pWritten by two experienced lecturers, this is the first student-centered textbook to bridge the technical and theoretical aspects of management accounting change. Packed full of pedagogical features, including mini-cases, learning outcomes, key terms, article summaries, key concept boxes, real-world cases, chapter summaries and further reading suggestions and resources, it is clear and accessibly written, covering all the major emerging topics in management accounting theory.p pDiscussing technical developments in management accounting from conventional cost accounting to contemporary strategic management accounting and beyond, in four parts it p ul p lishows how conventional cost accounting techniques and management control models evolved in line with the development of mass production and bureaucracyli liexplores how recent developments such as customer and strategic orientations in business, flexible manufacturing, post-bureaucracy, network and virtual organizational technologies i