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Management Control Systems: Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives

Autor Kenneth Merchant, Prof Wim Van der Stede
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 mar 2007
With its unique range of case studies, real life examples and comprehensive coverage of the latest management control-related tools and techniques, Management Control Systems is the ideal guide to this complex and multidimensional subject for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and practising professionals.
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ISBN-13: 9780273708018
ISBN-10: 0273708015
Pagini: 872
Dimensiuni: 189 x 246 x 38 mm
Greutate: 1.45 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
Locul publicării:Harlow, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Detailed Contents
 
Preface
 
PART I
THE CONTROL FUNCTION OF MANAGEMENT
1        Management and Control
          Management and control
          Causes of management control problems
          Characteristics of good management control
          Control problem avoidance
          Control alternatives
          Notes
          Leo’s Four-Plex Theatre
          Wong’s Pharmacy
          Private Fitness, Inc.
 
PART II
MANAGEMENT CONTROL ALTERNATIVES AND THEIR EFFECTS
2        Results Controls
          Prevalence of results controls
          Results controls and the control problems
          Elements of results controls
          Conditions determining the effectiveness of results controls
          Conclusion
          Armco, Inc. -- Midwestern Steel Division
          Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?
          HoustonFearless 76, Inc.
 
3        Action, Personnel, and Cultural Controls
          Action controls
          Action controls and the control problems
          Prevention versus detection
          Conditions determining the effectiveness of action controls
          Personnel controls
          Cultural controls
          Personnel/cultural controls and the control problems
          Effectiveness of personnel/cultural controls
          Conclusion
          Atlanta Home Loan
          Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (A)
          Axeon N.V.
 
4        Control System Tightness
          Tight results control
          Tight action controls
          Tight personnel/cultural controls
          Multiple forms of controls
          Conclusion
          Lincoln Electric Co.
          Controls at the Bellagio Casino Resort
 
5        Control System Costs
          Out-of-pocket costs
          Behavioral displacement
          Gamemanship
          Operating delays
          Negative attitudes
          Conclusion
          Sears Auto Centers (A)
          Disctech, Inc.
          Philip Anderson
 
6        Designing and Evaluating Management Control Systems
          Understanding what is desired and what is likely
          Decision 1: choice of controls
          Decision 2: Choice of control tightness
          Adapting to change
          Keeping a behavioral focus
          Maintaining good control
          Rabobank Nederland
          Airtex Aviation
          Puente Hills Toyota
 
PART III
FINANCIAL RESULTS CONTROL SYSTEMS
7        Financial Responsibility Centers
          Advantages of financial results control systems
          Types of financial responsibility centers
          Choice of financial responsibility centers
          The transfer pricing problem
          Conclusion
          Kranworth Chair Corporation
          ToyotaMotor Sales
          Zumwald, AG
          Global Investors, Inc.
          Boise Cascade Corporation
 
8        Planning and Budgeting
          Purposes of planning and budgeting systems
          Planning cycles
          Performance target setting
          Variations in practice
          Criticisms of companies’ planning and budgeting processes
          Conclusion
          Citibank Indonesia(HBS case no. 9-185-061 – same as in prior edition)
          HCC Industries (HBS case no. 9-189-096 – same as in prior edition)
          Borealis (HBS case no. 9-102-048 – new case)
          Patagonia, Inc. (same as in prior edition)
 
9        Incentive Systems
          Purposes of incentives
          Monetary incentives
          Incentive system design
          Criteria for evaluating incentive systems
          Group rewards
          Conclusion
          Superconductor Technologies, Inc.
          Loctite Company De Mexico, S.A.de C. V.
          Tsinghua Tongfang
 
PART IV
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT ISSUES AND THEIR EFFECTS
10      Financial Performance Measures and their Effects
          Value creation: the primary goal of for-profit organizations
          Market measures of performance
          Accounting measures of performance
          Investment and operating myopia
          Return-on-investment measures of performance
          Residual income measures as a possible solution to the ROI measurement problems
          Conclusion
          Behavioral Implications of Airline Depreciation Accounting Policy Choices
          Las Ferreterías de México, S.A. de C.V.
          Industrial Electronics
          Berkshire Industries PLC
 
11      Combinations of Measures and Other Remedies to the Myopia Problem
          Addressing the myopia problem
          Measure a set of value drivers: combination-of-measures systems
          Measure changes in shareholder value directly
          Control investments with preaction reviews
          Use “improved” accounting profit measures
          Extend the measurement horizon (use long-term incentive plans)
          Reduce pressure for short-term profit
          Conclusion
          Catalytic Solutions, Inc.
          Diagnostic Products Corporation
          Bank of the Desert (A) and (B)
          First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
 
12      Using Financial Results Control in the Presence of Uncontrollable Factors
          The controllability principle
          Types of uncontrollable factors
          Controlling for the distorting effects of uncontrollables
          Other uncontrollable factor issues
          Conclusion
          Olympic Car Wash
          Hoffman Discount Drugs, Inc.
          Formosa Plastics Group, Inc.
          Southern CaliforniaEdison
          Beifang Chuang Ye Vehicle Group
 
PART V: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, IMPORTANT CONTROL-RELATED ROLES, AND ETHICS
13      Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors
          The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
          Boards of directors
          Audit committees
          Compensation committees
          Conclusion
          Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.
          Financial Reporting Problems at Molex, Inc.
          Golden Parachutes?
          Vector Aeromotive Corporation
 
14      Controllers and Auditors
          Controllers
          Auditors
          Conclusion
          Don Russell: Experiences of a Controller/CFO
          ITT Corporation: Control of the Controllership Function, 1977 vs. 1991
          Desktop Solutions, Inc. (A): Audit of the St. LouisBranch
          Desktop Solutions, Inc. (B): Audit of Operations Group Systems
          Landale PLC
 
15      Management Control-Related Ethical Issues and Analyses
          The importance of good ethical analyses
          Ethical models
          Analyzing ethical issues
          Why do people behave unethically?
          Some common management control-related ethical issues
          Spreading good ethics within an organization
          Conclusion                    
          Two Budget Targets
          Conservative Accounting in the General Products Division
          Education Food Services at CentralMaineStateUniversity
          The “Sales Acceleration Program”
          Expiring Software License
          The PlatinumPointeLandDeal
          Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
 
PART VI
SIGNIFICANT SITUATIONAL INFLUENCES ON MANAGEMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
16      The Effects of Environmental Uncertainty, Organizational Strategy, and Multinationality on Management Control Systems
          Environmental uncertainty
          Organizational strategy
          Multinationality
          Conclusion
          Conagra Grocery Products Company
          LincolnElectric: Venturing Abroad
          Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd.
          Driessen Autogroep
 
17      Management Control in Non-Profit Organizations
          Differences in for-profit and non-profit organizations
          Goal ambiguity and conflict
          Difficulty in measuring performance
          Accounting differences
          External scrutiny
          Legal constraints
          Employee characteristics
          Services provide
          Conclusion
          BostonLyric Opera
          City of Yorba Linda, California
          Waikerie Co-Operative Producers Ltd.
          Universityof Southern California: RevenueCenterManagement System
 
Index
 
 
 
 

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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.
 
 
 

Caracteristici noi

  • Additional coverage of Sarbanes-Oxley and similar movements in other countries, which will take us into a discussion of the similarities and differences between management control and internal control. There will also be an extra case on this topic.
  • Improved the links to theory and related topics in the text
  • Better positioning of management control systems in relation to internal control and corporate governance
  • Added coverage of inter-organizational controls (supply chains and strategic alliances).
  • Added more discussion of balanced scorecards and non-financial measures of performance.
  • Added some discussion of control of projects and a case on the topic.
  • Strengthened the discussion of ethics.
  • Updated cases where appropriate and relevant.
  • Added shorter cases for 'class' or 'workshop' use
  • Fully updated the discussions and references in the entirety of the book.
  • Included an entirely new set of PowerPoint slides.
  • Added a case matrix to the instructor’s manual.