Decisions about costs in organizations often arise from a detailed knowledge of both the
firm’s cost structure and management’s competitive strategy. Management accounting
helps identify the costs and benefits of different planning decisions, thus allowing
managers to make choices that increase organizational value. There have been many
developments in both management accounting research and practice on the use of
management accounting tools and models by managers to achieve organizational
competitiveness. Hence, the paper seeks to review the current state of knowledge on
management accounting tools and models (i.e emergent techniques) relevant in the
decision making process. In summary, the paper highlights management accounting
information as a resource for decision making. Consequently, it advocates that
managers adopt management accounting tools to enhance organizational
competitiveness.