Advances in Management Accounting

Advances in Management Accounting (AIMA) is a publication of quality applied research in management accounting. The journal’s purpose is to publish thought-provoking articles that advance knowledge in the management accounting discipline and are of interest to both academics and practitioners. As one of the premier management accounting research journals, AIMA is well poised to meet the needs of management accounting scholars.

Featured in Volume 33 are chapters on: Continuous improvement; Lean manufacturing; TQM; Capacity management; Management control systems, Performance measurement; Financial value; Value stream costing; Collaborative relationships; Strategic performance measurement systems; Competitiveness; Strategy; Budgets; Entrepreneurship; CEO characteristics; Start-ups; Financial performance; Participative budgeting; Engagement; Distributive justice; Procedural justice; Budget satisfaction; Motivation; Organizational goals; Sustainability; Management accounting; Environmental activity management; Environmental sustainability strategy; Social sustainability strategy; Triple bottom line; Performance; Incentive compensation; Financial measures; Non-financial measures; Weights; Employment time horizon

Chris Akroyd is Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His primary research areas include management accounting and control systems with a focus on product innovation, social and environmental sustainability, and entrepreneurial firms. His research has appeared in Management Accounting Research, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Accounting & Finance and Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management. He is the Co-Editor of Advances in Management Accounting.

Laurie L. Burney is Associate Professor of Accounting at the Baylor University, USA. Her research uses a behavioural approach to investigate management control systems and performance measurement. Laurie’s research has been published in several journals including Accounting, Organizations and Society, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Journal of Information Systems, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. She serves as Editor of Advances in Management Accounting.