General implementation stages of the ABC method in the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Căpuşneanu, Sorinel/I; Topor, Dan and Rof, Letiţia Maria (2011): General implementation stages of the ABC method in the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Published in: International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences , Vol. 1, No. 1 (15. November 2011): pp. 43-50.

Abstract

This article highlights the analysis and implementation stages of the ABC method in small and medium sized enterprises in Romania. It presents the historical development of the ABC method and its implementation issues identified in the economic entities. It stresses the importance of the ABC method to obtain relevant information to management decision-making entities. Emphasis is placed on the analysis type implementation issues: financial, behavioral, technical, informational, managerial, also performance and ownership. Also are proposed and shown the specific implementation stages of the ABC method adapted to small and medium-sized enterprises in Romania. To facilitate understanding of the ABC method implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises in Romania, have been submitted questions whose answers are accompanied by actions designed to enlighten all those involved in the implementation process. The article ends with the results of implementing the ABC method by internationally renowned experts and the author's conclusions about the stages of implementation of the ABC method in small and medium-sized enterprises in Romania. Author's vision is intertwined with visions of managerial accounting specialists offering a wide scope and successful implementation of the ABC method in small and medium-sized enterprises in Romania.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Activity-Based Costing; implementation; SME; principles; management accounting
• Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M4 - Accounting and Auditing > M41 - Accounting; M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M2 - Business Economics > M21 - Business Economics

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