Balanced scorecard in the State Forest Holding „State Forests” Cover Image

Zbilansowana karta wyników w Państwowym Gospodarstwie Leśnym „Lasy Państwowe”
Balanced scorecard in the State Forest Holding „State Forests”

The proposal to modify the concept focused on sustainable development

Author(s): Ewa Śnieżek
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Księgowych w Polsce
Keywords: balanced scorecard; State Forests strategy; balanced scorecard perspectives; performance measures in State Forests; strategic management accounting

Summary/Abstract: Making decisions in a dynamic environment requires from managers to operate with modern perfor-mance measurement tools. Having a development strategy becomes insufficient. It is important to makeuse of operational and strategic management accounting, developing on many levels. One of its tools isbalanced scorecard, developed by R. Kaplan and D. Norton. It is a method of complex, multi-facetedperformance measurement in the enterprise. It is a useful tool for describing, implementation and execu-tion of the company’s strategy. In order to develop a balanced scorecard it is necessary to create a clear mission and vision and a coherent framework for organization strategy. State Forests as a specific entityalso needs efficient and effective management tools. In its strategy for the years 2014–2030 State Forestsincluded the basic principles and measures of a balanced scorecard, which, like every tool, requires contin-uous monitoring and improvement. The aim of the article is to present proposals for modification of the existing concept of State Forests’balanced scorecard, which will improve the usefulness of the information. The issue has been discussed inthe context of pro-social activities of State Forests, in the conditions of globalization and sustainable de-velopment. The main research method used in the article in addition to literature studies is qualitative re-search based on case study.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 90
  • Page Range: 173-190
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish