Cultural contingency on the antecedents of the complexity of management accounting systems: Evidence from a meta-analysis of individual data

Ben Hamadi, Z. and Bonache, A.B. and Chapellier, Ph. and Mohammed, A. (2011): Cultural contingency on the antecedents of the complexity of management accounting systems: Evidence from a meta-analysis of individual data.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that there is a cultural contingency on the antecedents of the complexity of management accounting systems. After briefly reviewing the theoretical debate on this hypothesis, we present our results which provide support for cultural contingency on these antecedents. However, the data studied could be criticized. Thus, further research will be needed to explore this cultural contingency.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cultural contingency ; complexity of management accounting systems ; meta-analysis of individual data ; small and medium sized enterprise
• Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M4 - Accounting and Auditing > M41 - Accounting

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