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Understanding the context of balanced scorecard implementation: a hospital-based case study in Pakistan

Fauziah Rabbani1,8*, Sabrina NH Lalji1, Farhat Abbas2, SM Wasim Jafri3, Junaid A Razzak4, Naheed Nabi5, Firdous Jahan5, Agha Ajmal1, Max Petzold6, Mats Brommels7 and Goran Tomson8

1 Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan

2 Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan

3 Department of Medicine and Continuing Professional Education, Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan

4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan

5 Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan

6 Nordic School of Public Health, PO Box 12133, SE-40242 Göteborg, Sweden

7 Department of Public Health University of Helsinki, Finland and Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

8 Division of Global Health (IHCAR) Department of Public Health Sciences and Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

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Implementation Science 2011, 6:31 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-6-31

Published: 31 March 2011

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Additional file 1:

Institutional level scorecard developed in earlier study and customized BSCs for each of the respective units as part of the BSC implementation process in the current study presented in a tabular form.

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Organizational culture competing values model used to illustrate the culture of the 4 study units.

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Key informant interview guide developed based on PGF model.

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Diagrammatic representation of methodological triangulation in this case study.

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Research tactics used to strengthen this case study presented in a tabular form.

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