Given the way the concept of the
balanced scorecard has evolved in practice, it is no wonder that many financial executives look on the concept as an expensive, bloated and useless substitute for the traditional paper reports.
Many members of the hard core of ideological Republicans in the House do not agree that either the financial realities or the "horror stories" justify a retreat from the goals of the
Balanced Budget Act.
division of exploration and production of a large oil company, which has seen a 13 percent decline in income over the last five years, expects its recent
Balanced Scorecard initiative to add $350 million to its bottom line over the next 10 years.
If the budget is to be
balanced, it may be
balanced solely on the backs of certain of our fellow Americans in the form of lost services and jobs, fewer educational opportunities, even more anemic health care, and the continued decline of the national infrastructure.
Ron Snel, State
Balanced Budget Requirements: Provisions and Practice, National Conference of State Legislatures, forthcoming.
According to Cody, AIM
Balanced Fund A delivered a 21.
The time has come when, if the Government is to have an adequate basis of revenue to assure a
balanced budget,.
The fact of the matter is that the politicians in Washington have not produced a
balanced budget in over 25 years.
The
Balanced Scorecard has proven beneficial to businesses and organizations of all sizes.
Jack Steele, ActiveStrategy Chairman and CEO, remarked, "We're very pleased that ActiveStrategy Enterprise has been certified by the
Balanced Scorecard Collaborative.
Although the corporate account fund
balanced operations before transfers in 2000, a $50 million contribution to the capital fund led to a shortfall of $39.
Less than 20 percent of all typical companies have mature
balanced scorecard implementations in place that are generating business value, according to research from The Hackett Group, a business advisory firm and an Answerthink company (Nasdaq:ANSR).
