Are budgets useful? A survey of Malaysian companies

• Main Authors: Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli, Sulaiman, Maliah, Mohd Alwi, Norhayati
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2003
• Subjects: HF5001 Business. Business Administration; HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/59268/1/Are_budgets_useful_A_survey_of_Malaysian.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/59268/7/59268-Are%20budgets%20useful_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/59268/; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/02686900310500479; http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02686900310500479

This study examines if budgets are still used in Malaysian companies. There are two divergent views on the usefulness of budgets. Proponents of budgets argue that they are still relevant and useful. Meanwhile, critics claim that budgets are obsolete. They study uses the instrument developed by Drury...