...Ilenia Ascani; Marco Gatti; Maria Serena Chiucchi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the extant research on management accountants (MAs) to unravel the complexity and intricacies of this kaleidoscopic occupation and identify avenues for future research. Design/methodology/approach...

...Chiara Oppi; Emidia Vagnoni Purpose This paper aims to investigate the consequences of the coercive regulations for performance measurement and comparability that strengthened regional health authority’s control over organizations’ activities on management accountants’ relationship with clinician...

...Jeremy Morales Purpose This paper aims to study the symbolic categorisations management accountants produce. It examines the categories they use to describe their work and analyses the meanings they attach to such categories. This aims at explaining how management accountants can follow a common...

...Seán Byrne; Bernard Pierce Purpose The aim of this study is to explore the nature of the expectations of operations managers (OMs) and the enacted roles of management accountants (MAs) and to understand how MAs construct roles around these expectations. Design/methodology/approach...

...Lauri Lepistö; Eeva-Mari Ihantola Purpose This paper aims to focus on the recruitment and selection processes of management accountants to enhance the understanding of how employers form perceptions of a suitable management accountant. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on 17...