Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to deepen students' knowledge about strategic management accounting and control in different contexts with regard to advanced professional tasks of corporate management. Upon completion of the course, the student will understand the usefulness of accounting information in management control, and in developing, implementing and evaluating strategies. The course provides insights into how to provide relevant management accounting information for strategic decision making and control, how to apply theory to solve practical problems, and how to plan and do master's theses in this field.

Contents

E.g., Key concepts; The changing role of management accountants; Strategic management accounting techniques; Interactions between modern information technology and management control; Management control and strategic management accounting research.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	16 h	0 h

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

1. PowerPoints in Moodle.
2. Bhimani – Horngren – Datar – Rajan: Management and Cost Accounting, Prentice Hall, 2012, selected chapters.
3. Hopper – Northcott – Scapens: Issues in Management Accounting, Pearson Education, London, 2007, selected chapters.
4. Merchant – Van der Stede: Management Control Systems: Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives, Prentice Hall, London, 3rd or 4th edition, 2012, selected chapters.
5. Chapman: Controlling Strategy: Management, Accounting and Performance Measurement. Oxford University Press, 2005, selected chapters.
6. Articles and other materials specified during lectures.

Further information

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