Management Accounting and Control

The Management Accounting and Control research group contributes to conceptual and practical knowledge about management accounting and related areas.

This private, public, and not-for-profit sector research is informed by a variety of research methods and theoretical perspectives.

The objective of this research group is to pursue knowledge of management accounting in a New Zealand and international context and share this knowledge through research-lead teaching and the publication of academic and practitioner focused literature.

This group comprises several academics, with their research covering a wide range of management accounting interests. These research interests include:

• management controls systems (MCS)
• performance measurement and cost management systems in service and manufacturing industries
• customer profitability analysis and other customer accounting techniques
• history of management accounting and MCS
• performance measurement and cultural factors in the context of multinational corporations
• environmental management and MCS
• performance measurement and management in public sector organisations
• developments in management accounting with a specific focus on organisational performance and strategy
• cost measurement
• risk management and MCS
• management accounting and sustainability.

Members of the Management Accounting and Control Research Interest Group

Members