Management system standards (MSS), such as ISO standards, TQM, etc. are widely -used standards adopted by millions of organizations worldwide. It is still an unclear question whether these standards are beneficial for an organization, besides the fact that they might be required or expected by...

The balanced scorecard is one of the most successful, endurable management concepts in recent years. The balanced scorecard is a performance measurement tool developed in 1992 by Harvard Business School professor Robert S. Kaplan and management consultant David P. Norton. Kaplan and Norton's...

Chapter 1 An overview of Management Control Frameworks and their implications to the practice -- Chapter 2 Contemporary management control systems research in Japan -- Chapter 3 Management Control Frameworks and management accounting tools: A bibliographic Study of Contemporary Research in Japan...