Managerial Judgement and Strategic Investment Decisions : a cross-sectional survey / Elaine P. Harris, Clive R. Emmanuel, and Samuel Komakech

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Burlington : Elsevier ; CIMA, 2009Description: xx, 106 pages : 23 cm. illustrationsContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print:: Managerial Judgement and Strategic Investment DecisionsDDC classification:
  • 658.15
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  • HG4028.C4 HAR
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Contents:
Front Cover; Managerial Judgement and Strategic Investment Decisions; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; List of Figures and Tables; Executive Summary; Introduction; Chapter 1 Strategic Investment Decisions; Introduction; Context; Stages in the SID process; Types of SID; Multiple manager participation in the process; The role of managerial judgement in SIDs; Summary; Chapter 2 Managerial Judgement; Introduction; Managers' strategic cognition and psychological concepts; Heuristics; Framing of propositions; Collective decision-making and group processes; Consensus
SummaryChapter 3 Survey Design; Introduction; The analytic survey questionnaire; The sample and distribution of the questionnaire; Respondents; Data analysis; Summary; Chapter 4 Survey Analysis; Introduction; Respondent profiles; Types of projects; Stages in the SID process; Nature of the SID process; Managerial involvement; Psychological and group processes; Summary; Chapter 5 Summary of Research Findings and Implications; Summary of main findings; Implications for management accounting literature; Implications for management accountants; Implications for management of organisations
Implications for stakeholdersReferences; Appendix 1: Questionnaire; Appendix 2: Summary of Survey Responses; Appendix 3: Further Statistical Tables: For Questions Using Likert Scales; Appendix 4: Case Analysis; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; M; N; O; P; R; S;
Summary: This book presents the findings from a cross-sectional survey funded by CIMA. The project aimed to survey senior management accountants working across a range of organisations and industries with a unique focus on the behavioural side of decision making, the use of managerial judgement. Previous capital budgeting surveys have tended to focus on the quantitative evaluation tools and techniques used for project appraisal. This study was broader in that it asked about every stage of the strategic investment decision (SID) process, from initiation to post implementation review, and how different m
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Front Cover; Managerial Judgement and Strategic Investment Decisions; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; List of Figures and Tables; Executive Summary; Introduction; Chapter 1 Strategic Investment Decisions; Introduction; Context; Stages in the SID process; Types of SID; Multiple manager participation in the process; The role of managerial judgement in SIDs; Summary; Chapter 2 Managerial Judgement; Introduction; Managers' strategic cognition and psychological concepts; Heuristics; Framing of propositions; Collective decision-making and group processes; Consensus

SummaryChapter 3 Survey Design; Introduction; The analytic survey questionnaire; The sample and distribution of the questionnaire; Respondents; Data analysis; Summary; Chapter 4 Survey Analysis; Introduction; Respondent profiles; Types of projects; Stages in the SID process; Nature of the SID process; Managerial involvement; Psychological and group processes; Summary; Chapter 5 Summary of Research Findings and Implications; Summary of main findings; Implications for management accounting literature; Implications for management accountants; Implications for management of organisations

Implications for stakeholdersReferences; Appendix 1: Questionnaire; Appendix 2: Summary of Survey Responses; Appendix 3: Further Statistical Tables: For Questions Using Likert Scales; Appendix 4: Case Analysis; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; M; N; O; P; R; S;

This book presents the findings from a cross-sectional survey funded by CIMA. The project aimed to survey senior management accountants working across a range of organisations and industries with a unique focus on the behavioural side of decision making, the use of managerial judgement. Previous capital budgeting surveys have tended to focus on the quantitative evaluation tools and techniques used for project appraisal. This study was broader in that it asked about every stage of the strategic investment decision (SID) process, from initiation to post implementation review, and how different m

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