Management Control Systems

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of management control systems and their use in the implementation of a firm’s strategies.

Course content

The nature of management control systems; behaviour in organisations, particularly as it pertains to structure, performance evaluation and culture; planning and control processes; controls for differentiated strategies; planning and control in multinational organisations.

Textbook(s)

Merchant , KA, and van der Stede, WA 2012, Management control systems: performance measurement, evaluation and incentives, 3rd edn, Financial Times Prentice Hall (Pearson), Harlow

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ACCT 2006	Management Accounting

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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