Management accounting & control

Today’s economy is characterised by highly competitive markets and dwindling margins. This market situation demands in-depth knowledge of Management Accounting and Control. Managers need to be able to set up accurate costing structures and to develop well-balanced control systems. 

The Management Accounting & Control expertise domain focuses on the latest costing systems as well as on planning and budgeting methods. 

Key research areas

We have special expertise in:

• (Time-Driven) Activity-Based Costing
• Total Cost of Ownership
• Strategy Balanced Scorecard
• Beyond Budgeting
• Performance Management

Research results and publications

Curious about some of our research results and publications?

• 2009/20 - Tax-compliant transfer pricing and responsibility accounting

  Authors: Cools, M., Slagmulder, R., 46 pp.
  In this case study, we investigate how TP tax compliance influences responsibility accounting when one multinational enterprise (MNE) uses a single set of transfer prices for both tax compliance and management control.

• Value creation through total cost of ownership in the extended supply chain

  A case-study by Steve Muylle, Filip Roodhooft & An-Katrien de Vlieger

• Design and implementation of an activity-based costing system in a pharmaceutical drug discovery environment

  Bernard Coulie, Nadine De Decker, Vic Maes & Filip Roodhooft
  Drug Development Research, Vol. 67, Iss. 2, 2006, pp. 107-118

• All Management accounting & control publications.

Research for your organisation

In addition to conducting research that contributes to fundamental academic knowledge, we can also carry out practice-based research especially for your organisation.

• Explore research opportunities that may benefit your organisation.

Performance Management Research Centre

The Vlerick Performance Management Research Centre has been created as a centre of knowhow in the development and implementation of integrated performance management systems.

• To the research centre.

Our experts

Meet the faculty and researchers who are experts in Management Accounting & Control.

Tips from our experts

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News

• Prof Dr Regine Slagmulder receives Siegel Award for Applied Research
• 2008/23 - Management control of supplier relationships in manufacturing: A case study in the automotive industry
• 2008-18 - The impact of cultural resemblance on management control of supplier relations: longitudinal evidence in the automotive industry

All news