Power and Modern Management
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Which principle of modern management is described as the constant, numerically-based tracking of performance?

  • Calculability (correct)
  • Accountability
  • Compensation
  • Grammatocentrism
  • What is the role of accountants as business partners?

  • To devise planning and performance management systems
  • To provide expertise in financial reporting and control (correct)
  • To automate mundane tasks
  • To assist in the formulation and implementation of strategy
  • What is the main purpose of turning everything into writing in modern management?

  • To hold subordinates accountable
  • To ensure effective communication of top-level strategy (correct)
  • To make strategy more calculable
  • To automate reporting tasks
  • What is the role of accountants in modern management?

    <p>To track and report performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of not having accounting in modern business strategy, according to the text?

    <p>Strategy will not work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of power in modern management, as described in the text?

    <p>To ensure effective communication of top-level strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of constant tracking and reporting of performance in modern management?

    <p>Improved accountability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of accountants as business partners, as opposed to bean counters?

    <p>To provide expertise in financial reporting and control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of measures and targets in modern management?

    <p>To evaluate subordinates based on numbers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main role of accounting in modern business strategy, according to the text?

    <p>To track and report performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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