Financial accounting and management control (the tensions and conflicts between uniformity and uniqueness) a book review

Abstract

The objective of this work is the book “Financial Accounting and Management Control (The Tensions and Conflicts Between Uniformity and Uniqueness)”, 978-3-319-13781-0, from Springer Series “Contributions to Management Science”, 1431-1941, review. This series contains publications in the fields of management science, operations research and systems theory. They are primarily monographs and multiple author works containing new research results. Following this book authors: Nilsson, Fredrik and Stockenstrand, Anna-Karin, it: 1.provides readers with an easy- to-grasp overview of the latest developments in the fields of both financial accounting and management control. 2. helps readers to understand the relationship and conflict between financial accounting and management control. 3. provides readers with a model of analysis of the forces and circumstances that affect the design and use of financial accounting and management control. It is composed of five chapters: • Chapter I The Objectives of Financial Accounting and Management Control • Chapter II Theoretical Foundations • Chapter III Financial Accounting Standards: Some Examples • Chapter IV How Financial Accounting Affects Management Control • Chapter V Concluding Reflections and a References list.