After the Second World War, a number of costing methods were developed in France in response to the perceived limitations of Rimailho's 'homogeneous sections' method. The common feature of all these methods was the provision of a more thorough analysis of operations through the adoption of...

La méthode GP représente une réelle alternative en matière d'évaluation des coûts : elle repose sur des hypothèses qui permettent une simplification du système de comptabilité de gestion. Après avoir précisé le principe de la méthode GP et ses évolutions, trois applications de la...

(VF)Kaplan et Anderson, conscients des limites de la méthode ABC, en proposent une évolution:le Time Driven ABC (TDABC). Il fait partie des méthodes d’équivalence caractérisées par leur simplicité et leur faible coût d’utilisation. En effet, la principale contribution du TDABC est de...

(VF)L’objectif de cet article est de présenter le processus de mise en place d’une méthode d’évaluation des coûts développée il y a un demi-siècle, la méthode GP aujourd’hui diffusée sous le nom de méthode UVA. Les observations faites au moyen d’études de cas ont été...

This article presents the process wherby the UVA method is put in place, as well as the way it is utilized by observing firms using the method during two periods, 2001 and 2009. The results of our observation, which was in the form of interviews, were compared with the conclusions of research...

According to IFRS 8, segment reporting has to be based on information prepared for internal management decisions. In this paper, we attempt to explain the gap between the expected impact of this standard and its actual implementation. Indeed, disclosed segment information apparently complies...

This research is concerned with the diffusion of management accounting innovations viewed as a process of actor-network building and translation. The aim is to better understand the nature of accounting change. Using Actor-Network Theory (ANT), we analyze two innovations that have had different...

This research is concerned with the diffusion of management accounting innovations viewed as a process of actor-network building and translation. The aim is to better understand the nature of accounting change. Using Actor-Network Theory (ANT), we analyze two innovations that have had different...

According to IFRS 8, segment reporting has to be based on information prepared for internal management decisions. In this paper, we attempt to explain the gap between the expected impact of this standard and its actual implementation. Indeed, disclosed segment information apparently complies...