Top Executive Audits: Strategic Reviews of Operational Activities

Witcher, Barry J., Chau, Vinh Sum, Harding, Paul (2007) Top Executive Audits: Strategic Reviews of Operational Activities. Managerial Auditing Journal, 22 (1). pp. 95-105. ISSN 0268-6902. (doi:10.1108/02686900710715666) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:25559)

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Abstract

Purpose – The paper explores the involvement of top management in strategic reviews of the

organization’s operational activities (known as top executive audits or TEAs). These are discussed in

relation to strategy process and business excellence.

Design/methodology/approach – The case of Nissan South Africa (NSA) is used to illustrate their

importance and their relation to hoshin kanri (policy deployment) practice.

Findings – The paper argues that TEAs are a very important and integrative aspect of the holistic

management of the organization. TEAs are also crucial to hoshin kanri and facilitate operational

effectiveness.

Originality/value – The paper suggests that strategic reviews, such as TEAs, are best operated

when integrated together as an organization-wide managed system of review.

Keywords Auditing, Chief executives, Performance management, Strategic management

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1108/02686900710715666
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Leadership and Management
Depositing User:	J. Ziya
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2010 14:54 UTC
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2021 10:03 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/25559 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Chau, Vinh Sum.

Creator's ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4030-8953
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