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Introduction

In: Designing Cost Management Systems to Support Business Decision-Making

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  • Pieter Buys

    (North West University)

Abstract

The dynamic nature of the contemporary business environment requires a proper understanding of the importance of effective cost management. Access to relevant cost information however, is only possible if appropriate cost management systems are in place. In this context, the self-regulatory cybernetics concept, with its emphasis on the principles of control, output and feedback, fosters an understanding of the inter-dependent relationships of organisational systems. The objective encapsulated in the case studies focusses on how an integrative systems approach to cost management leads to the understanding of its role in effective corporate management. The first two case studies presented focus on the engineering sector, while the remaining case studies focus on the services sector, and then specifically a digital technology services provider, a medical insurance services provider, public sector services provider and finally an automotive services provider.

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  • Pieter Buys, 2021. "Introduction," Springer Books, in: Pieter Buys (ed.), Designing Cost Management Systems to Support Business Decision-Making, chapter 0, pages 1-10, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-16-1751-5_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1751-5_1
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