Over the last 25 years, numerous changes, which collectively
are categorised as New Public Management (NPM),
have been introduced at different paces and in different
ways in public sectors across the world, including the
United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland (RoI). These
changes often include a move from a cash-based to an
accruals-based accounting system in the belief that this will
provide more appropriate information for decision makers
and lead to better decision making. In the early 1990s,
the UK and RoI governments provided clear indications
of their desire to introduce accruals accounting in central
government in the near future. However, while accruals
accounting was embedded in the management accounting
and financial reporting systems of UK central government
departments by 2003, change in the RoI has been minimal.
Given the apparent initial desire to introduce accruals
accounting in central government in both the UK and
∗ Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 02890973204;
fax: +44 02890975156.
E-mail addresses: n.hyndman@qub.ac.uk (N. Hyndman),
c.j. connolly@qub.ac.uk (C. Connolly).
RoI, this paper examines the impact of its adoption in
the UK and explores the reasons why significant accruals accounting
principles were not ultimately embedded into
the RoI’s central government. In terms of the format of
the paper, the next section discusses the linkages between
NPM, accruals accounting and new institutional theory in
order to provide a theoretical and contextual backdrop for
the reported empirical research. This is followed by an analysis
of recent changes in government accounting systems
in both the UK and RoI. After outlining the research method,
the next section reports the results of semi-structured
interviews with key actors in the public administrations
in both jurisdictions. In the final sections the results are
discussed and conclusions drawn.
Over the last 25 years, numerous changes, which collectivelyare categorised as New Public Management (NPM),have been introduced at different paces and in differentways in public sectors across the world, including theUnited Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland (RoI). Thesechanges often include a move from a cash-based to anaccruals-based accounting system in the belief that this willprovide more appropriate information for decision makersand lead to better decision making. In the early 1990s,the UK and RoI governments provided clear indicationsof their desire to introduce accruals accounting in centralgovernment in the near future. However, while accrualsaccounting was embedded in the management accountingand financial reporting systems of UK central governmentdepartments by 2003, change in the RoI has been minimal.Given the apparent initial desire to introduce accrualsaccounting in central government in both the UK and∗ Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 02890973204;fax: +44 02890975156.E-mail addresses: n.hyndman@qub.ac.uk (N. Hyndman),c.j. connolly@qub.ac.uk (C. Connolly).RoI, this paper examines the impact of its adoption inthe UK and explores the reasons why significant accruals accountingprinciples were not ultimately embedded intothe RoI’s central government. In terms of the format ofthe paper, the next section discusses the linkages betweenNPM, accruals accounting and new institutional theory inorder to provide a theoretical and contextual backdrop forthe reported empirical research. This is followed by an analysisof recent changes in government accounting systemsin both the UK and RoI. After outlining the research method,the next section reports the results of semi-structuredinterviews with key actors in the public administrationsin both jurisdictions. In the final sections the results arediscussed and conclusions drawn.
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