The international convergence of management accounting practices is widely discussed in the field of comparative management accounting research. Previous research has focused on the dissemination of particular management accounting techniques, triggered primarily by multinational companies that...

This paper contributes to the discussion of international convergence in management accounting, which has included only limited empirical data. Building on institutional theory, we have analysed cross-sectional field study data from a unique set of manufacturing companies in Brazil and Germany....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate change processes within German and Spanish management accounting which are induced by the recent economic crisis. To illuminate these changes, a particular emphasis is put on budgeting processes and the role of management accountants....

Exchange rare fluctuations complicate the cross-border planning-, control- and co-ordination process in the long-term. The preparation and controlling of budgets as a classic management accounting instrument in the international context also requires a conversion of exchange rates. This article...

This essay gives an overview of the special features of funding foreign subsidiaries. The central issue discussed is the possibility of funding by equity capital borrowed capital in the form of loans and trade accounts payable. Various envirenmental settings are introduced which lead to...

We analyze the handling of strategic management accounting in the 20 general management accounting textbooks that are perceived as most important in German- and in English-speaking countries. Our analysis shows that strategic management accounting is not integrated into textbooks within a...

Recent studies on open-book accounting focus mainly on the functions and consequences, difficulties, and determinants of interorganizational cost management. Research is also generally based on case studies. To offer a new direction, we seek to detect and systematize applications of open-book...