Table 1

A review of studies on PMS in social and nonprofit organisations

Author/YearMethodMain contributions
Simons (1995) Levers of control framework (belief systems, boundary systems, diagnostic control systems, interactive control systems)To use controls in order to implement and develop strategies
To help managers identify opportunities and solve problems
Kaplan and Norton (1996) Balanced scorecard (BSC): translating visions and strategies into aims and indicators. Considering financial metrics plus three additional perspectives: customer, internal process and learning and growthTo measure performance by creating links between daily actions carried out by organisations and their objectives
To include intangible assets in the analysis (in addition to financial resources)
Kaplan and Norton (2001) Adjustment of the original version of BSCTo create a useful tool for nonprofit organisations
Moore (2003) Public value scorecard: adaptation of Kaplan and Norton's balanced scorecard with a focus on the “public value strategy” instead of competitive strategy. The public value scorecard considers a “strategic triangle,” including three key elements: social mission, legitimacy and support and organisational capabilitiesTo give managers the ability to consider all relevant aspects for the implementation of a strategy in the nonprofit context
Somers (2005) Social enterprise balanced scorecard (SEBC): adaptation of the Kaplan and Norton balanced scorecard for social enterprisesTo provide a tool for social organisations considering social goals above the financial perspective, the financial perspective with a focus on sustainability and a broadened customer perspective capturing a large number of stakeholder groups
Bull (2007) Adaptation of Kaplan and Norton's balanced scorecard for social enterprisesTo integrate social aspects in management control
To provide an easily adaptable tool for the multi-stakeholder context characterising social organisations
Mook et al., (2007) Expanded value added statement (EVAS): based on a traditional accounting statement but modified to include social and environmental itemsTo include the concept of intellectual capital in the social accounting model
To report the social value created in addition to the economic value added
Ebrahim and Rangan (2010) Contingency framework: a matrix referring to two characteristics of an organisation, the theory of change and the operational strategy, giving four broad types of results: niche, integrated, institutional and ecosystemTo measure social results and to examine the management control of organizations operating within the social sector
Bagnoli and Megali (2011) Multidimensional control model: analysis of economic and financial performance, social effectiveness and institutional legitimacyTo provide a performance measurement system based on a multidimensional control model for all social enterprises

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