Strategic Management Accounting: Critically evaluating strategy as a deliberate process

“Much of strategic management accounting (SMA) literature presents strategy as a deliberate, rational process. Where this is not the case, SMA (and by extension accounting) has no real purpose or role to play”.

Required:
Critically evaluate the statement above, using relevant literature and at least one example from SMA tools and techniques to demonstrate your point. Your conclusion should synthesise your essay and clearly articulate your stance on the statement.

Module Learning Outcomes:
In this assessment the following learning outcomes will be covered:
LO 1. Discuss how management accounting and the role of management accountants is changing
LO 2. Compare and contrast theoretical understandings of the role of accounting in modern organisations, and evaluate their insight into the evolution of management accounting

Both Summative and Formative feedback is given to encourage students to reflect on their learning that feed forward into following assessment tasks. The preparation for all assessment tasks will be supported by formative feedback within the tutorials/seminars. Written feedback is provided as appropriate.  Please be aware to use the browser and not the Canvas App as you may not be able to view all comments. 

Plagiarism: 
It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand correct referencing practices. You are expected to use appropriate references and keep carefully detailed notes of all your information sources, including any material downloaded from the Internet. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are not vulnerable to any alleged breaches of the assessment regulations. More information is available at https://intranet.birmingh am.ac.uk/as/studentservices/conduct/misconduct/plagiarism/index.aspx latest assignment end up very worst because the people who did they just anyhow copying words from the articles (MEANS NOT PHRASING ANY) that why my plagiarism are very high , I would like to make sure that please phrase as much as possible do not just copying from the articles. 

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