Entendimento do uso das ferramentas de gestão de desempenho para o comércio varejista : um estudo exploratório

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the perception of 16 executives of a planning group in a retail company concerning the use of performance management tools, so as to obtain competitive advantage. This research was composed of two methodological parts: the first one was exploratory, through bibliographic research, and the second one was exploratory, through the use of a questionnaire, and the results were treated by means of descriptive and discrimination statistics. Taking into account the obtained concordance rates, those results show that the subjects believe the company has an integrated management. However, 62% state that there is not an adequate alignment between the decisions made in several areas in the company and the operational area. Furthermore, only 56% believe that all areas in the company are integrated. The results indicate that the Performance Management Model was not totally established in the company, because only some subjects reported having perceived the indicated goals. The main tools used by the company in its Performance Management were the budget and the Balanced Score Card BSC, as well as People Management. Through this research, it was possible to present the subjects´ perception concerning the Performance Management. However, the results suggest that new studies should be done, for instance, with more subjects, or changing the focus to other areas in the Retail Sector or even focusing the differences among subjects