Abstract:
The main purpose of this study is to investigate on the determinant factors of activity based
costing effectiveness in the Amhara region large scale farms. That is to show the relationship if
any between top management supports, adequate resource, organizational culture of firms,
Organizational structure of firms with the activity based costing effectiveness in the Amhara
region large scale farms. The study comprises 6 large scale agricultural farms in Amhara
region. The management teams , the finance team and other workers which have relationship
with the job of activity based cost allocation of those farms are the source for the required data.
The study adopts quantitative research approach by employing survey research as a strategy of
inquiry. Survey for the quantitative strategy was used through distributing self-administered
questionnaires to main managers, pack-house managers, production managers, finance
managers, accountants and data collectors of 6 different agricultural farms in Amhara region.
The Multiple Regressions was used to analyze the data obtained via a structured questionnaire
of a 5point Likert-scale. According to the regression output the result indicates that management
support, the existence of adequate resource and structured organization have a significant
contribution for the activity based costing effectiveness in the Amhara region large scale
agricultural farms.