| Research Methods | Management Control System | Cost | Externally Oriented Management Accounting | Management Accounting General Problem | Other Problems | Total |
| Number Of Articles (%) | Number Of Articles (%) | Number Of Articles (%) | Number Of Articles (%) | Number Of Articles (%) | ||
| Empirical Research | 14 (36.8) | 5 (71.4) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (32.4) |
| Normative Analysis | 5 (13.2) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (20.0) | 10 (83.4) | 2 (50.0) | 20 (28.2) |
| Experimental Study | 6 (15.8) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 8 (11.3) |
| Field Research | 8 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (25.0) | 13 (18.3) |
| Case Study | 3 (7.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.6) |
| Analytical Model | 2 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.2) |
| Total | 38 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | 71 (100.0) |