Relationships among strategic planning, management control, & task control are outlined, but the book's primary focus is on the system that facilitates management control.

The cases vary in length so that faculty may use this text in a beginning or advanced class.

This book should be required reading for anyone who prepares or uses financial statements.

This edition contains a total of 121 cases which have been selected because of their interest and educational value as a basis for class discussion.

Updated for the tenth edition, this text includes approximately 120 cases and two to three problems per chapter. It features coverage of strategic cost management issues and has a strong decision-making approach.