Title: The influence of strategic management accounting on value creation in government linked companies

Authors: Nik Herda Nik Abdullah; Ram Al Jaffri Saad; Aidi Ahmi

Addresses: Taylor's Business School, Taylor's University, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia ' Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010, UUM Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia ' Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010, UUM Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

Abstract: This study aims to examine the connection between strategic management accounting (SMA) practices and the elements of value creation. 215 data from state and federal government linked companies (GLCs) in Malaysia were collected through a questionnaire survey. Respondents for this study were selected through purposive sampling. These data were analysed using SPSS and AMOS to test the relationship between the SMA variables such as benchmarking, integrated performance measurement, strategic costing, strategic pricing, brand valuation, quality costing and competitors' performance evaluation. This study found that the practitioners are aware of the advantages of adopting SMA practices and their impact on business management and performance by creating value in their organisations. SMA techniques provide strategic planning and non-financial information that encourage competition and the adoption of best practices, which helps GLCs to perform better and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, which directly reflects in generating value creation.

Keywords: strategic management accounting; SMA; competitive advantage; government linked companies; GLCs; value creation; sustainability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2022.122479

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2022 Vol.26 No.3, pp.299 - 320

Received: 25 Jul 2019
Accepted: 01 Nov 2019
Published online: 27 Apr 2022 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article