Recognizing and understanding group dynamics is crucial for improving the effectiveness of corporate boards of directors. The book discusses how certain issues can be mitigated through well-designed decision-making processes, while others are more complex. By acknowledging these challenges, readers can better manage expectations regarding board oversight and focus on factors that enhance board performance in the future.
Management control systems (MCSs) is a complex and multidimensional subject, addressed comprehensively in this new book. It assumes a basic knowledge of management accounting, making it suitable for upper-level undergraduates who have completed a prior management accounting course, as well as postgraduates and professionals.
The book features an extensive set of case studies, texts, and real-life examples that create a balanced understanding of the concepts, theories, and issues in the field. This equips students with the skills to apply these concepts to specific managerial decision-making situations. The case study selection includes numerous Harvard Business School cases and original cases from businesses in Europe, the USA, and beyond.
It covers the latest management control-related tools and techniques, such as EVA and the Balanced Scorecard, while also including empirical research findings on the effectiveness of MCS design in various organizational settings. The emphasis on management control in the context of strategy and planning allows students to enhance their analytical skills in this area.
Additionally, the book focuses on the use and effects of financial results controls prevalent at managerial levels in most organizations, providing a broad treatment of alternative management controls to contextualize financially-oriented controls. The authors bring extensive expertise, with Professor Kenneth A. Merchant h
This brightly illustrated book for children aged five to 10 years tells the story of Ben, who was adopted by his gay parents, Dad David and Baba Chris, when he was four years old. They live happily together in an ordinary house, on an ordinary street and do ordinary things. But when Ben joins primary school, his life is turned upside down. Some children begin to tease him because he lives with two dads. But Baba Chris and Ben's school teacher, Miss Patel, help Ben understand that what matters most is that children are loved and cared for.
