Management accounting in less developed countries / guest editors: Chandana Alawattage, Trevor Hopper and Danture Wickramasinghe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alawattage, Chandana.

Hopper, Trevor.

Wickramasinghe, Danture.

Series:

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change - Issue 3, Volume 3

Journal of accounting and organizational change ; 3, no. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Managerial accounting--Developing countries.

Managerial accounting.

Accounting--Developing countries.

Accounting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book contains seven papers selected for a special edition devoted to management accounting in less developed countries. Accounting research in less developed countries needs to address issues of poverty reduction, corruption, community involvement, history, culture, and politics, and examine a wider spectrum of organizations ranging from households to non governmental organizations. Effective management accounting in less developed countries may require broader, simpler, open and transparent, sometimes informal systems developed locally. Here you will find a collection of mainly empiric

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editor's note; Introduction to management accounting in less developed countries; Public sector performance measurement in developing countries; Community-led initiatives: reforms for better accountability?; ERP customization failure; An exploratory study of financial priorities, financial planning and control practices in voluntary organisations; Who is fooling who?; The use of costing information in Egypt: a research note; Call for papers

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-07927-8

9786611079277

1-84663-619-1

OCLC:

182539917