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Superlatives are commonplace in descriptions of traditional budgeting. Within managerial accounting techniques, it is … criticism of traditional budgeting practices due to their inflexibility and consumption of resources, the existing studies have … information on approaches developed to enhance traditional budgeting methods. Subsequently, research was conducted on the extent …
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planning function, the greater the extent to which business analytics is used in the budgeting process. In contrast, we find no …Since the use of business analytics promises automation of business processes and time savings, the budgeting process … business analytics in the budgeting process and its effect on satisfaction with the budgeting process. Specifically, we focus …
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We study the relative efficiency of centralized versus decentralized organizational forms given optimized managerial performance evaluation within an incomplete contracting framework with risk‐averse agents under moral hazard. Decentralization and performance evaluation are complementary...
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Accounting has been identified as a key area to inform managers seeking to transform businesses towards sustainability. Empirical research, however, shows that management accountants are scarcely involved in sustainability accounting. This paper contributes to understanding their barriers, using...
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This empirical study investigates the relationships between management control systems and social and environmental risks. Building on Simons' Levers of Control conceptual framework, this study proposes that companies facing social and environmental risks will enhance the quality of their...
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This report summarizes 39 detailed ETLA case studies of global value chains (GVCs). The findings suggest that the value added in global value chains is less tied to their tangible aspects than what conventional wisdom suggests. Intangible aspects of GVCs tend to be more important, but their poor...
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This paper contributes to the strategic alliance literature by undertaking a literature review of the burgeoning strategic alliance literature published in the last three decades in the mainstream management journals to fulfil two primary objectives. First, to bring a coherent structure into the...
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The article examines the essence, main principles and objectives of the management policy at the enterprise. Author investigates in the position of management accounting in the enterprise management and structures the levels of management of the economic entity. A conceptual framework of...
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For decades, management accounting and control (MAC) researchers have employed a diverse set of source disciplines to predict and examine behavior, and psychology is among the most frequently drawn upon. Although the literature confirms that psychological theories are highly relevant to MAC...
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Measuring innovation is a challenging but essential task to improve business performance. To tackle this task, key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used to measure and monitor innovation. The objective of this study is to explore how KPIs, designed for measuring innovation, are used in...
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