Advances in Management Accounting - by Chris Akroyd (Hardcover)

About the Book

Volume 37 of Advances in Management Accounting features a diverse range of authors from around the world, focusing on theoretically sound and practical management accounting research which has a cutting-edge and wide-reaching appeal to both academics and practitioners.

Book Synopsis

Volume 37 of Advances in Management Accounting uses a variety of methods, from experiments and case studies to surveys, to build upon existing knowledge within the management accounting discipline. Containing a diverse range of authors from around the world, this publication focuses on theoretically sound and practical research which has a cutting-edge and wide-reaching appeal to academics and practitioners.

Showcasing methods of and analysis on varied statistical testing and performance measurement models, this edited collection will appeal to both management accounting academics and professionals. Topics analysed include the effects and significance of statistical testing, the limits and goals of such testing and modelling, compensation moderation, and how to handle ethical issues affecting management accounting.

Advances in Management Accounting (AIMA) publishes thought-provoking volumes that advance knowledge in the management accounting discipline and are of interest to both academics and practitioners. The series seeks thoughtful, well-developed articles on a variety of current topics in management accounting, broadly defined. AIMA seeks to publish commentaries on research methodology and new management accounting areas of interest as well as papers using research methods including survey research, field tests, case studies, experiments, meta-analyses, and modelling.

About the Author

Chris Akroyd is Professor of Accounting at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His primary research areas include management accounting and control systems with a focus on innovation, social and environmental sustainability, and entrepreneurial firms. His research has appeared in Management Accounting Research, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Accounting & Finance, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Sustainability Accounting, Management & Policy Journal. He is the Series Editor of Advances in Management Accounting