Search for dissertations about: "managerial accounting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words managerial accounting.

  2. 1. Roles of Accounting Information in Managerial Work

    Author : Cecilia Gullberg; Jan Lindvall; Alf Westelius; Matti Skoog; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Accounting information; Managerial work; Managers; Management Accounting Systems; Accounting information systems; Informational resources; Construction industry; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Managerial work has been described as fragmented, action-oriented, and highly interpersonal, leaving limited room for formal planning and analysis. Even so, managers are expected to engage with accounting information for planning and analysing their area of responsibility. READ MORE

  4. 2. Costs and Benefits of Delegation : Managerial Discretion as a Bridge between Strategic Management and Corporate Governance

    Author : Yuliya Ponomareva; Sven-Olof Yrjö Collin; Ruth Aguilera; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Managerial discretion; board of directors; agency theory; delegation; control; transition economy; Sweden; Ekonomistyrning; Ekonomistyrning;

    Abstract : This dissertation addresses the question of effective delegation, exploring it through the concept of managerial discretion (i.e., a latitude of managerial actions, which lie in the zone of shareholders’ acceptance). READ MORE

  5. 3. Managerial Environmental Accounting in Construction Projects - Discussions on its Usability and Role in Decision Making

    Author : Pernilla Gluch; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; environmental accounting; construction projects; LCC; environmental management; decision making; construction industry; CEE;

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  6. 4. Essays on behavioral determinants of earnings quality

    Author : Savvas Papadopoulos; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Företagsledare; Redovisning; Accounting; Executives;

    Abstract : The neoclassical economic view of the firm - upon which most of the empirical financial accounting research is based - assumes that managers are rational wealth optimizers. Therefore, managers are considered homogeneous and selfless inputs into the production process, and this implies that different managers are perfect substitutes for one another. READ MORE

  7. 5. Management accounting in farm businesses

    Author : Uliana Gottlieb; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis examines what management accounting (MA) practices are used in farms, how they are shaped and what their implications are. The four papers illustrate numerous linkages between MA, accountability, the firm, the manager and the wider context. READ MORE