Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter

This paper examines the characteristics of cost accounting in Japan and Germany and how it is embedded in the cultural, institutional and educational environment. The findings are based on an exploratory survey concerning cost accounting in medium-sized Japanese and German companies in the food and...

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Main Authors: Wada, Shinsuke, Peter, Kajüter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2012
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10812/1/Shinsuke%20WADA.pdf
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description This paper examines the characteristics of cost accounting in Japan and Germany and how it is embedded in the cultural, institutional and educational environment. The findings are based on an exploratory survey concerning cost accounting in medium-sized Japanese and German companies in the food and beverage, mechanical engineering as well as hospital sector. The main purpose of this project is to investigate the similarities and the differences of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany. In particular, this paper describes the close relationships of cost accounting and cultural factors. The empirical results suggest that Japanese cost accountants are rather integrated into the Japanese management systems. Moreover, a gap between education and practice, and a diversity of career developments in the field of cost accounting are identified.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:108122022-07-05T02:53:48Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10812/ Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter apmaj Wada, Shinsuke Peter, Kajüter Costs. Industrial costs Cost effectiveness This paper examines the characteristics of cost accounting in Japan and Germany and how it is embedded in the cultural, institutional and educational environment. The findings are based on an exploratory survey concerning cost accounting in medium-sized Japanese and German companies in the food and beverage, mechanical engineering as well as hospital sector. The main purpose of this project is to investigate the similarities and the differences of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany. In particular, this paper describes the close relationships of cost accounting and cultural factors. The empirical results suggest that Japanese cost accountants are rather integrated into the Japanese management systems. Moreover, a gap between education and practice, and a diversity of career developments in the field of cost accounting are identified. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2012-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10812/1/Shinsuke%20WADA.pdf Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter. (2012) Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asia-Pacific_Management_Accounting_Journal/>, 7 (1). pp. 95-114. ISSN 1675-3194 https://apmaj.uitm.edu.my/index.php/archive
spellingShingle Costs. Industrial costs
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Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter
title Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter
title_full Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter
title_fullStr Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter
title_full_unstemmed Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter
title_short Comparative studies of cost accounting practices in Japan and Germany / Shinsuke Wada and Peter Kajüter
title_sort comparative studies of cost accounting practices in japan and germany shinsuke wada and peter kajuter
topic Costs. Industrial costs
Cost effectiveness
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