Management Accounting in Public Service Decision Making

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-36616-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 593 g

Radical changes to public service delivery have swept across many regions of the world. Management accounting methods are vital to support operational and strategic decision making in public services internationally. This book provides a comprehensive and “leading-edge” guide to the topic.

Written by an expert scholar with practical experience of public service delivery, the book takes account of key trends such as increased demand for public services, financial austerity, technological change and enhanced performance management.

A globally relevant book, informed by cutting edge academic research and benefitting from integrated case studies, this is essential reading for both students and practitioners involved with the financial aspects of public services management.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Prowle, Malcolm J.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Entscheidungsfindung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Betriebliches Rechnungswesen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures List of tables List of case studies Foreword Preface About the author List of abbreviations Part A: Context of management accounting in public services 1. Public Service Organisations and the Public Sector 2. Operations management of public services 3. The importance of strategy in public services 4. Public Service reforms 5. Leadership, management and decision making in public services 6. The relevance of management accounting in public services Part B: Management Accounting Practice in Public Services 7. Costing and cost information for decision making in public services 8. Management accounting and operational/tactical decision making in public services 9. Management accounting and public service strategy 10. Management accounting and management control in public services 11. Management accounting and performance management/improvement in public services 12. Management accounting and risk management in public services 13. Contemporary aspects of management accounting in public services References Index

Über Autor(innen)

Malcolm J. Prowle is currently a professor at the Gloucestershire Business School who has extensive experience of public services finance, in the UK and overseas.