This section outlines the benefits of using activity-based costing in organizations. There is a vast amount of articles published around this theme and they have been classified as ‗consulting research‘ by Lukka and Granlund (2002) or ‗propagator articles‘ by Bjornenak and Mitchell (2002). The characteristics of this type of research are a propagating and prescriptive style that intends to sell the author‘s ideas to the reader (Lukka & Granlund 2002: 168). These articles are usually published in practitioners‘ journals and the authors can be academics, practitioners, or consultants (ibid.). A consultancy or quasi-consultancy orientation has been noted particularly among many US academics, compared to European researchers (Bjornenak & Mitchell 2002: 503).