Management Accounting Strategies with Business Efficiency
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This academic article aims to study management accounting strategies with business efficiency. Using the Contingency Theory by Fiedler (1967) and the Situational management concept of Akdoğan and Cingöz (2012) stated that businesses must accept changes in circumstances and adapt to those changes. However, changes in circumstances determine the growth and survival of an organization.
Findings are as follows: Management accounting strategies with business efficiency,
together with (1) The situation determines the style of management. (2) Choosing a management style that is appropriate to the situation. (3) Strategic planning affects the discovery of new business opportunities and awareness of upcoming risks. The management style starts with planning and ends with control, which brings competitive advantages to the business. That means business efficiency.
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