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Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne

The purpose of this paper was to identify why activity based costing (ABC) implementation in organizations at times do not continue despite their early interest, but later regain importance. Using the qualitative case study approach, the paper explored the reasons for the appearance, disappearance a...

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Main Authors: Gooneratne, Tharusha, Wijerathne, Chamali
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Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam 2019
Subjects:
Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning
Organization
Cost effectiveness
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29119/1/29119.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.291192020-04-07T06:54:22Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29119/ Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne Gooneratne, Tharusha Wijerathne, Chamali Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning Organization Cost effectiveness The purpose of this paper was to identify why activity based costing (ABC) implementation in organizations at times do not continue despite their early interest, but later regain importance. Using the qualitative case study approach, the paper explored the reasons for the appearance, disappearance and reappearance of ABC drawing field data from a Sri Lankan porcelain manufacturing firms, called Gamma. Guided by the theoretical underpinnings of the Actor-Network Theory (ANT), and the translation process therein, we follow organizational managers (human actors) and their interactions with various objects and systems (non-human actors) within the particular context of Gamma, during the different phases of the ABC project. Our findings suggest that the appearance, disappearance and reappearance of ABC have been shaped by a network of actors comprising both humans and non-humans, and that the implementation and continuation of ABC is constrained by the interests of these various actors both inside and outside of the firm. While most prior research has focused on a single phase of ABC implementation, such as the success or the failure, this study brings out its reappearance, following a phase of appearance and disappearance, hence it is a useful addition to prior literature. Furthermore, the findings of this research have important implications for practitioners who are striving to revive projects, such as ABC in organizations. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29119/1/29119.pdf Gooneratne, Tharusha and Wijerathne, Chamali (2019) Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne. Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ), 14 (3). pp. 50-80. ISSN 1675-3194 (issn) ; 2550-1631 (eissn)
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topic Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning
Organization
Cost effectiveness
spellingShingle Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning
Organization
Cost effectiveness
Gooneratne, Tharusha
Wijerathne, Chamali
Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne
description The purpose of this paper was to identify why activity based costing (ABC) implementation in organizations at times do not continue despite their early interest, but later regain importance. Using the qualitative case study approach, the paper explored the reasons for the appearance, disappearance and reappearance of ABC drawing field data from a Sri Lankan porcelain manufacturing firms, called Gamma. Guided by the theoretical underpinnings of the Actor-Network Theory (ANT), and the translation process therein, we follow organizational managers (human actors) and their interactions with various objects and systems (non-human actors) within the particular context of Gamma, during the different phases of the ABC project. Our findings suggest that the appearance, disappearance and reappearance of ABC have been shaped by a network of actors comprising both humans and non-humans, and that the implementation and continuation of ABC is constrained by the interests of these various actors both inside and outside of the firm. While most prior research has focused on a single phase of ABC implementation, such as the success or the failure, this study brings out its reappearance, following a phase of appearance and disappearance, hence it is a useful addition to prior literature. Furthermore, the findings of this research have important implications for practitioners who are striving to revive projects, such as ABC in organizations.
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author Gooneratne, Tharusha
Wijerathne, Chamali
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title Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne
title_short Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne
title_full Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne
title_fullStr Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne
title_full_unstemmed Appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a Sri Lankan manufacturing firm / Tharusha Gooneratne and Chamali Wijerathne
title_sort appearance, disappearance and reappearance of activity based costing: a case study from a sri lankan manufacturing firm / tharusha gooneratne and chamali wijerathne
publisher Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam
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url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29119/1/29119.pdf
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