Contabilidad de gestion -Topicos y agenda de investigación

Isabel Blanco Dopico*

efisabel@usc.es

 

Resumen: El artículo trata de ofrecer una panorámica general de las diferentes áreas y cuestiones desarrolladas en los últimos años por la investigación en contabilidad de gestión, así como de las líneas en las que se estima que resultará igualmente oportuno investigar; para ello se realiza una reflexión sobre el entorno en el que se desarrolla la contabilidad de gestión (lo que, en definitiva, delimitará la selección de los temas que se van a analizar y a investigar), su situación actual y los cambios (tanto derivados de desarrollos teóricos como de prácticas innovadoras) que la provocaron y favorecieron, dentro de un marco referido a la gestión

Palabras clave: tópicos, investigación, contabilidad de gestión.

 

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*María Isabel Blanco Dopico es catedrática de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (España) en cuya Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales imparte las asignaturas de Contabilidad de Gestión y de Control Interno y ha dirigido Máster y Postgrados de Auditoría y Programas de Doctorado. Autora o coautora de ocho libros y más de cincuenta artículos sobre contabilidad de gestión, miembro del Consejo de redacción de distintas revistas nacionales y extranjeras del área contable, ha sido ponente invitada en distintos congresos y reuniones de la especialidad e impartido cursos y conferencias en universidades de distintos países.