“…In this context, a number of studies have analyzed the scientific output in management accounting (Lunkes, Ripoll, & Rosa, 2011Carvalho, Saraiva, Frezatti, & Costa, 2010;Nascimento, Junqueira, & Martins, 2010;Dallabona, Nascimento, & Hein, 2010;Perdigão, Niyama, & Santana, 2010;Araujo & Silva, 2010;Hesford & Potter, 2010;Frezatti, Relvas, Nascimento, & Junqueira, 2009;Espejo, Cruz, Lourenço, Antonovz, & Almeida, 2009;Mendonca, Riccio, & Sakata, 2009;Maloni, Carter, & Carr, 2009;Alcouffe, Berland, & Levant, 2008;Beuren, Schlindwein, & Pasqual, 2007;Cardoso Pereira, & Guerreiro, 2007;Groot & García-Valderrama, 2006;Valacich, Fuller, Schneider, & Dennis, 2006;Pérez, Gallardo, & Peña, 2005;Palenzuela, Moreno, & Arroyo, 2004;Oliveira, 2002;Pérez & Gallardo, 2002;Tahai & Meyer, 1999;Engwall, 1998, White, 1996Kirkpatrick & Locke, 1992).…”