An investigation on PMS attributes in service organisations in Malaysia

Mohd Amir, Amizawati and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani (2010) An investigation on PMS attributes in service organisations in Malaysia. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 59 (8). pp. 734-756. ISSN 1741-0401

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to make a contribution to the performance measurement system (PMS) literature by concentrating on the service context. Providing a Malaysian perspective on PMS design, the study aims to identify the desirable PMS attributes that are perceived to be important for the service sector. Data were collected by administering a mail questionnaire survey to top-level management of private service firms operating in Malaysia. The sampling frame was based on information provided by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia, and the Central Bank of Malaysia. An extensive search of directories/portals was undertaken to compile the mailing list of each service sector. Samples were randomly selected from the list using proportionate stratified sampling. The findings suggest that service firms placed greater emphasis on elements of performance evaluation, benchmarking, timeliness and precise PMS information. Differentiation strategy and intensity of competition are the most prominent factors that influence the choice of PMS attributes. The limitation of the study pertains to the low response from the foreign-owned service firms operating in Malaysia, thus limiting the generalisability of the findings to local-owned firms. To service managers, the evidence demonstrates the relevance of PMS in service firms, where the greater strategic uncertainty and intensity of market competition requires greater reliance on contemporary PMS attributes. The evidence indicates the applicability of PMS in managing both professional service and mass service firms that removed the traditional view that all service activities are unique.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	1371/5407
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Performance measures, Service Industry, Malaysia
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration > HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration > HF5717 Business communication
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Accounting
Depositing User:	Dr Muslim Har Sani Mohamad
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2011 11:00
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2012 12:44
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/5407

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