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Management Accounting, Human Resource Policies and Organisational Performance in Canada, Japan and the UK

  • 1st Edition - January 4, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Reza Kouhy, Rishma Vedd, Takeo Yoshikawa, John Innes
  • Language: English

Management Accounting, Human Resource Policies and Organisational Performance in Canada, Japan and the UK examines the relationships between HR policies, management accountin… Read more

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Description

Management Accounting, Human Resource Policies and Organisational Performance in Canada, Japan and the UK examines the relationships between HR policies, management accounting and organisational performance on the basis of international case studies and interviews across a range of industries from building materials to software development.

  • Explores the relationship between different HR policies and organisational performance and how management accountants can establish links between the two
  • The first to extend existing research into Japanese companies to give a different perspective and another point of comparison
  • Case study results are tested in the telephone survey for better accuracy and insight

Key features

  • Original, cutting-edge research funded by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Unique international perspective: extends existing research into Japanese companies to give a different perspective and another point of comparison
  • Results of six extensive case studies and 100 telephone interviews

Readership

Primary: Academics and researchers of management accounting. Secondary: Managers and management accountants.

Table of contents

1. Introduction and Literature Review; 2. Case A; 3. Case B; 4. Case C; 5. Case D; 6. Case E; 7. Case F; 8. Cross-case Analysis and Telephone Interviews; 9. Conclusions

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 4, 2010
  • Language: English

About the authors

RK

Reza Kouhy

Affiliations and expertise
Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland

RV

Rishma Vedd

Affiliations and expertise
California State University, Northridge, USA

TY

Takeo Yoshikawa

Affiliations and expertise
Graduate School of Hosei University, Japan

JI

John Innes

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus of Accounting at the University of Dundee.