57991 - Management Control Systems (L-Z)

Academic Year 2007/2008

  • Docente: Davide Mondaini
  • Credits: 6
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Engineering Management (cod. 0049)

Learning outcomes

Deepening and amplification of key knowledge in charge of redaction and interpretation of balance acquired with the EOA course. Deepening and amplification of key knowledge before design of Managing Accounting. Introducing to budget, variation analysis, Activity Based Costing and to main measuring instruments of business performance and of individual organizing units.

Course contents

Robert Anthony, Leslie K. Breitner and Diego Maria Macrì – The balance: management analysis instrument, 3rd edition – McGraw-Hill Italy, 2004 (chapters 9 and 10) Robert Anthony; David F. Hawkins; Diego M. Macrì and Kenneth. A. Merchants – control systems: economic analysis for business decisions, 2nd edition McGraw-Hill Italy, 2004 (chapters 4-14 and 18). Exercises have been made available on the site www.ateneonline.it/anthon .

Case studies and  further studying material are being sent from the tutor on the site www. universibo.unibo.it

Readings/Bibliography

Robert Anthony, Leslie K. Breitner and Diego Maria Macrì – The balance: management analysis instrument, 3rd edition – McGraw-Hill Italy, 2004 (chapters 9 and 10) Robert Anthony; David F. Hawkins; Diego M. Macrì and Kenneth. A. Merchants – control systems: economic analysis for business decisions, 2nd edition McGraw-Hill Italy (chapters 4-14 and 18). Exercises have been made available on the site www.ateneonline.it/anthon.

Assessment methods

Modalities of  carrying on test : written test with theory questions and excercises

Teaching tools

Cases history and  testimonials.

Office hours

See the website of Davide Mondaini