Accounting and Auditing Studies

Accounting and Auditing Studies

Feasibility of Activity Based Budgeting Implementation in South Pars Gas Company

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Shiraz University, Iran
2 Senior Financial and Cost Accountant of S.P.G.C
Abstract
Traditional Budgeting Method is the main practice in SPGC, but due to legal obligations more up to date Performance Based Budgeting Methods should be used. Since Activity Based Costing Method has been implemented in the company, using Activity Based Budgeting Method sounds quite reasonable.
Three major groups – Financial bureau staff, IT staff and company managers – filled their corresponding Likert Scale questionnaires to validate seven main and eleven secondary parameters affecting the implementation of this method.
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