Balanced scorecard, behavioural factors and managerial performance of hotels in Malaysia
Performance of hotel operation employees, especially the front-liners and managers is crucial in providing good quality of service to meet various customers’ perceptions and expectations. However, negative behaviour such as lack of direction, motivation and commitment are factors that hamper m...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65964/1/GSM%202016%203%20UPM%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Performance of hotel operation employees, especially the front-liners and managers is
crucial in providing good quality of service to meet various customers’ perceptions and
expectations. However, negative behaviour such as lack of direction, motivation and
commitment are factors that hamper managers’ performance when they interact with the
customers. Prior studies claimed that Balanced Scorecard (BSC) measures can provide
information to clarify the roles of employees and motivate them to achieve better
performance. Thus, this study intends to extend an earlier model to investigate the
relationship between the BSC, behavioural factors and managerial performance in hotel
sector in Malaysia. Specifically, this study investigates the mediating effect of
behavioural factors (role clarity, psychological empowerment and organizational
commitment) between the use of BSC measures and managerial performance. Goalsetting
theory is adopted to explain the relationship between the variables. Data for the
study was collected using questionnaire, which were distributed to managers of 3, 4, and
5-star hotels in Malaysia. Structural Equation Model (SEM) using AMOS 22.0 was
employed to analyse the data. The findings indicated that the use of BSC is significantly
associated with increased role clarity, enhanced psychological empowerment and
improved organizational commitment, and these behavioural factors also have
significant effect on managerial performance. These behavioural factors also appear to
significantly mediate the relationship between BSC and managerial performance, in
consistent with goal setting theory. These results provide information to Malaysian
Association of Hotels and Ministry of Tourism and Culture for policy making decisions. |
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