An International comparison of strategic management accounting practices
Author(s)
Guilding, Christopher
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2000
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Following a consideration of what accounting practices may comprise strategic management accounting (SMA), the results of a questionnaire survey investigating the incidence and perceived merit of 12 SMA practices are reported. The survey sample comprises large companies in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. There is a wide range of application rates for the 12 practices appraised; competitor accounting and strategic pricing are the most widely-used. Most of the SMA practices appraised are not widely used. However, based on the perceptions of the benefits from adopting such practices, the potential for ...
View more >Following a consideration of what accounting practices may comprise strategic management accounting (SMA), the results of a questionnaire survey investigating the incidence and perceived merit of 12 SMA practices are reported. The survey sample comprises large companies in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. There is a wide range of application rates for the 12 practices appraised; competitor accounting and strategic pricing are the most widely-used. Most of the SMA practices appraised are not widely used. However, based on the perceptions of the benefits from adopting such practices, the potential for greater use exists in all countries examined. Cross-country comparisons highlight fairly similar levels of SMA usage. However, when controlling for company size, there is a suggestion that some practices are used relatively more in N.Z. and relatively less in the U.K. and U.S. There appears to be negligible use of the term 'strategic management accounting' in organizations and practising accountants have a limited appreciation of what the term means.
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View more >Following a consideration of what accounting practices may comprise strategic management accounting (SMA), the results of a questionnaire survey investigating the incidence and perceived merit of 12 SMA practices are reported. The survey sample comprises large companies in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. There is a wide range of application rates for the 12 practices appraised; competitor accounting and strategic pricing are the most widely-used. Most of the SMA practices appraised are not widely used. However, based on the perceptions of the benefits from adopting such practices, the potential for greater use exists in all countries examined. Cross-country comparisons highlight fairly similar levels of SMA usage. However, when controlling for company size, there is a suggestion that some practices are used relatively more in N.Z. and relatively less in the U.K. and U.S. There appears to be negligible use of the term 'strategic management accounting' in organizations and practising accountants have a limited appreciation of what the term means.
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Journal Title
Management Accounting Research
Volume
11
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© 2000 Elsevier : Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher : This journal is available online - use hypertext links.
Subject
Applied Economics
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Sociology