Strategic performance evaluation according to the entrance of balanced performance measurement BSC An Empirical Study in Elaf Islamic Bank

Abstract

Strategic performance evaluation is one of the most important duties of the high management because of what organizations face of increasing pressures which originate from the dynamicity of changer in the environment of these organizations . specifically in the last three decades .
These very rapid changes led to the serious need of a different view to the process of strategic performance evaluation . this need fulfills the present requirement and suits the increasing changes of the environment . Anew away of performance evaluation emerges namely the balanced scorecard as a way which depends on non – financial indexes in addition to the classic financial indexes.
The study aims of knowing the results that can be achieved if this way of strategic performance evaluation is used in one of the Iraqi local banks , namely Elaf Islamic Bank . The study presents a number of recommendations in the light of the results reached at .