Editors Epstein and Malina present readers with a collection of academic and professional perspectives on management accounting and tracking practices regarding research and development, production, supply, and a variety of other processes. The six contributions that make up the main body of the text are focused on presentation formats, performance outcomes, and the implications for performance evaluations; evidence on the sticky behavior of costs; methods for cost management during product development; and other related topics. Marc J. Epstein is a retired faculty member of Rice University in Texas. Mary A. Malina is a faculty member of the University of Colorado Denver.

Edited by Marc J. Epstein, Rice University (retired), USA Mary A. Malina, University of Colorado Denver, USA

Presentation Formats, Performance Outcomes, and Implications for Performance Evaluations - Lasse Mertins and Lourdes Ferreira White Turnover and Unit-Level Financial Performance: An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Voluntary and Involuntary Turnover in Unskilled Jobs - James W. Hesford, Mary A. Malina and Mina Pizzini The Association between the Use of Management Accounting Practices with Organizational Change and Organizational Performance - Nuraddeen Abubakar Nuhu, Kevin Baird and Ranjith Appuhami How Management Control Practices Enable Strategic Alignment during the Product Development Process - Chris Akroyd, Sharlene Sheetal Narayan Biswas and Sharon Chuang Methods for Cost Management during Product Development: A Review and Comparison of Different Literatures - Marc Wouters, Susana Morales, Sven Grollmuss and Michael Scheer Additional Evidence on the Sticky Behavior of Costs - Chandra Subramaniam and Marcia Weidenmier Watson