Question 1

Contingency theory has frequently been used to explain variations in the functioning of organizations.It has been criticized on a number of grounds, including whether sufficient attention has been given to people and culture.

Requirement

Explain and discuss from a management control perspective, the criticism that contingency theory pays insufficient attention to the people in organizations and to organizational culture.

Question 2

Some organizations have long-standing practices of promoting from existing staff, as a consequence of which they rarely recruit outsiders to any senior position.Staff turnover is vey low.Other organizations have frequent management and structural changes, and often recruit senior managers from outside the organization.

Requirement

Explain the differences in control systems and approaches to management control hat could be expected with these alternative practices.

Question 3

Describe the contingency theory of management accounting anddiscuss the relationship between various contingent factors andfeatures of the management accounting system.