‘This wide-ranging, up-to-date, clear and detailed survey will be an essential resource for researchers and practitioners alike in the field of cost management.’

Brian Rutherford, University of Kent, UK

‘This companioncovers an admirable range of topics in cost management, from the very well known, such as budgeting, to capacity usage. Seminal papers are blended with very recent research, producing an excellent handbook for academics and students seeking a concise summary of knowledge in the field.’

Bruce Gurd, University of Southern Australia, Australia

‘These lucid, comprehensive contributions from leading researchers internationally analyze and document, with practical illustrations throughout, the now substantive contemporary research on the dramatically changing scope and practices of management accounting, including lean manufacturing, managing services, customer accounting, performance management, strategy, inter-organizational controls, and environmental accounting. It is an invaluable and essential source for academics, students and practitioners alike.’

Trevor Hopper, University of Sussex, UK

Falconer Mitchell is Professor of Management Accounting at the University of Edinburgh, UK

Hanne Norreklit is Professor of Business at the University of Aarhus, Denmark

Morten Jakobsen is Associate Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark