The purpose of this paper is to explore the shortcomings of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a performance measurement tool, and to examine the extent of association between its diffusion and the characteristics of its adopters in practice. This study uses a survey approach and targets registered...

The diffusion of innovation theory has already addressed the major contextual factors hindering or facilitating the diffusion of management accounting innovations (MAIs) in organisations. However, the diffusion of MAIs in less developed countries (such as Libya) is still very low, and the...

While the benefits and advantages of using renewable energies are remarkable, and their prices have been decreasing dramatically and are expected to fall further, the diffusion and adoption of renewable energies still lag fossil energies. This paper improves our understanding regarding the role...

A range of management accounting innovations (MAIs) have emerged in responding to the increasing changes in technology through the proliferation of globalization. Researchers have offered alternative views concerning these MAIs. These views range from rational-economic perspectives to the...

This paper contributes to the analysis of the factors influencing the adoption of ABC by assessing the contribution of the characteristics of an innovation on adoption, which has not been carried out in prior research. Specifically, the paper applies innovation diffusion theory to examine the...