Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Business, Economics & Law

School

Business School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Seminar 3 Hours/ Week

Prerequisite

ACCT3104 + permission from Head of School

Restricted

BAdvBus(Hons), BCom(Hons), GCBusRMeth, GDipBRM, MCom(#32), MCom(Adv), PhD, MPhil. BAdvBus(Hons) students are required to email bel@uq.edu.au for permission to enrol. Quota: Minimum of 10 enrolments.

Course enquiries

Prof D. Smith

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

The course introduces the major theoretical foundations of management accounting research, including economic (agency), psychological, and organizational (contingency) approaches, with a particular emphasis on contingency theory. A major focus of the course is the design and use of management control systems (MCS), and within this focus, the operation of performance measurement systems and budgets are considered. Management accounting research across different sectors (for example, for-profit, non-profit) is discussed, along with the implication of MCS design choices both within the firm, and in inter-firm relationships.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable