The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell

Management accounting changes take in various dimensions and are not a uniform phenomenon. The changes demand management accounting tasks, skill and tools and techniques to change. A study was conducted on Malaysian registered management accountants with CIMA Malaysian division. The findings showed...

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Main Author:	Ramli, Aliza
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Language:	English
Published:	Accounting Research Institute, Faculty of Accountancy & UiTM Press 2008
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spelling	uitm-1762017-06-19T06:44:04Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/176/ The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell Ramli, Aliza Management accounting changes take in various dimensions and are not a uniform phenomenon. The changes demand management accounting tasks, skill and tools and techniques to change. A study was conducted on Malaysian registered management accountants with CIMA Malaysian division. The findings showed that Malaysian management accountants held different job titles in various functional areas within the organization. Management accountants in the future are expected to be able to relate management accounting to wider information flow within the organization. There is a shift from ‘financial accounting’ to ‘commercial orientation’. However, traditional management accountants tasks such as cost/financial control, planning/management budget and operational information interpretation remain essential. Future management accountants are expected to be more analytical and have a broad view of business. Accounting Research Institute, Faculty of Accountancy & UiTM Press 2008-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/176/1/AJ_SUZANA%20SULAIMAN%20APMAJ%2008.pdf UNSPECIFIED and Ramli, Aliza (2008) The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell. Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ), 3 (1). pp. 1-19. ISSN 1675-3194 https://apmaj.uitm.edu.my/
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description	Management accounting changes take in various dimensions and are not a uniform phenomenon. The changes demand management accounting tasks, skill and tools and techniques to change. A study was conducted on Malaysian registered management accountants with CIMA Malaysian division. The findings showed that Malaysian management accountants held different job titles in various functional areas within the organization. Management accountants in the future are expected to be able to relate management accounting to wider information flow within the organization. There is a shift from ‘financial accounting’ to ‘commercial orientation’. However, traditional management accountants tasks such as cost/financial control, planning/management budget and operational information interpretation remain essential. Future management accountants are expected to be more analytical and have a broad view of business.
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title	The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell
title_short	The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell
title_full	The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell
title_fullStr	The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell
title_full_unstemmed	The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell
title_sort	dynamics of management accounting in malaysia: a research note / suzana sulaiman, aliza ramli, falconer mitchell
publisher	Accounting Research Institute, Faculty of Accountancy & UiTM Press
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The dynamics of management accounting in Malaysia: a research note / Suzana Sulaiman, Aliza Ramli, Falconer Mitchell

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