This is an examination of the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning systems on management accounting systems, exploring management accountants' roles and relations in transitional countries. This is the first empirical study on Enterprise Resource Planning in a transitional country. It provides a unique detailed investigation of current management accounting practices and an indication of future trends. It explores the future role of management accounting within the modern enterprise. It addresses the important issue of the role of enterprise resource planning in changing management accounting practices. An investigation into the process of management accounting change triggered by IT implementation, comparing Enterprise Resource Planning with custom software in relation to change in management accounting rules and routines. This empirical study is based on four real cases from a transitional country (Egypt).

An investigation into the process of management accounting change triggered by IT implementation, comparing Enterprise Resource Planning with custom software in relation to change in management accounting rules and routines. This empirical study is based on four real cases from a transitional country (Egypt).