Abstract:
This study examines the perception of non-accounting business major managers about
the managerial accounting function. The knowledge of these perceptions will help
determine whether business entities need to be concerned about inspiring certain groups
of managers to be more aggressive in acquiring the skill or function. We found that all
non-accounting major managers, regardless of their major field of work think the
managerial accounting function is interesting and has real-world application. The
finance and management major managers think that the course is related to their field
of work and it should be made a required function, but not the MIS and marketing major
managers. The higher the skills (GPA) and the more the work experience, the greater is
the manager’s perception that managerial accounting should be a required function and
has real-world application. Based on the results, I suggest that development of methods
and standards aimed at reinforcing the importance of managerial accounting function
to all business majors, particularly MIS and marketing majors may overcome some
barriers to obtaining the skill. This research also has implications for Ghanaian business
entities and their managers as our findings indicate that listed firms that do not require
non-accounting managers to take managerial accounting should make it a requirement
for all managers in non-accounting majors to acquire managerial accounting skills
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Accounting, School of Business Studies,
Business Education, Submitted to the School of graduate Studies in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Business
Administration (Accounting)In the University of Education
JULY, 2019