Table 3

Benefits (perceived) derived from the use of SMA techniques

CountryDeveloped countries
USAUKNew ZealandAustralia
StudyGuilding et al. (2000) Guilding et al. (2000) Guilding (1999) Guilding et al. (2000) Guilding and McManus (2002) 
Sample size (Final)12763112124124
Scale used1–71–71–71–71–7
MeanRankMeanRankMeanRankMeanRankMeanRank
ABC/M**NA NA NA NA NA 
Attribute costing3.5693.1311NA 3.659NA 
LCC**3.7683.588NA 3.3810NA 
Quality costing4.1073.986NA 4.656NA 
Strategic costing4.9354.9454.8654.865NA 
Target costing4.3563.409NA 3.838NA 
VCC**4.3563.967NA 4.377NA 
CCA**5.2645.4935.1635.163NA 
CPM**5.7015.8515.6915.691NA 
CPAFS**5.3635.7225.0545.054NA 
CPA**NA NA NA NA 5.081
LTCPA**NA NA NA NA 4.382
VCA**NA NA NA NA 4.193
BenchmarkingNA NA NA NA NA 
Brand valuation3.45103.2110NA 3.2811NA 
IPM/BSC**NA NA NA NA NA 
Strategic pricing5.6225.3845.3225.322NA 

Note(s): *No prior studies available in the context of developing economies. **ABC/M = Activity-based costing/management, LCC = Life-cycle costing, VCC = Value chain costing, CCA = Competitor cost assessment, CPM = Competitive position monitoring, CPAFS = Competitor performance appraisal based on financial statements, CPA = Customer profitability analysis, LTCPA = Lifetime customer profitability analysis, VCA = Valuation of customers as assets, IPM = Integrated performance measurement, BSC = Balanced scorecard

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