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Author Booth, Peter J.

Title Management control in a voluntary organization : accounting and accountants in organizational context / Peter Booth
Published London : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (301 pages)
Series Routledge library editions. Management ; volume 16
Routledge library editions. Management ; volume 16
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. FOCUSING THE PROBLEMATIC -- A SKELETAL MODEL OF THE PURPOSEFULNESS OF ACCOUNTING -- APPLYING THE MODEL TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS -- III. A TYPOLOGY OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS -- IV. OVERVIEW OF FINDINGS -- V. CHAPTER SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 2: A CRITICAL STRUCTURALIST FRAMEWORK -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. A CRITICAL STRUCTURALIST ANALYSIS OF MANAGEMENT -- THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND INTER-PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION -- ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL -- SUMMARY OF MAJOR POINTS -- III. MANAGEMENT CONTROL IN VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS -- WHAT IS THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR? -- THE DYNAMICS OF DIFFUSION TO THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR -- MANAGING VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS -- SUMMARY OF MAJOR POINTS -- IV. A CRITICAL STRUCTURALIST FRAMEWORK FOR CHURCHES -- V. CHAPTER SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHOD -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE SUBJECT ORGANIZATION -- THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF MAINSTREAM CHURCH -- SELECTION JUSTIFICATION -- Access -- The Significance of Mainstream Church -- Theoretical Appropriateness -- III. CASE STUDY DESIGN -- BASIC DESIGN TYPE -- BOUNDARIES OF THE CASE -- SOURCES OF DATA -- Observation -- Interviews -- Documents -- IV. CHAPTER SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 4: ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS I: FORMAL FEATURES AND FINANCIAL DYNAMICS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. FORMAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS -- THE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING CONTROL SYSTEM -- THE BUDGETING SYSTEM -- ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS -- Coverage of the Accounting Systems -- Independent Department Accounting Systems -- Accounting Expertise -- Implications of the Comparative Analysis -- SUMMARY OF FORMAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS -- III. FINANCIAL DYNAMICS AND ACCOUNTING -- FINANCIAL CRISES AND BUDGET FORMULATION
FINANCIAL TRENDS AND IMPACTS -- SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS -- IV. CHAPTER SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 5: ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS II: HOW IS ACCOUNTING USED IN PRACTICE? -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. USES OF ACCOUNTING BY SACRED OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS -- VARIATIONS IN THE EXTENT OF USE OF ACCOUNTING BY SACRED OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS -- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES -- Board -- Directorate -- DEPARTMENT OF MISSION OUTREACH -- DIVISIONAL COUNCIL -- III. USES OF ACCOUNTING BY ACCOUNTANTS -- IV. TENSIONS BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS -- V. CHAPTER SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 6: ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS III: THE DYNAMICS OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. HISTORICAL TRENDS IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS -- III. A CASE STUDY OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS UNDER FINANCIAL STRESS -- STAGE ONE-CONSTRUCTING CLEAR OPTIONS -- STAGE TWO-MARSHALLING RESISTANCE -- STAGE THREE-ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGET DISCIPLINE -- IV. CHAPTER SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MAJOR FINDINGS -- III. A COMPARISON WITH TRENDS IN VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS -- IV. CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- APPENDIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- GENERAL REFERENCES -- MAINSTREAM CHURCH REFERENCES -- INDEX
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 14, 2018)
Subject Associations, institutions, etc. -- Accounting.
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Accounting -- Financial.
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Accounting
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Management
Form Electronic book
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