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Factors influencing the adoption and implementation of costing systems in non-financial companies operating in the portuguese and South African markets

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Resumo:This is a survey-based work project with the purpose of identifying which costing systems are adopted/implemented by the largest non-financial companies in Portugal and South Africa, as well as the most influential contextual, organizational and technical factors in such adoption/implementation. Contextual factors as company size, cost structure, importance of cost information, service sector and national culture were found statistically significant. Regarding organizational and technical factors, the most relevant are difficulty in collecting required data and not meeting cost-benefit criteria. This WP provided direction for further research devoted to understand factors that influence the adoption and implementation of costing systems.
Autores principais:Santos, Fedra Irina Viegas Barreto dos
Assunto:Costing systems Non-financial companies Portugal and South Africa
Ano:2014
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:dissertação de mestrado
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional da UNL
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Resumo:This is a survey-based work project with the purpose of identifying which costing systems are adopted/implemented by the largest non-financial companies in Portugal and South Africa, as well as the most influential contextual, organizational and technical factors in such adoption/implementation. Contextual factors as company size, cost structure, importance of cost information, service sector and national culture were found statistically significant. Regarding organizational and technical factors, the most relevant are difficulty in collecting required data and not meeting cost-benefit criteria. This WP provided direction for further research devoted to understand factors that influence the adoption and implementation of costing systems.