The appreciation of the performances of the enterprise are made, as a rule, by ways of indicators which are of accounting type, the result of financial exercise, profit or loss, being mostly used. This result can be determined differently, according to approaches of patrimonial, economic or...

As the title suggests, the article aims to go beyond traditional accounting that we are used to, towards a new dimensions of it, known as green accounting. In this report we sought to emphasize the role, the importance of green accounting, which must be seen as a complement to traditional...

This paper offers a generic and rational construction of Balanced Scorecard. The construction involves implementing a time-managed approach to identify the evolution of the main contributors to the current company’s strategy as well as their behavior in the future organizational...

This paper studies the relationship between structural equation modeling and Balanced Scorecard in a Swiss non-profit establishment. Using financial and non-financial performance indicators collected directly from the organization, the paper proposes a rational construction and analysis of...

In Today's competitive markets, one of the main conditions of the surviving of enterprises is the necessity to have effective performance management systems. Decisions must be taken by the management according to the performance of assets. In the transition from industrial society to information...

(VF) Les déterminants justifiant l'utilisation des critères non financiers pour évaluer ou piloter la performance renvoient à des explications théoriques en liaison avec les approches contractuelles et cognitives. L'objectif de notre article est de proposer pour ces deux approches une...

Strategic cost management is deliberate decision-making aimed at aligning the firm's cost structure with its strategy and optimizing the enactment of the strategy. Alignment and optimization must comprehend the full value chain and all stakeholders to ensure long run sustainable profits for the...

The term quot;strategic management accountingquot; has been in the management accounting literature for more than a decade. Despite many papers on the subject, there still seems to be a paucity of examples of strategic management accounting actually being used. This paper argues that the...

Under conditions of harsh competition, strategies based on just one perspective, such as cost leadership differentiated products or niche focus, cease to become viable. This paper describes, by reference to a wide set of case studies on Japanese companies, the form that competition takes and the...

The success of Japanese and south-east Asian firms in world markets over recent decades is well known. Playing by 'new' rules, these firms have pursued global strategies which many Western firms have found difficult to confront. Moreover, the rules are continually evolving. This paper analyses...