From Financial Measures to Strategic Performance Measurement System and Corporate Sustainability: Empirical Evidence from Slovakia

Abstract

Today's world brings in many new pulses for enterprises not to focus on well established performance management tools used in the past. There is an obvious need to use new methods of performance management within strategic-oriented management. A good example here is also the concept of corporate sustainability. This concept is focused on company's performance in the long term, whereby the company essentially follows not only profitability, but also takes into account the process and results of all activities in relation to surrounding community and environment. The main aim of this paper is to analyse different phases of measuring and managing business performance, and also to measure the impact of the selected measurement tools of performance management on the overall business performance of Slovak enterprises, as well as to highlight the relation of the composite index of sustainable development with business performance. The results show the very important link between business strategy and system for measuring and managing corporate performance, which is positively reflected in the achievement of the overall performance. Also confirmed is the relationship with the composite index of sustainable development.

Sustainable development and economic performance: Gaps and trends for future research

“…These have brought positive results to the discussion by analyzing the variables through different points of view and the use of different methods. Yet, other studies sought to explore the effects of sustainability disclosures over financial performance in contexts such as construction companies (Siew, Balatbat, & Carmichael, 2013), the relationship between sustainability disclosure and its effects on a firm's financial performance (Kasbun, Teh, & Ong, 2017;Said, Theng, Senik, Yusri, & San, 2015), sustainability reporting quality and its relationship with corporate financial performance (Ching, Gerab, & Toste, 2017), CSR disclosure in the textile industry (Krause, 2018), evaluating the impact of sustainable strategies on financial performance (Siminica, Craciun, & Dinu, 2015), determining whether the quality of the sustainability disclosures had an influence on the financial outcomes of companies listed in the ISE (Ching et al, 2017), determining the effects of the performance measuring parameters on the overall outcome of a business and on the index composed of sustainable development to determine its impact in Slovakian companies (Rajnoha, Lesníková, & Koraus, 2016), and describing the connection between financial results and sustainability levels (Wagner & Blom, 2011), bringing either positive, negative, or inconclusive results.…”

Small Businesses in Rural Tourism and Agrotourism: Study from Slovakia

“…According to Musa et al (2016) it is also necessary to look for financial support mechanisms dedicated to supporting the creation and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the era of globalized economy. Rajnoha et al (2016) emphasize that financial questions should be part of the complex financial management in order to maintain competitiveness. Such a managerial attitude is also supported by (Rogalska, 2014) and (Pellesova & Kajzar, 2016).…”

Human Capital Investment: Practices and Measurement In Slovak Enterprises

“…The issue of human capital is discussed by many authors in terms of the theory of human capital [13][14] [15], social capital [16], marco-economy [5][13] [14] or micro-economy [13] [17] as well as other approaches [8]. The common feature of these studies is the fact that human capital represents a source of progress and economic growth, plays an important role in the development of each and every enterprise.…”

“…However, the reality in companies is different, as proved by the results of the survey carried out by Accenture [11] which showed that many companies do not even attempt to measure their investment in human capital. Despite the fact that the topic of human capital is very important and widely discussed in Slovakia authors [12] [13] and others deal with this issue mostly in terms of company's performance taking into account intellectual capital or innovations. However, there is an obvious absence of research focused on measuring investment in human capital and its reporting.…”