2011年9月14日星期三

Management Control Systems: Performance Measurement, --Free PDF Ebook Download

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  • Paperback: 872 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (April 27, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780273708018
  • ISBN-13: 978-0273708018
  • ASIN: 0273708015
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.5 x 1.7 inches

    Product Description

    The book's key strengths are its real world, practical examples, the huge range of international case material, coverage of international issues and multinational organisations, and the coverage of ethics and not-for-profit issues. The book is perceived as thorough, logical, and easy to read.

    From the Back Cover

    Management Control Systems

    Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives

    Second Edition

    Kenneth A. Merchant and Wim A. Van der Stede

    With its unique range of international case studies, real-life examples and comprehensive coverage of the latest management control-related tools and techniques, this second edition of Management Control Systems is the ideal guide to this complex and multidimensional subject.

    The authors approach management control from an accounting perspective as they discuss issues of performance measurement and evaluation in detail. They also provide a broad perspective on control systems, with a focus on issues such as planning and budgeting systems, internal controls, corporate culture, corporate governance, and ethics. Their unique treatment of the subject is thorough, logical, and easy-to-read, and is perfect for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and practising professionals.

    "If this book were fiction, I would refer to it as a real page-turner."
    Eddy Vaassen, Universityof Maastricht

    Features

    In-depth analysis of the relationship between management theory and practice, with references to a host of specific decision-making situations. Case studies and real-life examples drawn from an international range of firms and companies, including Toyota, Citibank, and Lincoln Electric. Coverage of ethical and multinational issues, across a variety of businesses, industries and not-for-profit organizations. Assessment of management control-related tools, including Balanced Scorecards and EVA™, as well as non-financial measures of performance. Discussion of the similarities and differences between management control and internal control, with reference to Sarbanes-Oxley and similar movements worldwide. Fresh emphasis on management control systems in relation to corporate governance.

    The authors

    Kenneth A. Merchant is the Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at the University of Southern California. He is well-known internationally in the field of management accounting, and is a part-time research professor at the University of Maastricht.

    Wim A. Van der Stede is Professor of Management Accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science. An author and teacher, he brings a European perspective and a wealth of experience to this book.



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