Instructors of accounting and management describe and explore the main contemporary developments in managing costs, examine research activity undertaken on the various aspects of cost
management, and assess possibilities for future development. They cover cost control issues, cost management and decision making, inter-organizational cost management perspectives, and strategy
and cost management. Among specific topics are information and communication technology systems and cost management, specifying conditions for cost systems generating relevant decision-making
costs, the dynamics of management accounting and control systems, cost management and the provision of support services in large organizations, and methodologies for managing performance
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