LEADER 00000cam a2200577Ka 4500 001 ocn663882684 003 OCoLC 005 20160527040757.3 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 100913s1996 enka ob 001 0 eng d 019 759840966 020 9780080912578|q(electronic book) 020 0080912575|q(electronic book) 020 |z0080408125 020 |z9780080408125 035 (OCoLC)663882684|z(OCoLC)759840966 037 0B2430BC-E103-43B9-964E-510D1D81E66A|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dEBLCP|dOCLCQ|dMHW|dE7B|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF |dOCLCQ|dTEFOD|dYDXCP|dTEFOD|dDEBSZ|dOCLCQ 049 RIDW 050 4 HF5635|b.J79 1996eb 072 7 BUS|x001010|2bisacsh 082 04 657|222 090 HF5635|b.J79 1996eb 100 1 Jönsson, Sten A.,|d1940-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n79084994 245 10 Accounting for improvement /|cSten Jönsson. 250 1st ed. 264 1 Oxford ;|aTarrytown, N.Y., USA :|bPergamon,|c1996. 300 1 online resource (xii, 204 pages) :|billustrations 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196) and indexes. 505 0 1. A preview: controlling through trust -- 2. Control through practice and understanding -- 3. The context: Swedish management style, institutions and knowledge of participation and budget control -- 4. Controlling and communicating -- 5. Controlling through problem solving -- 6. Controlling through dialogue -- 7. Controlling through local planning -- 8. Controlling through competence -- 9. Controlling by words -- 10. Conclusion. 520 Accounting for Improvement offers concrete and constructive demonstrations of the possibilities of designing participative forms of organization. Field experiment cases illustrate how the operational level can assume a new significance in competitiveness and strategic positioning. In this way, the relevance of the accounting function to the improvement of productivity and quality is restored. Several broadly applicable lessons can be learnt, among them: how companies can strengthen their competitive base by patient improvement; how people with operative jobs can take command of their work situa. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Accounting.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85000411 650 7 Accounting.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/795379 653 0 Accountancy 655 4 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aJönsson, Sten A., 1940-|tAccounting for improvement.|b1st ed.|dOxford ; Tarrytown, N.Y., USA : Pergamon, 1996|z9780080408125|w(DLC) 95026057 |w(OCoLC)33443445 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=334592|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20160616|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic|lridw 994 92|bRID