Management Control Systems

By Wim Van der Stede

Renowned for its authorship, its excellently researched material and wealth of international examples from real companies, this bestselling advanced management accounting textbook is essential to gain a grasp of this important subject. Whether or not you have a management background, the clear explanations in this textbook will introduce you to the authors' leading framework and approach, and will help you understand a wide variety of performance measures and controls and how to use them. An extensive range of 75 case studies grounds the concepts in reality, emphasizing the difference that well-designed controls can make. Key features A brand new chapter has been introduced on environmental, social and governance issues, including corporate social responsibility, in order to reflect new initiatives and policies in today's organizations and the impact that these have, Comprehensive and detailed coverage of measures focused on results but also broader management controls with aims other than profit maximization, Examples and cases are updated and bringing the subject to life for example by exploring well-known businesses such as Microsoft and the implications of infamous scandals such as Carillion, New to this edition is consideration of the impacts of recent global shocks and world events and how these have influenced companies This title was recommended as a significant textbook within Bruno S. Frey and Christoph A. Schaltegger (eds), 21st Century Economics - Economic Ideas You Should Read and Remember (Springer, 2019).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1292444134
• ISBN13: 9781292444130
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 808 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.7"