A selection of the most current works on management accounting are discussed in this article. In order to study major topics and themes in present management accounting research, 116 publications on the subject were analyzed from three top journals. From 2008 to 2010, the papers were published. Several areas of the literature are covered in this paper. To start with, it takes a close look at studies that have come out recently, so academics may see where the field of management accounting is heading. Secondly, it emphasizes how management accounting research has begun to focus on intellectual resource management. Last but not least, it draws attention to important new areas of study, such as leadership, organizational justice, and trust.

KEYWORDS: Management, Accounting, Modern Issues, Themes.