The spring load restriction policy of Minnesota has been in effect for over 50 years with little consideration given to the cost that it imposes on the freight industry. A cost-benefit study was recently commissioned to examine the policy. The cost-benefit analysis required a precise estimate of...

English abstract: This article examines how managers in a municipal social service department use and interpret accounting information and make sense of changes in social work when new methods of cost control, and consequently a need for a more cost-conscious behavior, are introduced. Previous...

English abstract: Allocation models distribute resources from an overarching level of control to decentralized service provider units using mathematical formulas. Performance based allocation models are characterized by involving incentives for effect. This article discusses how the production...