“The Town Kitchen, PBC” (TTK) is a set of cases that may be taught alone (Case A) or in sequence (Cases A&B). Case A focuses on both structural and executional cost management actions of a new CEO who was hired to transition an entrepreneurial start up organization that was at risk of...

'The Town Kitchen, PBC' (TTK) is a set of cases that may be taught alone (Case A) or in sequence (Cases A&B). Case A focuses on both structural and executional cost management actions of a new CEO who was hired to transition an entrepreneurial start up organization that was at risk of failure to...

An opportunity to study the technical and organizational impact of management accounting system changes has emerged with companies' adoption of activity-based costing (ABC). This paper provides a structured account of experimentation with, and adoption and adaptation of ABC in General Motors...