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The Role of Manufacturing Practices in Mediating the Impact of Activity-Based Costing on Plant PerformanceRajiv D. BankerTemple University - Fox School of Business and Management; Temple University Tai-Yuan ChenHong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - School of Business and Management Indranil BardhanUniversity of Texas at Dallas Accounting, Organizations and Society, Forthcoming Abstract: We study the impact of activity-based costing (ABC) on adoption of world-class manufacturing (WCM) practices and plant performance. In contrast to earlier research that estimates the direct impact of ABC on plant performance, we develop an alternative research model to study the role of world-class manufacturing practices as a mediator of the impact of ABC. Analysis of data from a large cross-sectional sample of U.S. manufacturing plants indicates that ABC has no significant direct impact on plant performance, as measured by improvements in unit manufacturing costs, cycle time, and product quality. We find, however, that WCM practices completely mediate the positive impact of ABC on plant performance, and thus advanced manufacturing capabilities represent a critical missing link in understanding the overall impact of ABC. Our results provide a different conceptual lens to evaluate the relationship between ABC adoption and plant performance, and suggest that ABC adoption by itself does not improve plant performance.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 39 Keywords: Activity-based costing, World-class manufacturing, Plant performance, Mediation JEL Classification: M40, M46 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: September 19, 2007Suggested CitationContact Information
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