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Preface
organizationalperformance.Inthischaptertheauthorarguesthattheapplicationof
costaccountingmethodsadaptedtocurrentconsiderationsoftheoperationof
enterprisescontributestotheimprovementoftheachievedperformance.
Thenextpartreferstotheperformancemeasurementinthecontextofcustomer
relationshipsbymeansofbalancedscorecardmethodology.Thecustomeristreated
asasubjectofmeasurementtakingintoconsiderationthecustomerperspective
withinthebalancedscorecardstructureaswellasthestrategymaptechniqueof
visualizingstrategy.
Asitwasstatedaboveperformancemanagementiscloselylinkedwiththe
reportingofresultsachievedinaneconomicentity.Thusthefourthchapterputsthe
emphasisonfinancialperformanceandthefundamentalfactoraffectingfinancial
performanceiscost.Thispartexplainshowtodealwiththeproblemsofcost
reportingforthepurposesofvariousstakeholders:bothinternalandexternal.In
thiscontextthechaptertakesintoaccountcompulsoryfinancialreportingaswellas
internalreportingforthemanagerialneeds.
Inthefifthchapterthefinancialstatementistakenintoconsiderationmore
deeplyasamajorsourceofinformationavailableforalmostallgroupsof
stakeholders.Theauthortriestoanswerthequestion,whetherfinancialstatementis
arelevantsourceofinformationaboutperformance,andifnotwhatcanbedone
inordertoimprovethisrelevance.TheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard
ConceptualFrameworkisdiscussedinrespectofthefinancialstatementasareport
relatedtothemeasurementofperformanceofanycorporate.
Thenextpartofthemonographistheelaborationoncorporateperformance
fromthepointofviewoftaxableincomeaccount.Financialresultsonacompany,
expressedintermsofincome,areinfluencedbytaxespaidbyentrepreneurs.Thus
theauthorattemptstoidentifythebasicdilemmasoftaxableincomeaccount.In
particularthedeterminantsoftaxableincomeandminimisationofincometaxare
recognized.
Itishardtodiscussorganizationalperformancewithouttakingintoconsideration
psychologicalaspects.Asitwasmentionedbeforeperformancemanagement
involvesmotivationandbehaviouralissues.Forthisreasonintheseventhpartof
thebook,psychologicalconceptsandtheoriesareanalyzedandtheirimpacton
corporateperformanceisexamined.
Theeightpartdepictsthepracticalapplicationofcashbudgetinginthecontext
ofperformancemeasurementandmanagementinsmallPolishcompanies.
Performancemanagementmustrelyonthebasicfunctionsofmanagementin
general.Theimportantmanagementfunctionsareplanningandcontrollingand
budgetingisperceivedasafundamentaltoolthatfulfilsthesefunctions.Thisiswhy
budgetingthatenablestransformingstrategyintoactionmaybetreatedasaconcept
ofperformancemanagement.