Syftet med vår studie är att undersöka de problem som kan uppstå vid en överföring av ett styrinstrument, innehållande Key Performance Indicators, från en organisation till en annan i samband med förvärv. Uppsatsen utgår från en fallstudie av ett företag i kemibranschen. I vår fallstudie använder vi ett abduktivt angreppssätt och en kvalitativ metod. I den teoretiska referensramen utgår vi ifrån teorierna om The Balanced Scorecard och Key Performance Indicators. Empiriinsamlingen har skett med semistrukturerade intervjuer..

The use of balanced scorecards have spread explosively throughout the world during the last decade. This management tool have become very common in a vide spread variety of organisations on all continents. Many balanced scorecard fails though and scorecard theorists often blame the identification- and implementation process as they claim that these lay the foundation for the use of the tool. As my literature study shows, academic research on the area is rare. Particularly the effect on the implementation process from organisational dynamics and organisational structures needs further research.

Bakgrund: En betydande styrka med styrverktyget Balanced Scorecard är själva metodiken. Medarbetarna bör vara delaktiga i framtagningsprocessen för att strategin ska kunna genomsyra hela verksamheten. Vissa praktiker menar att stora likheter finns mellan olika organisationers styrmåttsuppsättningar som används i Balanced Scorecard. Om så är fallet finns risken att organisationen anammat en standarduppsättning mått och att poängen med Balanced Scorecard som strategiskt verktyg faller därigenom. Syfte: Vårt syfte är att beskriva och analysera tendenser till likriktning vad gäller ickefinansiella styrmått i svenska tjänsteföretags Balanced Scorecard, samt vilka möjligheter som finns att utnyttja likriktningstendenserna.

The purpose of this essay is to investigate how well vision and strategies communicates from division level to underlying business unit levels with focus on the Balanced Scorecard Concept. The investigation was carried out within the ANS division and two of its underlying business units at the LFV Group (Swedish Airports and Air Navigation Services). ANS is responsible for the air navigation services in Sweden and the production of the services is carried out of the business units AER (En Route) and ATA (Tower and Approach). With Air Navigation Services means supervision and conducting air traffic mainly within national air space. The purpose of the services is to insure that air traffic could be carried out in a safe way.The Balanced Scorecard was introduced for the first time in the beginning of the 1990´s.

The BSC is a widely used management tool that is turning the vision and strategy into operational goals. However, after analyzing the criticism received by the BSC, it seems as if its internal focus, rigidity, static-ism and mechanical mindset limits the company?s ability to create a strategy that takes important external factors into account. As we see it, the BSC?s limitations can create a risk for strategic inertia.

Problems arise when the number of products in stock does not correspond with the number of products the information system says the company has in stock. (Sharda & Agrawal, 2012) In order to change that, major changes has to be made when it comes to making continuous improvements and to raise their standards regarding product availability and record inaccuracy (Wild, 2004).The purpose of this study is therefore designed to identify factors affecting the balance differences and what impact it has on the efficiency of material flow. The demarcation of the work is that Atlas Copco has begun working with Lean and it will not be investigated nor the relationship between balance differences and Lean. The study was based on answering the following questions: What influencing factors can be identified for balance differences? What factors are relevant to the efficiency of material flow? What kind of impact the balance differences has on these factors?In order to answer the purpose and issues, a theoretical framework has been developed with help of literature studies and an analytical model.

This thesis studies the concept of balance in the management control systems (MCS) of a small Swedish company within the IT-sector. The aim is to evaluate the importance of balance and dynamics in MCS and investigate which factors affect them. The frameworks used are Simons (1994) four levers of control, and the five-factor model for balance and dynamics by Mundy (2010). The small IT company - the object of the case study - has grown extensively in the last years and needs to develop more formal MCS without losing efficiency and creativity in their fast-moving industry. The case study reveals that balancing MCS is important also in smaller companies with less formal MCS.

This qualitative study treats the construction and maintenance of balance between work and private life and how flexibility in the workplace is perceived. The study was conducted using semi-structured interviews and these have been conducted in five large companies around Gothenburg. The analysis and results are based on the phenomenographic method approach and the final results were four themes: Balance, Flexibility, Combining family and work and lifelong learning with related subcategories. The result shows that the construction and maintenance of balance between work and personal life is something that is tied to the indi-viduals and the current situation in life. Two of the most common strategies to maintain a dis-tinction proved to be planning as well as other activities, in order to move the focus away from the work.

Syfte: Att undersöka hur ideella festivalarrangörer leder och styr sin verksamhet och utifrån detta rekommendera ett modifierat Balanced Scorecard som bidrar till att förbättra konkretisering och operationalisering av övergripande visioner. Metod:Genom kvalitativ undersökning har primärdata samlats in främst via telefonintervjuer. Metoden är baserad på en abduktiv ansats med ett konstruktionistiskt synsätt.Teoretiska perspektiv:Eftersom arbetskraften i en ideell organisation inte får ekonomisk ersättning eller mycket låg sådan, är styrning och motivation utifrån visioner viktig. Ett modifierat Balanced Scorecard är ett styrsystem som utgår från visionen som kompassnål och huvudinriktning. Detta möjliggör val av de mer mjuka fokusområdena prestation, relationer, aktiviteter och framtid, som utgångspunkt för arbetet med att uppnå visionen.Empiri: Intervjuobjekten är ledningspersoner i svenska festivalorganisationer vars verksamhet är av ideell art.

Balanced Scorecard introducerades av Kaplan och Norton under 1990-talet och är idag en vanligt förekommande styrmodell världen över. Modellen bygger på fyra koncept (perspektiv) som i sin tur tillhandahåller ett antal mått. Syftet med styrkortet är, enligt den praktiska litteraturen, att skapa en balans mellan finansiella och icke-finansiella mått och på så vis få en bredare bild och ökad kontroll över företaget och dess verksamhet. Det finns ett flertal studier som behandlar fördelarna med Balanced Scorecard, men endast ett fåtal som beskriver nackdelarna, och vi är därför intresserade av att undersöka vilka problem och motgångar som kan upplevas i samband med implementering samt användningen av modellen.Den empiriska grunden för denna studie är hämtad från dialogen med två kompetenta nyckelpersoner som arbetade med Balanced Scorecard i KappAhl och PTC. Diskussioner med dessa personer har skapat information som lett fram till studiens resultat.

This study focuses on work related factors which have an effect on the balance between peoples work and private/social life. Commonly discussed in the daily debate is the so called ?livspusslet?, the time puzzle. The question is: How do you balance the demands from work, family and society? A lot of peoples health and family relations suffers from a stressful situation at work.It?s not hard to figure out that the possible factors which could have an effect on the balance between peoples work and private/social life are many.

Abstract"The Care of Work" is a study whose background comes from the problems surrounding work-life balance and equality that permeates social debates today. The problematic work-life-balance and gender equality are just as relevant today as they were 35 years ago. The aim of the study was to investigate whether or not men and women have a satisfactory work-life balance and if the organization they work for is doing something to make their life puzzles function. Last, but not least, the purpose is to see if gender equality is in the interest of the individual or the state.The study is based on work-life balance, gender equality and gender as the theoretical frames of reference. Eight respondents, four men and four women, from established IT companies were interviewed.

In my work I have chosen to examine the profitability for small scale production of hemp briquettes. My study also includes a review of which briquette technique that is the most common one among small scale producers. The reason that I have chosen this subject is because of the discussions about climate and energy that we face almost every day. I also think the subject is extra interesting in these days when the grain prizes are at a historic high level. In order for me to achieve a reliable report, a hemp and briquette producer has given me the actual data from his farm. In that way I have been able to make my calculations from a concrete perspective.

Purpose: The main purpose of our study is to explain how the disability management in the municipality of Karlskrona can design its balanced scorecard from a theoretical basis. The mission of the balanced scorecard is to improve the management control system. To achieve the main purpose we have to study the problems that exist with the current control system, which then becomes our second purpose.Method: Our study has a qualitative approach. The design of the study is a case study in which one case has been looked at. The empirical data is collected through interviews and documents. We have gathered our theory through scientific articles and literature.Results: The goals set by the board are unclear and hard to define.

The study focus on the development of the bilateral relationship between India and the United States and the Next Step in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) from 2004 and the change in U.S. approach to India's neuclear program. With the rise of China to potential great power status I argue that the cooporation between the two is an act to balance the Chinese influence and to prevent future rivalry and a Chinese dominance of the East Asia. For the study I have used concepts and theorys from the realist tradition, in particular theorys of Balance of power and alliance forming..