There have been several studies of the diffusion of new management accounting practices. Respondents were asked to answer questions in a questionnaire covering four variables: level of knowledge, level of attitude, priority of usage and level of benefit for 15 new accounting practices. The...

This paper presents a model of the results account specific for the method of Activity Based Costing (ABC), starting from its definition, component and typology. There are also described the defining elements of the results account in its quality of instrument of measuring and monitoring the...

ABSTRACT. This article highlights the authors attempt to identify modern cost calculation methodsand appropriate performance measurement tools and their integration in order to improve theperformance of the economic entities from the wine sector in Romania. Identifying methods andtools for...

This paper reports on the findings of a survey on management accounting systems in 289 Italian organisations. The research studied the adoption of three specific techniques: ABC/ABM, Balanced Scorecard and EVAâ„¢, analysing the key success factors of companies which claimed to adopt them,...

There have been several studies of the diffusion of new management accounting practices. Respondents were asked to answer questions in a questionnaire covering four variables: level of knowledge, level of attitude, priority of usage and level of benefit for 15 new accounting practices. The...

This paper reports on a survey of management accounting practices in 52 South African firms. The survey was conducted in 2001 between January and April. The changes that have taken place in the field of management accounting and the factors that may have prompted management accounting change are...

This article focuses on cost analysis and specific tools of Activity-Based Costing(ABC) method. After presenting the main categories of operating costs of ABC method it isswitching to presenting the most important tools for monitoring and measuring performance, suchas the dashboard, balanced...

Activity-based costing (ABC) provides an information basis for monitoring and controlling one of two possible sources of competitive advantage, low-cost production and low-cost distribution. On the basis of cost information about particular processes and activities, management may determine...

This paper reports on the findings of a survey on management accounting systems in 289 Italian organisations. The research studied the adoption of three specific techniques: ABC/ABM, Balanced Scorecard and EVAâ¢, analysing the key success factors of companies which claimed to adopt them, their...