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Management accounting:
information for managing
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Shareholder value
The value that shareholders or owners place on a business
Resources
Financial and non-financial, including information, work processes, employees, committed customers and suppliers
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Accounting staff may be found in each operating division Management accounting increasingly involves managers in other areas of the business
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Vision
The desired future state or aspiration of an organisation Use by senior managers to focus the attention and energies of staff
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Strategies
The direction that the organisation intends to take over the long term, to meet its mission and achieve its objectives Ways to manage the organisation's resources to create value for customers and shareholders
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Corporate strategy
Decisions about the types of businesses to operate in, which businesses to acquire and divest, and how best to structure and finance the organisation
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Strategy implementation
Putting plans into place to implement and support business strategies
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Management accounting systems should provide information to support the formulation and implementation of an organisation's strategies
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Planning
A broad concept that is concerned with formulating the direction for future operations Allows an organisation to consider and specify all resources needed in the future Occurs at all levels of the organisation A budget is an example of a short-term plan
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Controlling
Involves putting mechanisms in place to ensure that operations proceed according to plan, and objectives are achieved Management accounting information provides information for control by comparing actual performance against plans, targets or budgets Control systems are the systems and procedures that provide regular information to assist in control
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Important considerations
Behavioural issues
An awareness of the expected and unexpected outcomes of management accounting systems A key purpose of management accounting systems is to motivate managers and employees to direct their efforts towards achieving the organisations goals An important motivational tool is the use of performance measures that reflect organisational objectives, and reward systems
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Important considerations
The tradeoff between the cost and benefits of management accounting information Costs
Salary of accounting personnel Cost of purchasing and operating computers Cost of gathering, storing and processing data, and Cost of managers time to read, understand and use the information
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Important consideration
Benefits
Improved decisions More effective planning Greater operational efficiency Better control, and Improved customer and shareholder value
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