Examining the joint effects of strategic priorities, use of management control systems, and personal background on hospital performance

de Harlez, Yannick and Malagueno, Ricardo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-6487 (2016) Examining the joint effects of strategic priorities, use of management control systems, and personal background on hospital performance. Management Accounting Research, 30 (1). pp. 2-17. ISSN 1044-5005

[thumbnail of DeHarlez Malagueno _2015_ Repository]
Preview
PDF (DeHarlez Malagueno _2015_ Repository) - Accepted Version
Download (331kB) | Preview

Abstract

This study aims to respond to recent calls for a better understanding of the factors that support the effectiveness of formal control practices in hospitals. Based on survey data from 117 top-level managers in Belgian hospitals, the study investigates the performance effects of the alignment between the use of performance measurement systems (PMS), strategic priorities, and the particular role top-level managers’ personal background plays in this context. The quantitative results suggest that it is the top-level managers’ personal background that brings to life the benefits of the alignment between the use of PMS and strategic priorities in hospitals. Specifically, this paper shows that when the emphasis on partnership or governance strategic priority is high, the effect of the interactive use of PMS on hospital performance is more positive for top-level managers with a clinical background than for those with an administrative background. This study offers value for practitioners in that it supports the argument that hospitals can benefit from involving physicians in the top-level management team.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: performance measurement systems,strategic priorities ,personal background,hospital performance,interactive use
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Accounting & Quantitative Methods
Related URLs:
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2016 09:20
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2023 01:40
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57056
DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2015.07.001

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item