Performance evaluation and management within multi-national companies

The success of any investment, the performance and long-term viability of the business depend to the same extent on a series of fundamental decisions, whether individual or collective, of the management team. Each of these decisions ultimately has an economic impact on the business. A common element of all decisions is the fact that they are weighed from an economic point of view, so that a decision, before it is taken, is analyzed from the perspective of the expected cash benefits, compared to the costs involved. In this context, managers must carefully evaluate the probability that the net volume of resources allocated directly or indirectly through the decision taken will be recoverable and profitable over time, through the changes that the decision-making and the allocation of funds bring to incomes and expenses. Managers are also the ones who must clearly identify the information necessary to carry out some analyses, as their effect will inevitably affect the performance and value of the business. The obtained results are then periodically analyzed, either with the help of data from the financial statements, or by using specific economic analyses.