In November Putney Breeze Director Chris Catto had the pleasure of participating in the
8th Annual Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Conference held in Xiamen,
China.
Participating at the
conference ensures Putney Breeze keeps at the forefront of Business Performance management thinking globally.
Participants at the conference came from all corners of the globe including Sweden, Canada, Italy, UAE,
Nigeria, Japan, Malaysia, USA and UK.
Prof Thomas Hemmer - Rice
Uni, Prof Michael Bromwich - LSE, Prof Paul Scarbrough Brock Uni, Chris Catto Putney Breeze, Prof Suzana
Sulaiman & Prof Ibrahim Rahman Uni Teknologi Mara, Prof Jan Alpenberg Linnaeus Uni, Prof Normah Omar Uni
Teknologi Mara
Lead by APMAA President Professor Susumu Ueno (Konan University) and conference host Xiamen
University’s Professor Yuanlue Fu, the conference focused on the latest thinking in optimizing management
control and business performance.
Keynote speakers included Prof
Michael Bromwich LSE (London School of Economics), Prof Thomas Hemmer Rice University (USA) and Liqun Cai CEO
of Xiamen International Port Co Ltd.
Key trends and challenges in
performance management include;
1) Leveraging information
communication technology (ICT): connecting content and data structure with business purpose. Enabling repair,
flexibility, internal and goal transparency through (ICT).
2) Optimising incentives
and aligning management control mechanisms: Collaborating principles of managers, balancing long term goals and
short term rewards.
3) Identifying Product
profitability in new Economy: Making product development and product profitability decisions in the e-commerce
environment.
The conference provided
vehicle for thought leaders to share the latest thinking on business performance management. Chinese
participant provided interesting insights in developments in local practices. The conference was a valuable
meeting for Putney Breeze in establishing international contacts and ensuring Putney Breeze advises with
leading global thinking.
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For a sample of recent presentations by
Chris Catto click on the link Corporate Performance
Management
