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Rachunek kosztów a nowoczesne zarządzanie przedsiębiorstwem
Cost accounting and modern company management

Author(s): Izabela Emerling
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: cost accounting; management; company; modern cost accounting; controllership

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, there has been an increased need for full, comparable and reliable information on the costs and financial results achieved by companies. In the conditions of Polish economy transformation and progress in the conducting of business, which has been made in the 20th century and which is still happening, managing business causes the necessity to use modern management tools in the field of accounting. Controlling, management accounting and cost accounting are instruments that support managers in making rational decisions. Cost accounting is a crucial category in the accounting of every company. Managing the costs of a company is one of the major decision-making areas for its management board. The article presents the role and importance of cost accounting in the effective management of a modern enterprise.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 343
  • Page Range: 143-153
  • Page Count: 11