Both authors hold chairs and teach at the ESB Business School, Reutlingen University. They have been researching and teaching in the field of management accounting for many years. Michel Charifzadeh holds a diploma in business administration from the Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich and received his doctoral degree from the EBS Universitat fur Wirtschaft und Recht, Oestrich-Winkel. He has worked ... Read moreas a project manager in mergers & acquisitions at Siemens AG for several years. As a professor of finance and accounting he was employed at the International University of Bad Honnef-Bonn before he was appointed to the ESB Business School at Reutlingen University in 2011. His teaching and research interests include value based management, performance measurement, company valuation and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Andreas Taschner holds a diploma and a doctoral degree from the Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business). He has more than 10 years of industry experience. He was appointed professor of management accounting at the ESB Business School at Reutlingen University in 2011. His teaching and research interests include comparative management accounting, management reporting, investment appraisal techniques, and supply chain accounting. Show Less