ACCA Applied Skills · Performance Management · Performance analysis
In Fitzgerald and Moon's Building Block model, which of the following is a 'dimension' rather than a 'standard' or 'reward' block?
Competitive performance is a dimension in the Building Block model, being one of the results dimensions alongside financial performance. Ownership and achievability are standards, and clarity is a reward characteristic, so they are not dimensions.
- AOwnership of targets by employees
- BCompetitive performanceCorrect
- CAttainability of targets
- DClarity of targets
Explanation
The Building Block model has dimensions (results and determinants), standards (ownership, achievability, equity) and rewards (clarity, motivation, controllability). Competitive performance is a results dimension. Ownership and attainability are standards, and clarity is a reward characteristic.
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