Cost Management: Accounting and Control

Hansen, Don,Mowen, Maryanne

ISBN 10: 0538832274 / ISBN 13: 9780538832274

Published by South-Western College Pub, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cost Management: Accounting and Control
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0538832274
• ISBN 13: 9780538832274
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This text is designed for the first and second Cost Accounting courses. The strength of the book is the coverage of the conventional approach to costing/control and contemporary approaches..Both the traditional and emerging themes in cost accounting are covered in depth and are integrated throughout. Coverage includes ABC, contemporary responsibility accounting, costs of quality, JIT effects, life cycle cost management, strategic cost management, and the value chain.

About the Authors

Don R. Hansen is Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting and a Regents Service Professor at Oklahoma State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1977. He has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Brigham Young University. His research interests include activity-based costing and mathematical modeling. He has published articles in both accounting and engineering journals including The Accounting Review, The Journal of Management Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, and IIE Transactions. He has served on the editorial board of The Accounting Review. His outside interests include family, church activities, reading, movies, and watching sports.

Maryanne M. Mowen is Associate Professor Emerita of Accounting at Oklahoma State University. She currently teaches online classes in cost and management accounting for Oklahoma State University. She received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University. She brings an interdisciplinary perspective to teaching and writing in cost and management accounting, with degrees in history and economics. She has taught classes in ethics and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on accountants. Her scholarly research is in the areas of management accounting, behavioral decision theory, and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. She has published articles in journals such as Decision Science, The Journal of Economics and Psychology, and The Journal of Management Accounting Research. Dr. Mowen has served as a consultant to mid-sized and Fortune 100 companies and works with corporate controllers on management accounting issues. She is a member of the Northern New Mexico chapter of SCORE and serves as a counselor, assisting small and start-up businesses. Outside the classroom, she enjoys hiking, traveling, reading mysteries, and working crossword puzzles.