The Balanced Scorecard Requires Measures to 'Cascade Down' an Organisation

question 3

Multiple Choice

The balanced scorecard requires measures to 'cascade down' an organisation, this means:

• A) Managers should start with the lag indicators and work downwards to identify lead indicators.
• B) Managers should start with the lead indicators and work downwards to identify lag indicators.
• C) Managers should produce reports that are highly aggregated and then allow users to 'drill down' each measure to find more specific details. This avoids information overload.
• D) Managers should ensure that objectives, performance measures and targets of organisational units and individual managers are reflective of the objectives, performance measures and targets at the higher organisational levels.

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