Top executive audits: strategic reviews of operational activities

Abstract

Purpose – The paper explores the involvement of top management in strategic reviews of the \norganization’s operational activities (known as top executive audits or TEAs). These are discussed in \nrelation to strategy process and business excellence. \nDesign/methodology/approach – The case of Nissan South Africa (NSA) is used to illustrate their \nimportance and their relation to hoshin kanri (policy deployment) practice. \nFindings – The paper argues that TEAs are a very important and integrative aspect of the holistic \nmanagement of the organization. TEAs are also crucial to hoshin kanri and facilitate operational \neffectiveness. \nOriginality/value – The paper suggests that strategic reviews, such as TEAs, are best operated \nwhen integrated together as an organization-wide managed system of review. \nKeywords Auditing, Chief executives, Performance management, Strategic management

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