Volume one of the "Handbook of Management Accounting Research" series sets the context for the Handbooks, with three chapters outlining the historical development of management accounting as a discipline and as a practice in three broad geographic settings. Volume Two provides insights into research on different management accounting practices. Volume Three features contributions from some of the most influential researchers in various areas of management accounting research, consolidates the content of volumes one and two, and concludes with examples of management accounting research from around the world.Volumes 1, 2 and 3 are also available as individual product, ISBN Volume 1: 978-0-08-044564-9, ISBN Volume 2: 978-0-08-044754-4, and ISBN Volume 3: 978-0-08-055450-1. This title features three volumes of the popular "Handbooks of Management Accounting Research" series in one complete set. It offers an extensive review of management accounting scholarly literature. It examines particular management accounting practices and specific organizational contexts. It adopts a global perspective of management accounting practices.