The Digitalization of Management Accounting - Use Cases from Theory and Practice

Digital transformation has companies firmly in its grip. Digitalization has a multidimensional impact on the mangagement accounting function and is changing mangagement accounting processes, controlling methods and the role of the mangagement accountant. This edited work shows how the opportunities of digitalization can be used in a way that adds value to the mangagement accounting function. The authors describe individual dimensions of digitalization in mangagement accounting and convey the necessary fundamentals and concepts. Use cases from controlling practice complement the theoretical foundations and show cross-industry approaches to solutions.

Prof. Dr. Imke Keimer is Professor of Business Analytics at the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ at the Lucerne School of Business. Imke Keimer researches and teaches in the areas of digitalization in controlling, financial risk management, and business analytics. She is the head of the MSc International Financial Management programme. 
Prof Dr Ulrich Egle is Professor of Digital Performance Management at the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ of the Lucerne School of Business. After studying technically oriented business administration at the University of Stuttgart, he earned his doctorate at the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Bern. He supports companies in the digital transformation of business models and on the topic of digital finance transformation.