Personnel

Name	Maria João Martins Ferreira Major
Department	Accounting
Category	Assistant Professor

Teaching and Research Interests

- Management Accounting - Management Control - Activity-Based Costing & Management - Balanced Scorecard - Accounting Theory - Research Methodology in Accounting - Case Studies in Accounting - Institutional Theory

Qualifications

Course		Institution
PhD in Management Accounting / Management Control		Universidade de Manchester - Manchester School of Accounting & Finance
MSc in Finance		INDEG/ISCTE
BSc in Business		ISCTE

Contacts

Office	D515 (Edifício II)
E-mail
Phone	00351/217903495
Webpage

Scientific articles in International Journals

Major, Maria; Cruz, I., Major, M. e Scapens, R. (2009) "Institutionalization and Practice Variation in the Management Control of a Global/Local Setting", Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (EMERALD), Vol. 22(1), pp. 91-1

Major, Maria; Major, M. (2008) "The Impact of the Liberalization of the Portuguese Telecommunications Industry upon Marconi’s Management Accounting System: Activity-Based Costing and New Institutional Theory” (Ph", Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change,

Major, Maria; Hopper, T. e Major, M. (2007) "Extending Institutional Analysis through Theoretical Triangulation: Regulation and Activity-Based Costing in Portuguese Telecommunications", The European Accounting Review, Vol. 16(1), pp. 59-9

Major, Maria; Major, M. e Hopper, T. (2005) "Managers Divided: Resistance and Consent to ABC in a Portuguese Telecommunications Company", Management Accounting Research, Vol. 16, pp. 205-229

Scientific articles in National Magazines

Major, Maria; Major, M. J. e Outros (2009) (2009) "Implementação de um Sistema de Custeio por Actividades nos Hospitais do Serviço Nacional de Saúde", Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública, Forthcoming

Major, Maria; Major, M. J. (2009) "A Investigação em Contabilidade de Gestão", Revista Portuguesa e Brasileira de Gestão, Forthcoming

Major, Maria; Tomás, A., Major, M. e Pinto, J. (2008) "Activity-Based Costing and Management nas 500 Maiores Empresas em Portugal", Revista Científica da Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas – ‘Contabilidade e Gestão', No. 6, pp. 33-66;

Major, Maria; Major, M.J. (1999) "A Qualidade da Gestão Empresarial: O Caso CEM", Revista Portuguesa de Gestão, I/99, pp. 67-78;

Major, Maria; Major, M.J. (1997) "A Performance Organizacional – Modelos Teóricos", Revista Portuguesa de Gestão, II /97, pp. 81-98.

Books and Chapters in Books

Major, Maria; Major, M. e Hopper, T. (2009) "Activity-Based Costing in the Portuguese Telecommunications Industry” em Lee, I. (Ed) Handbook of Research on Telecommunications Planning and Management for Business", Illinois: Advances in E-Business Research (AEBR) Book Series, (Western Illinois University), pp. 279-292;

Major, Maria; Carvalho, H. e Major, M.J. (2009) "Implementação do Activity-Based Costing num Banco Português", Lisboa: Escolar Editora;

Major, Maria; Major, M. J. e Outros (2009) "Os Custos, os Resultados e a Informação para a Gestão, Temas de Contabilidade de Gestão", 2ª Edição, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte;

Major, Maria; Major, M.J. e Ribeiro, J. (2008) "A Teoria Institucional na Investigação em Contabilidade em Major, M. e Vieira, R. (Eds) Contabilidade e Controlo de Gestão: Teoria, Metodologia e Prática", Lisboa: Escolar Editora, pp. 35-59;

Major, Maria; Vieira, R., Major, M.J. e Robalo, R. (2008) "Investigação Qualitativa em Contabilidade” em Major, M. e Vieira, R. (Eds) Contabilidade e Controlo de Gestão: Teoria, Metodologia e Prática", Lisboa: Escolar Editora, pp. 129-163;

Major, Maria; Major, M.J. e Vieira, R. (2008) "Activity-Based Costing and Management”, em Major, M. e Vieira, R. (Eds) Contabilidade e Controlo de Gestão: Teoria, Metodologia e Prática", Lisboa: Escolar Editora, pp. 243-278;

Major, Maria; Major, M. (2007) "Activity-Based Costing and Management: A Critical Review, em Hopper, T., Scapens, R. e Northcott, D. (Eds) Issues in Management Accounting Research", 3rd Edition (London: Prentice-Hall), pp. 155-174;

Major, Maria; Major, M.J e Outros (2007) "Gestão Orçamental e Medidas Financeiras de Avaliação do Desempenho, Temas de Contabilidade de Gestão", Lisboa: Livros Horizonte;

Major, Maria; Moll, J., Major, M. e Zahirul, H. (2006) "The Qualitative Research Tradition, em Hoque, Z. (Ed.) Methodological Issues in Accounting Research: Theories and Methods", (London: Spiramus), pp. 375-398;

Major, Maria; Moll, J., Burns, J. e Major (2006) "Institutional Theory, em Hoque, Z. (Ed.) Methodological Issues in Accounting Research: Theories and Methods", (London: Spiramus), pp. 183-205;

Major, Maria; Major, M. and Hoque, Z. (2005) "Activity-Based Costing: Concepts, Issues and Practice", em Hoque, Z. (Ed.) Handbook of Cost and Management Accounting (London: Spiramus), pp. 83-103;

Major, Maria; Major, M. (2005) "A Case Study of ABC Implementation", em Hoque, Z. (Ed.) Handbook of Cost and Management Accounting (London: Spiramus), pp. 105-116;

Communications Act Published in Conference

Major, Maria; Janota, R. e Major, M. (2009) "The Balanced Scorecard in a Pharmaceutical Company: A Case Study", 7th Conference of the European Network for Research in Organisational and Accounting Change (ENROAC), Dundee, UK, 23-25 Junho, 2009;

Major, Maria; Major, M. J. e Janota, R. (2009) "The Balanced Scorecard in a Pharmaceutical Company: A Case Study", European Accounting Association Conference, Tampere, Finlândia, 12-15 Maio 2009;

Major, Maria; Cruz, I., Scapens, R. e Major, M. (2008) "The Localisation of a Global Performance Measurement System", 6th Conference on New Directions in Management Accounting, Bruxelas, 15-17 Dezembro 2008;

Major, Maria; Cruz, I., Major, M. e Scapens, R. (2008) "Loose Coupling of Performance Measurement Practices in a Globalized Organization", Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Baruch College, New York, 25-26 Abril 2008;

Major, Maria; Major, M. e Hopper, T. (2007) "Activity-Based Costing and Legitimacy: An Institutional Perspective", Fifth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-10 July 2007;

Major, Maria; Cruz, I.M. e Major, M. (2007) "Is Accounting Changing in Portuguese Hospitals? Evidence from a Case Study", European Accounting Association 2007 Congress, Lisbon, 25-27 April 2007;

Major, Maria; Hopper, T. e Major, M. (2006) "An Institutional Examination of Regulation and Activity-Based Costing in Portuguese Telecommunications", American Accounting Association Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida, January 5-7, 2006;

Other Publications

 The European Accounting Review (2009) volume 18, number 1, ‘Book Review’ da obra “Management Accounting Change: Approaches and Perspectives”, Danture Wickramasinghe e Chandana Alawattage (2007), Editora Routledge, Oxon.;

Other Professional Activities

-Member of the Editorial Board of The European Accounting Review; -Director of the Accounting Research Centre; - Director of the MSc Programme in Accounting in Maputo (ISCTE).