This single-case study explores whether Lean management can improve efficiency in patient treatment at hospitals. Using a case study methodology, we investigate the implementation of Lean at Odense University Hospital (Denmark) and rely on both qualitative and quantitative data for our analysis....

Purpose: Advancements in technology, changing customer demands or new market entrants are often seen as a necessary condition to trigger the creation of new Business Models, or disruptive change in existing ones. Yet, the sufficient condition is often determined by pricing and how customers are...

The paper reviews the literature on the adoption and implementation (A&I) process of activity-based costing (ABC). The paper finds that the majority of the studies have tried to identify technical, behavioral, organizational and other contextual factors that result in the adoption and successful...

Strategy execution has advanced to the area of not-for-profit, hybrid, as well as government organizations. The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) that lays a distinct focus on aligning strategic initiatives with non-financial indicators. This case study...

Incentive systems form an integral part of effective management control systems. Respective targets need to be grounded in measurable data, which is often provided through costing information and transfer pricing. This case study explores how the aforementioned tools help a division of an...

Sustainable food production and delivery increasingly matters to end consumers. Sustainability accounting and control practices can ensure that companies hold themselves accountable to these standards. The case study explores how tools such as the Sustainability Balanced Scorecard can support...

This paper investigates the relative and incremental information content of KPMG's recently developed metric for shareholder value creation: earnings less risk-free interest charge (ERIC). We assess if ERIC has a better ability to predict stock returns than earnings, cash flow from operations...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize how past corporate social responsibility (CSR) affects the occurrence of organizational misconduct by the means of moral licensing. Design/methodology/approach - To this end, the authors conduct a conceptual review and develop a framework...