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.