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This paper tackles the reasons for Balanced Scorecard failures in the companies. The aim of the first part is to present the essence, characteristics of Balanced Scorecard as an effective tool of making decisions, that are more efficient and diverse, in companies. The further goal was to show various type of failures during Balanced Scorecard implementation. The paper pinpoints three theoretical underpinnings and the current analysis of the reasons for BSC failures from the perspective of different authors.