Best practices in management accounting

Management accounting has undergone significant evolution moving away from rigid budgeting programs and static output measures to comprehensive approaches of value identification and measurement. The book provides case studies, commentary and analysis from international experts in management accounting across the contemporary focus areas. GREG N. GREGORIOU Professor of Finance at State University of New York (Plattsburgh), USA. He is hedge fund editor and editorial board member for the 'Journal of Derivatives and Hedge Funds', as well as editorial board member for the 'Journal of Wealth Management', the 'Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions', 'Market Integrity', 'IEB International Journal of Finance', and the 'Brazilian Business Review'. Professor Gregoriou has published numerous books, book chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals. His interests focus on hedge funds, funds of funds, and CTAs. He is also on the curriculum committee of the Chartered Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) and an EDHEC Research Associate in Nice, France. . NIGEL FINCH Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Sydney Business School and a Visiting Fellow at Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles in the areas of accounting and financial decision making. Dr. Finch is rated among the top 250 business authors in the world according tothe Social Science Research Network (SSRN) and he is actively engaged in management education and business advisory in Australia and Asia. Dr. Finch is thejoint founding editor of the 'Journal of Applied Research in Accounting and Finance', editorial board member for 'Journal of Intellectual Capital', 'Managerial Finance and Market Integrity' and co-author of 'Fundamentals of CorporateFinance'. INDICE: PART I: BUDGETING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS - The Rhetoric and the Reality of Budget Participation; 'N.P.Barsky - 'Inter-Organisational Relationships as a Complex Adaptive System; 'J.Rooney - 'Management Accounting in a Lean Environment; 'M.Bartolini, R.Silvi' &' F.Visani - 'What Really Happens with Performance Management Systems; 'N.P.Barsky' &' G.Marchant - 'Recent Developments in the Representation of Management Controls; 'J.Rooney ' - PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting;'N.Finch - 'Management Accounting Practices for Sustainability; 'J.Kumarasiri- 'An Integrated Package of Environmental Management Control Systems; 'M.L.Baker, D.A.Brown' &' T.Malmi' - PART III: INTANGIBLES AND NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES - Efficiency Measurement for Supplier Selection - A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach; 'K.Moller, R.Silvi' &' F.Visani - 'Intangible Assets: Value Drivers for Competitive Advantages; 'P.M.Madhani - 'Strategic PerformanceMeasurement System and Managerial Judgments; 'M.Cheng - 'French Perspectives on Non-Financial Indicators as a Managerial Information System; 'E.Poincelot' &' G.Wegmann - 'Management Tools for Evaluating Performance and Value Creationin Sports Organizations; 'A.Barajas' - PART IV: PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT - Measuring Government Performance: The Role of the Balanced Scorecard;' Z.Hoque -'Performance Measurement and Value Drivers in the Public Sector; 'S.Cuganesan' &' J.Foreman - 'Balanced Scorecard as a Performance Management Tool for Museums; 'T.Haldma' &' K.Lääts'

• ISBN: 978-0-230-35836-2
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés