Business Performance Measurement of Small and Medium Enterprises in China-A Literature Review

Mengning He, Raquel Pérez Estébanez

Resumen


Business performance measurement is an important method for enterprises to improve internal management and increase economic benefits. With the development of economy and the coming of the era of knowledge economy, performance evaluation is changing from the traditional performance model that relies on financial indicators to the strategic performance model that combines
non-financial indicators. Through the analysis of Chinese and western enterprise performance evaluation indicators and methods, this paper summarizes the resea rch result of business performance measurement, especially the research status and limitations of Chinese small and medium-
sized enterprise performance measurement.

Palabras clave


Business Performance Measurement; Small and Medium Enterprises; China; Financial indicators; Non-financial indicators.

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