Authors: Frank Azimont; Luis Araujo
This paper examines how the use of performance indicators are intertwined with the definition of managerial responsibilities and accountability mechanisms within a fuel retailing company. Following the introduction of category management in the focal company, the range of performance indicators in use is transformed with important consequence for both supplier relationships and the outline of product-markets. Our study shows performance indicators as plastic and reconfigurable intermediaries, shaping visions of the business and the markets in which it operates. In short, apparently mundane performance indicators prove to be devices with significant impact on the company’s representations of the markets, opening discussions on strategic matters which affect the outline and structure of markets.
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Publish Year: 2008
Conference: Uppsala, Sweden (2008)