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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784717403321

Titolo

Management accounting in less developed countries [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: Chandana Alawattage, Trevor Hopper and Danture Wickramasinghe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007

ISBN

1-281-07927-8

9786611079277

1-84663-619-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Collana

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

Altri autori (Persone)

AlawattageChandana

HopperTrevor

WickramasingheDanture

Disciplina

658.1511

Soggetti

Managerial accounting - Developing countries

Accounting - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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