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  • February 1993 (Revised May 1993)
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Responsibility Centers and Performance Measurement

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
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Abstract

Introduces the concepts of responsibility centers and performance measurement. Expense centers, financial responsibilities such as profit centers, and investment centers are introduced, defined, and illustrated with simple examples.

Keywords

Accounting; Management Systems

Citation

Bruns, William J., Jr. "Responsibility Centers and Performance Measurement." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-101, February 1993. (Revised May 1993.)
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