Management Accounting

Testing for Complementarities Between Accounting Practices

Following the theoretical innovations of complementarity theory, management control studies have investigated interdependencies between different management control practices. In this paper, we compare the two dominant statistical specifications to …

The effect of performance evaluation schemes on predicted transfer prices: Do leadership tone and perceived fairness concerns matter?

This paper experimentally investigates two control mechanisms that firms can use to avoid negotiation conflicts in negotiated transfer pricing decisions: leadership tone and performance evaluation schemes. When division managers are evaluated using a …

ABC Information, Fairness Perceptions, and Interfirm Negotiations

We examine the effect of more precise cost information on contract renegotiations between supply-chain parties. Specifically, we experimentally investigate the benefits of activity-based costing (ABC) information to address common supply-chain …