Management accounting tools for failure prevention and risk management in the context of Indian innovative start-ups: a contingency theory approach
Journal of Indian Business Research
ISSN: 1755-4195
Article publication date: 27 December 2021
Issue publication date: 8 March 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to analyse various failures that Indian innovative start-ups (ISs) are exposed to and proposes interventions from management accounting tools (MATs) that can tackle their failure-causing risks. This paper justifies the applicability of contingency theory (CT) for applying MATs for failure prevention and risk management.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses multimethod research while undertaking two sequential studies. The methods include a Survey via semi-structured interviews of 51 specialists and media reports and the Delphi method.
Findings
Reasons for the failures of Indian ISs have been identified and grouped based on eight broad underlying risk factors. Appropriate MATs relevant to ISs have been identified and examined by relating them with the risk factors underlying failure. Applicability of CT is shown while using the MATs for failure prevention and risk management of ISs.
Research limitations/implications
This study is limited to the Indian context. Empirical validation of the applicability of MATs for each type of failure along the lifecycle stages of ISs needs to be undertaken.
Practical implications
Founders/owners of ISs can use this conceptual framework to tackle the risks underlying the failure of their firms. Policymakers can introduce appropriate policies to enhance the survival of ISs. Researchers can further explore the application of CT for failure prevention and risk management of ISs.
Originality/value
A conceptual framework has been developed relating failure-causing risk factors relevant to ISs and appropriate MATs, which justifies the applicability of CT.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are thank to the anonymous reviewers for their comments which have helped to improve the quality of our manuscript.
Citation
Krishnan (Retd.), C.S.N., Ganesh, L.S. and Rajendran, C. (2022), "Management accounting tools for failure prevention and risk management in the context of Indian innovative start-ups: a contingency theory approach", Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 23-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-02-2021-0060
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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