This reader contains thirty-nine recent business press and academic articles--all representing state-of-the-art thinking and examples on a wide variety of management accounting topics in many types of service and manufacturing contexts. Includes readings from many cutting-edge sources (e.g., The Wall Street Journal, Management Accounting, Journal of Cost Management, Harvard Business Review, and others) on topics in such areas as Management Accounting: Information That Creates Value. A Framework For Management Accounting And Control Systems. Cost Management Concepts And Cost Behavior. Traditional Cost Management Systems. Activity Based Cost Management Systems. Using Management Accounting Information For Activity And Process Decisions. Using Management Accounting Information For Pricing And Product Planning. Using Management Accounting Information For Investment Decisions. Management Accounting And Control Systems For Strategic Purposes: Assessing Performance Over The Entire Value Chain. Motivating Behavior In Management Accounting And Control Systems. Using Budgets To Achieve Organizational Objectives. Organizational Design, Responsibility Centers And Financial Control. For Cost and Management Accountants.