The aim of this assessment is to compare and contrast, from a management accounting perspective, the critical issues in implementing Balanced Scorecards in organizations in any of the following two countries: Australia, USA, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore and Finland.
Instructions 1. It is an individual assignment. 2. Read the BX3013 Essay rubric prior to commencing this task 3. Review literature from various sources, including: a. Relevant chapters in Horngren et al. b. Journals (see list below as a starting point). These can be accessed as e-journals via the library web page. i. The British Accounting Review ii. Management Accounting Research iii. Journal of Management Accounting Research Iv. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change v. Advances in Management Accounting vi. Accounting, Accountability and Auditing vii. Managerial Auditing Journal viii. Accounting Horizons ix. Accounting and Finance c. On-line databases (click 'Databases' on the library web page). Some good databases to search are ABI/INFORM global, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Emerald Insight and Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com.au/ ), d. Various books sourced via the library catalogue
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