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Book SynopsisAdvances in Management Accounting publishes thoughtful, well-developed articles across a broad spectrum of current topics in the field of management accounting, using a variety of research methods including survey research, field tests, corporate case studies and modeling. Volume 26 exemplifies the broad scope of Advances in Management Accounting, examining a number of areas within management accounting.
Trade ReviewEditors Epstein and Malina present readers with a collection of academic and professional perspectives on management accounting and tracking practices regarding research and development, production, supply, and a variety of other processes. The six contributions that make up the main body of the text are focused on presentation formats, performance outcomes, and the implications for performance evaluations; evidence on the sticky behavior of costs; methods for cost management during product development; and other related topics. Marc J. Epstein is a retired faculty member of Rice University in Texas. Mary A. Malina is a faculty member of the University of Colorado Denver. -- Annotation * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsPresentation Formats, Performance Outcomes, and Implications for Performance Evaluations - Lasse Mertins and Lourdes Ferreira White Turnover and Unit-Level Financial Performance: An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Voluntary and Involuntary Turnover in Unskilled Jobs - James W. Hesford, Mary A. Malina and Mina Pizzini The Association between the Use of Management Accounting Practices with Organizational Change and Organizational Performance - Nuraddeen Abubakar Nuhu, Kevin Baird and Ranjith Appuhami How Management Control Practices Enable Strategic Alignment during the Product Development Process - Chris Akroyd, Sharlene Sheetal Narayan Biswas and Sharon Chuang Methods for Cost Management during Product Development: A Review and Comparison of Different Literatures - Marc Wouters, Susana Morales, Sven Grollmuss and Michael Scheer Additional Evidence on the Sticky Behavior of Costs - Chandra Subramaniam and Marcia Weidenmier Watson
