The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service Sector

The objective of this study was to assess the mediating impacts of behavioral preferences on the contributions of companies’ contingency factors on ABC implementation. The study was conducted in Tanzania where the primary data were collected from 107 sample of service companies based on cross-secti...

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Main Authors: Godfrey Molela, Pendo Kasoga, Ismail Ismail
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Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) 2025-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Contabilidade e Gestão
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Online Access:https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/reavi/article/view/25191
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description The objective of this study was to assess the mediating impacts of behavioral preferences on the contributions of companies’ contingency factors on ABC implementation. The study was conducted in Tanzania where the primary data were collected from 107 sample of service companies based on cross-sectional survey design. Analysis was done on the partial least squares - structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS4 software and SPSS 28.0.1. Results showed that, of the three elements of behavioral preferences it was only perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use that positively mediated the causal relationships between the competitiveness, business culture and ABC implementation.
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spelling doaj-art-2a5138a62bcd4e8eb8c5c3d10165af6b2025-07-08T09:37:46ZengUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)Revista Brasileira de Contabilidade e Gestão2764-74712025-07-01142510.5965/2764747114252025020The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service SectorGodfrey Molela0Pendo Kasoga1Ismail Ismail2The University of DodomaThe University of DodomaThe University of Dodoma The objective of this study was to assess the mediating impacts of behavioral preferences on the contributions of companies’ contingency factors on ABC implementation. The study was conducted in Tanzania where the primary data were collected from 107 sample of service companies based on cross-sectional survey design. Analysis was done on the partial least squares - structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS4 software and SPSS 28.0.1. Results showed that, of the three elements of behavioral preferences it was only perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use that positively mediated the causal relationships between the competitiveness, business culture and ABC implementation. https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/reavi/article/view/25191ABC ImplementationContingency FactorsBehavioral PreferencesTanzanian Service Sector
spellingShingle Godfrey Molela
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The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service Sector
Revista Brasileira de Contabilidade e Gestão
ABC Implementation
Contingency Factors
Behavioral Preferences
Tanzanian Service Sector
title The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service Sector
title_full The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service Sector
title_fullStr The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service Sector
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service Sector
title_short The Role of Mediated Contingency Factors towards Successful Implementation of Activity-based Costing: Evidence from Tanzanian Service Sector
title_sort role of mediated contingency factors towards successful implementation of activity based costing evidence from tanzanian service sector
topic ABC Implementation
Contingency Factors
Behavioral Preferences
Tanzanian Service Sector
url https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/reavi/article/view/25191
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