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Cykle informacyjne w rachunkowości zarządczej restauracji – studium przypadku
Information Cycles in Restaurant Management Accounting – Case Study

Author(s): Monika Łada, Anna Dereń
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: information cycle; management accounting; restaurant

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – Identification of information cycles in the management accounting system in restaurants. Research is based on the contingency theory – information cycles are analysed as the effect of specific external and internal determinants of gastronomy business. Methodology – Research covers both literature review and a case study. A chosen Polish restaurant is the subject of the study. Empiricalinvestigation is taking into account analyses of financial documents, content of IT system and participatory observation. Findings – Empirical studies suggests that the rhythm of operational activities has much stronger impact on informational cycles in restaurant management accounting system then standard accounting periods. Originality/value – Information cycles of management accounting have not been presented in the Polish literature on the subject yet. This work presents the results of original empirical research on those issues.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 88 (1)
  • Page Range: 469-476
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish