The Routledge Companion To Performance Management And Control

“Performance management and control is an important and rapidly-evolving field; this companion combines extensive literature surveys and stimulating new material to provide a wide-ranging guide to recent developments that will be of great interest to students, practitioners, new researchers and established scholars looking for further insights.” – Brian A Rutherford, Emeritus Professor of A ­ ccounting, Kent Business School, University of Kent, UK “This edited book is great reading for people who want to learn about the latest developments in performance management and control. The quality of the contributors to the book is outstanding.” – Antonio Dávila, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Accounting and ­Control, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain i This page intentionally left blank The Routledge Companion to Performance Management and Control Performance management is key to the ongoing success of any organization, allowing it to meet its strategic objectives by designing and implementing management control systems. This book goes beyond the usual discussion of performance management in accounting and finance, to consider strategic management, human behaviour and performance management in different countries and contexts. With a global mix of world-renowned researchers, this book systematically covers the what, the who, the where and the why of performance management and control (PMC) systems. A comprehensive, state-of-the-art collection edited by a leading expert in the field, this book is a vital resource for all scholars, students and researchers with an interest in business, management and accounting. Elaine Harris is Professor of Accounting and Management at the University of Roehampton, London and Chair of the Management Control Association, UK. Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting are prestige reference works providing an overview of a whole subject area or sub-discipline. These books survey the state of the discipline including emerging and cutting edge areas. Providing a comprehensive, up to date, definitive work of reference, Routledge Companions can be cited as an authoritative source on the subject. A key aspect of these Routledge Companions is their international scope and relevance. Edited by an array of highly regarded scholars, these volumes also benefit from teams of contributors which reflect an international range of perspectives. Individually, Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting provide an impactful one-stop-shop resource for each theme covered. Collectively, they represent a comprehensive learning and research resource for researchers, postgraduate students and practitioners. Published titles in this series include: The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Brand Management Edited by Francesca Dall’Olmo Riley, Jaywant Singh and Charles Blankson The Routledge Companion to Banking Regulation and Reform Edited by Ismail Ertürk