724/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.177242014-01-10T04:03:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17724/ Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies. Ong, Tze San Teh, Boon Heng This paper reports the results of an empirical study into the use of multiple performance measures in manufacturing companies in Malaysia. More specifically, it investigates how a performance measurement system is linked with the intensity of market competition. To test this relationship, data were collected from 77 Malaysian manufacturing organizations, across a wide range of organizational size and sub-sectors. Analyses included the use of descriptive, chi-square tests and one-way ANOVA between and within groups. The findings indicate that greater emphasis on multiple performance measures is associated with businesses facing intense competition. 2008 Article PeerReviewed Ong, Tze San and Teh, Boon Heng (2008) Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies. International Applied Economics and Management Letters, 1. pp. 25-31. English
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description This paper reports the results of an empirical study into the use of multiple performance measures in manufacturing companies in Malaysia. More specifically, it investigates how a performance measurement system is linked with the intensity of market competition. To test this relationship, data were collected from 77 Malaysian manufacturing organizations, across a wide range of organizational size and sub-sectors. Analyses included the use of descriptive, chi-square tests and one-way ANOVA between and within groups. The findings indicate that greater emphasis on multiple performance measures is associated with businesses facing intense competition.
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author Ong, Tze San
Teh, Boon Heng
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Teh, Boon Heng
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Teh, Boon Heng
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title Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies.
title_short Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies.
title_full Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies.
title_fullStr Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies.
title_full_unstemmed Market competition and the use of performance measures in Malaysia manufacturing companies.
title_sort market competition and the use of performance measures in malaysia manufacturing companies.
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