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In this paper, I present and discuss a theory of management control based on Transaction Cost Economics. This theory specifies the composition of various archetypal control structures, and links these to their respective habitat. These are: (1) arm's length control; (2) machine control; (3)...
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In this paper, I present a theory of management control based on Transaction Cost Economics. This theory seeks to integrate into a single framework a set of insights as to the nature of the organization's activities, the control problems that are inherent in these activities, and the unique...
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, regulators and standard setters such as the International Accounting Standards Board express a strong preference for using quoted … pricing model, and discuss why a risk measurement approach that makes use of fundamental (accounting) information could serve …
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properly. The (interrelated) roles of accounting in a contractual realm as well as in self-regulating processes of relational …
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latter. Accountancy, part of economics, draws on utilitarian ethics, but not solely so. Accounting, in addition, draws on … deontological and communitarian strands in ethics. The article suggests that the teaching of accounting – especially to non …
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Arnick Boons (1957) is part time Professor in Management Accounting & Control at RSM Erasmus University. He obtained a … operational excellence. In this inaugural address he discusses recent developments in the area of management accounting and … control, and in particular he explores the implications of customer value management for the design of management accounting …
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has had only very little impact on the design of management accounting and control systems in organizations. Consequently …, management accounting is (again) at risk of becoming irrelevant. To secure its relevance, management accountants need to become …-making behavior as a response to quantitative information. Academic management accounting research should facilitate this development …
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Is Financial Accounting too practical for research? I was recently asked this question during an interview, and it … practice? Or is it not clear what Financial Accounting is really about, and that it is more than bookkeeping? Using examples of … recent research, I show why Financial Accounting is certainly not too practical for theory. The question whether Financial …
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We examine the relationship between exchange-rate changes and stock returns for a sample of Dutch firms over 1994-1998. We find that over 50% of the firms are significantly exposed to exchange-rate risk. Furthermore, all firms with significant exchange-rate exposure benefit from a depreciation...
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This paper analyzes the cost of capital of firms with foreign equity listings. Our purpose is to shed light on the question whether international and domestic asset pricing models yield a different estimate of the cost of capital for cross-listed stocks. We distinguish between (i) the...
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