Questionnaire forscientific research purposesonly

Sample Questionnaire about :

" Current Practices Of Managerial Accounting Techniques In Arab Potash Company "

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Researcher :

Zaid Al-Majdalawi

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Section (1): Information about respondent person and company:

1) Post title:

Executive manager

Financial manager

Accountant

Internal auditor

Others (specify) ……………

2) Educational attainment:

Masters and above

Bachelors

Diploma

High school or less

3) Specialization:

Accounting

Business administration

Economy

Banking and finance

Others (specify) ………….

4) Duration of experience in the present post:

Less than 5 years

Between 5-9 years

Between 10-15 years

More than 15 years

5) The extent of technical knowledge do you have in management accounting techniques listed in the following table:

Knowledge/ Method / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Weak / Very weak
Activity based costing (ABC)
Just-in-time method (JIT)
Total quality management (TQM)
Balanced scorecard (BSC)

Section (2): The study related questions (three fields):

Field one: Practicing management accounting techniques in planning process: Please sign in the blank that's more closed to your opinion:

No. / Subject / Strongly agree / Agree / Somewhat agree / Disagree / Strongly disagree
1 / The amount of your indirectcosts requires applying ABC method
2 / Your company balances between financial and nonfinancial measures
3 / The management in your company sets the standards that related to:
A / Profitability
B / Market share
C / Productivity
D / Maintain brand in some product or service
E / Social responsibility
4 / According to BSC; your companytranslates its strategy into acceptable and understandable measures amongst staff members.
5 / Thecompany applies (pre-control)
6 / Your revenues go up as you provide products or render services faster.

Field two: Practicingmanagement accounting techniques in controlling process:

No. / Subject / Strongly agree / Agree / Somewhat agree / Disagree / Strongly disagree
1 / The amount of your indirect costs requires applying ABC method.
2 / Your company balancesbetween financial and non-financial measures
3 / The management in your company sets the standards that related to:
A / Profitability
B / Market share
C / Productivity
D / Maintain brand in some product or service
E / Social responsibility
4 / According to BSC; your company translates its strategy into acceptable and understandable measures amongst staff members.
5 / The company applies (pre-control)
6 / Your revenues go up as you provide products or render services faster.

Field three: Practicing management accounting techniques in decision-making process:

No. / Subject / Strongly agree / Agree / Somewhat agree / Disagree / Strongly disagree
1 / Financial department is required to provide alternatives to the management during decision-making process.
2 / Management accounting information and reports are considered main resource in decision-making process.
3 / Administrative staff in the company has a reasonable opportunity in setting objectives and drawing policies for the company
4 / The company uses ABC in pricing decisions
5 / Team leaders and production line managers are free to exercise their judgment in all routine processes.
6 / The following advantages were developed as a result of management accounting reports:
A / Increased competitive advantage
B / Cost reduction
C / Increased productivity
D / Increased customers' satisfaction
7 / To take strategic decisions; your company make a comparisons with competitors about procedures and policies.

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