American Accounting Association

American Accounting Association

Management Accounting Section Midyear Meeting

January 6–7, 2006
Clearwater Beach, Florida


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Midyear Meeting Program

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006

  Ph.D. Colloquium
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Reception

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2006

7:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration
7:00 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast — Poster Session
Poster Session Papers:
  1. "Investigating Activity-Based Costing in Manufacturing Industry," John Brierley, University of Sheffield, Christopher Cowton and Colin Drury, University of Huddersfield
  2. "The Determinants of Subjective Measurement of Performance: A Longitudinal Empirical Study," Johnny Deng and Neale O'Connor, City University of Hong Kong
  3. "Quality Activity Performance Evaluation in a Military Plant Using DEA," Shyr-Jur Chang, Chihlee Institute of Technology, Hsing-Chin Hsiao and Li-Hua Huang, National Taipei College of Business.
  4. "The Relevance of Context for Defining Evaluative Style and Evaluative Style Effectiveness," Jan Noeverman and Bas Koene, Erasmus University Rotterdam
  5. "Changing Accounting Systems to Support the Conversion and Management of a Continuous Improvement Business Culture," James Mackey, California State University, Sacramento
  6. "The Impact of Indigent Care on Output Congestion in Hospitals," Gary Ferrier, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Vivian Valdmanis, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia and Timothy West, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  7. "A Study of Insolvency Prediction and Efficient Classification Approach for Life Insurers – Taiwan Example," Shu-Hua Hsiao, Leader University
8:30 am – 10:00 am Plenary Session
Topic:
Integrating Operations Management with Management Accounting

Speakers:
Shannon Anderson, Rice University
Erica Plambeck, Stanford University
Madhav Rajan, Stanford University

Moderator: Taylor Randall, University of Utah
10:00 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

A. Case Session I

Using 10-K Reports Brings Management Accounting to Life!
Linda Smith Bamber, University of Georgia
E. Michael Bamber, University of Georgia

Goliath Corporation: An Instructional Case in Transfer Pricing Policy
Charles D. Bailey and Denton Collins
University of Memphis

Moderator: Suresh Kalagnanam, University of Saskatchewan

B. Management Control Systems

Management Control Systems and Dysfunctional Behavior: An Empirical Investigation
Teerooven Soobaroyen, University of Wales-Aberystwyth

Discussant: Dipankar Ghosh, University of Oklahoma

Start-up Firms Growth, Management Control Systems Adoption and Performance
George Foster, Stanford University
Antonio Davila, IESE Business School

Discussant: Tatiana Sandino, University of Southern California

All Control is Not Equal: the Effect of Control System Type on Trust and Cooperation in Strategic Alliances
Margaret Christ, University of Texas at Austin
Karen Sedatole, University of Texas at Austin
Kristy Towry, Emory University

Discussant: Lynn Hannan, Georgia State University

C. Communication and Reporting in Agencies

Delegation to Encourage Communication of Problems
Paul Newman, University of Texas at Austin
Kirill Novoselov, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant: Qi Chen, Duke University

The Effect of Fairness and Communication on Collusion and Honesty in Multi-Agent Managerial Reporting
Yue May Zhang, University of Pittsburgh

Discussant: Alexander Brüggen, Maastricht University

Impact of Alternative Reporting Systems in Multi-Agent Contracting
Gerald Feltham, University of British Columbia
Christian Hofmann, University of Tubingen

Discussant: Jonathan Glover, Carnegie Mellon University

D. Subjectivity in Performance Evaluation

How Performance Ratings are Influenced by Objective and Subjective Measures: Evidence from Public Enterprises in Korea
Tae Sik Ahn, Seoul National University
Myung-In Kim, Seoul National University

Discussant: Raj Mashruwala, Washington University, St. Louis

Subjective Performance Evaluation
Jasmijn Bol, IESE Business School, University of Navarra

Discussant: Krishnamurthy Surysekar, Florida International University

Performance Measurement and Evaluation Practices in Loss-Making Entities: Field and Survey Evidence
Michal Matejka, University of Michigan
Ken Merchant, University of Southern California
Wim Van der Stede, University of Southern California

Discussant: Dhananjay Nanda, Duke University

E. Accounting along the Supply Chain

In-house Capability, Sourcing Decisions and Supply Chain Coordination
Kashi Balachandran, New York University
Shu-Hsing Li, National Taiwan University
Taychang Wang, National Taiwan University
Hsiaowen Wang, National Changhua University of Education

Discussant: Biendra Mishra, UC Riverside

The Effect of Cost Information on Buyer-Supplier Negotiations in Different Power Settings
Alexandra Van den Abbeele, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Filip Roodhooft, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Luk Warlop, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Discussant: Andrea Drake, University of Cincinnati

Supplier Contracts with Profit-Sharing, Open-book Costing and Associated Audit Rights
Hui Chen, Vanderbilt University

Discussant: Steve Hansen, George Washington University

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Business Luncheon
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

A. Case Session II

Tembec Forest Products
Eduardo Schiehll, HEC Montreal
Hughes Boisvert, HEC Montreal
Martin Pelletier

Time-driven ABC at Sanac
Patricia Everaert, Ghent University
Werner Bruggeman, Ghent University
Gert-Jan Decreus, Sanac

Moderator: Larry Carr, Babson College

B. Goal-Setting and Incentives

Negotiated Goals and Pay-for-Performance: A Field Study Investigation of how Incentive Compensation and Goal Negotiation Affect Financial Performance
Shannon Anderson, Rice University
Henri Dekker, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Karen Sedatole, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant: Wim Van der Stede, University of Southern California

The Effectiveness of Tiered Goals in Performance Measurement Systems
R. Alan Webb, University of Waterloo
Axel Schulz, University of Melbourne
Scott Jeffry, University of Waterloo

Discussant: Sean Peffer, University of Kentucky

The Effect of Goal Conflict on Effort and Performance
Janet Samuels, Arizona State University West

Discussant: Nick Fessler, Central Missouri State University

C. Use of Management Accounting Information In Decision-Making and Judgment

Knowing vs. Applying Accounting Causal Relationships: Experimental Evidence on the Decision Performance Effects of Problem Similarity and Comparison
Ella Mae Matsumura, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Sandra Vera-Munoz, University of Notre Dame

Discussant: Alan Webb, University of Waterloo

Judgmental Effects of Different Balanced Scorecard Perspectives
Eddy Cardinaels, Tilburg University
Paula van Veen-Dirks, Tilburg University

Discussant: Mina Pizzini, Southern Methodist University

Performance Measurement Systems and Strategic Analysis Extensiveness: The Auditor's Usage of Balanced Scorecards and Performance Benchmarks
Steven Salterio, Queen's University
Robert Knechel, University of Florida
Natalia Kotchetova, University of Waterloo

Discussant: Wendy Bailey, University of South Carolina

D. Strategic Management

Reassessing the Role of Budgets in Strategic Management
Chris Chapman, Oxford University
Lili Kihn, Montclair State University

Discussant: Anne Lillis, University of Melbourne

The Use of Cost Information in Pricing Decisions: Empirical Evidence
Hsingwen Hsu, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Discussant: Naomi Soderstrom, University of Colorado at Boulder

Sticky Costs as Competitive Response: Evidence on Strategic Cost Management at Southwest Airlines Shannon Anderson, Rice University
Clara Xiaoling Chen, University of Southern California
S. Mark Young, University of Southern California

Discussant: Ramji Balakrishnan, University of Iowa

E. Managerial Time Horizons and Incentive Contracting

Contracting on Contemporaneous vs. Forward-Looking Measures: An Experimental Investigation
Anne Farrell, University of Illinois
Kathryn Kadous, Emory University
Kristy Towry, Emory University

Discussant: Don Moser, University of Pittsburgh

Relative Weights on Measures of Past Performance
Rajiv Banker, Temple University
Iny Hwang, Minnesota State University at Mankato

Discussant: Thomas Hemmer, University of Houston

Contracting with a Long-Horizon Agent on a Short-Term Project
Romana Autrey, Harvard University
Shane Dikolli, University of Texas at Austin
Paul Newman, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant: Bharat Sarath, Baruch College, CUNY

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

A. Interactive Control Systems

Interactive Control Use as a Political and Institutional Phenomenon: The Case of Divisional Control in a Financial Services Organization
Anette Mikes, London School of Economics

Discussant: David Cooper, University of Alberta

An Empirical Analysis of the Levers of Control Framework
Sally Widener, Rice University

Discussant: Henri Dekker, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Does Leadership Matter in the Design and Use of Control Systems?
Margaret Abernethy, University of Melbourne
Jan Bouwens, Tilburg University
Laurence van Lent, Tilburg University

Discussant: Murray Lindsay, University of Lethbridge

B. Top Management Compensation

Industry Product Market Competition and Managerial Incentives
Christo Karuna, University of California – Irvine

Discussant: Masako Darrough, Baruch College, CUNY

Insider Trading: The Value of Asymmetric Information created by Tradable Securities and its Implications for Disclosure
Ashraf Jaffer, London School of Economics

Discussant: Zhonglan Dai, University of Texas at Dallas

Earnings Distortion and CEO Compensation
Yibin Zhou, University of Toronto

Discussant: Fabrizio Ferri, Harvard University

C. Contracting in Specialized Settings

Task Complexity and Incentive Contracting: An Empirical Investigation
Freddy Coronado, Michigan State University
Ranjani Krishnan, Michigan State University

Discussant: Venky Nagar, University of Michigan

The Cost-Benefit Trade-Off in Adopting Performance-Based Incentives: Early vs. Late Adopters
Jasmijn Bol, IESE Business School, University of Navarra
Frank Moers, University of Maastricht

Discussant: Ranjani Krishnan, Michigan State University

Infectious Ethics: How Upright Employees Can Ease Concerns of Tacit Collusion
Brian Mittendorf, Yale University

Discussant: Pierre Liang, Carnegie Mellon University

D. Non-Financial Performance Measurement

Enterprise Resource Planning and Non-Financial Performance Incentives: The Joint Impact on Corporate Performance
Hassan Hassabelnaby, University of Toledo
James Hunton, Bentley College
Benson Weir, Virginia Commonwealth University

Discussant: Kip Krumweide, Boise State University

Financial Consequences from Implementing Lean Manufacturing with the Support of Non-Financial Management Accounting Practices
Rosemary Fullerton, Utah State University
William Wempe, Texas Christian University

Discussant: Dhinu Srinivasan, University of Pittsburgh

Influences of Environmental Strategy on the Design and Use of Performance Measurement Systems
Paolo Perego, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Frank Hartmann, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Discussant: Antonio Davila, Harvard University

E. How Sarbanes Oxley is Impacting Management Accountants

Panel:
Gary Siegel, DePaul University
James E. Sorensen, University of Denver
Sandra Richtermeyer, Xavier University
Michael R. Zanoni, Director of Financial Compliance, The Boeing Company

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reception

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2006

7:00 am – 2:00 pm Registration
7:00 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast – Sponsored by the IMA
8:30 am &ndash 10:00 am Plenary Session

Topic:
Contemporary Developments in Budgeting and Lean Accounting

Speakers:
Steve Player, North American Program Director, Beyond Budgeting Roundtable
Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder and Partner, Lean Learning Center

Moderator: Peter Brewer, Miami University
10:00 am – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

A. Case Session III

A Tough Decision at EW Scripps Company
Stan Davis, Wake Forest University
Charles Iacovou, Wake Forest University

Using Activity Based Costing and Theory of Constraints to Enhance Decision Making at Duographics B.V.: A Case Study
Philip GMC Vergauwen, University of Maastricht
Christian Kerckhoffs, Universitit of Maastricht

Moderator: Ganesh Vaidyanathan, University of Saskatchewan

B. Performance Measurement and Managerial Behavior

Leadership Styles and the Use of Accounting Performance Measures: Test of a Causal Model using PLS
Frank Hartmann, Erasmus University Rotterdam
David Naranjo-Gil, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
José-Luis Roldan, University of Seville

Discussant: Chris Ittner, University of Pennsylvania

For Which Purposes Do Managers Use Balanced Scorecards? An Empirical Analysis of Drivers and Purposes of BSC Use
Eelke Wiersma, Free University of Amsterdam

Discussant: Monte Swain, Brigham Young University

The Use and Determinants of Controls in Multinational Managerial Performance Evaluation
Lili Kihn, Montclair State University

Discussant: Frank Hartmann, Erasmus University

C. Costing Methods and Costing Systems

The Association between Cost System Design, Usage for Different Purposes, and Cost System Usage and Satisfaction
Martin Schoute, Free University of Amsterdam

Discussant: James Mackey, California State University, Sacramento

Measurement Error in Costing Systems: Time Estimates as Cost Drivers
Eddy Cardinaels, Tilburg University
Eva Labro, London School of Economics

Discussant: Tim West, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Do Overhead Cost Allocations Reduce the Volatility of Earnings under Different Business Strategies?
Steve Su, Queensland University of Technology
Roger Willett, Queensland University of Technology

Discussant: Hsihui Chang, University of California, Riverside

D. Structure of Executive Compensation

Industry Product-Market Competition and the Relative Mix between Earnings- and Stock-based Managerial Incentives
Christo Karuna, University of California –Irvine

Discussant: Lei (Tony) Chen, Georgia State University

Institutional Investment Horizons and the Structure of CEO Compensation
Jae Yong Shin, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Discussant: William Cready, University of Texas at Dallas

The Dynamic Relation between the Structure of Compensation and Earnings Management
Amal Said, University of Toledo

Discussant: Mark Vargus, University of Texas at Dallas

E. Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Management Accounting Research

Management Accounting – A Bibliographic Study
James Hesford, University of Southern California
Wim Van der Stede, University of Southern California
S. Mark Young, University of Southern California
Sung-Han (Sam) Lee, University of Southern California

Discussant: Joseph Fisher, Indiana University

The Design and Use of Management Control Systems: An Extended Framework for Analysis
Aldonio Ferrira, Monash University
David Otley, Lancaster University

Discussant: Margaret Abernethy, University of Melbourne

Revisiting the Value of Repeated Contacts on Survey Response Rates in Management Accounting Research: A Research Note
Nicole Thibodeau, Naval Postgraduate School
Jean-François Henri, Université Laval

Discussant: Anne Lillis, University of Melbourne

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

A. Field Studies

Searching for Legitimacy in the Telecommunications Industry: Evidence from a Case Study
Maria Joao Major, Instituto Superior de Cięncias do Trabalho e da Empresa
Trevor Hopper, University of Manchester

Discussant: Clinton Free, Queen's University

Factors Affecting the Adoption, Infusion, and Perceived Success of German Cost Accounting Methods
Kip Krumwiede, Boise State University
Augustin Suessmair, University of Lueneberg

Discussant: Bill Lanen, University of Michigan

Effects of Organizational Process Change on Management Control Systems and Revelations of Managers' Private Knowledge Process Change
Casey Rowe, Arizona State University
Jacob Birnberg, University of Pittsburgh
Michael Shields, Michigan State University

Discussant: Chris Chapman, Oxford University

B. Issues in Corporate Governance

The Effects of Directors and CEOs on Firm Survival: Evidence from the Internet Shakeout
Glenn Dowell, University of Notre Dame
Margaret Shackell, University of Notre Dame
Nathan Stuart, University of South Florida

Discussant: Mark Anderson, University of Texas at Dallas

The Managerial Consequences of Earnings Restatements
Denton Collins, University of Memphis
Austin Reitenga, University of Texas at San Antonio
Juan Sanchez-Cuevas, University of Texas at San Antonio

Discussant: Surya Janakiraman, University of Texas at Dallas

C. Informativeness of Performance Measures

Importance of Measures of Past Performance: Empirical Evidence on Quality of E-Service Providers
Rajiv Banker, Temple University
Iny Hwang, Minnesota State University at Mankato

Discussant: Harry Evans, University of Pittsburgh

The Relation between Executive Compensation and Earnings Management: Changes in the Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Era
Mary Ellen Carter, University of Pennsylvania
Luanne Lynch, University of Virginia
Sarah Zechman, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant: Mark Vargus, University of Texas at Dallas

Relevance of Past Performance Measures in Chief Executive Compensation
Rajiv Banker, Temple University
Rong Huang, University of Texas at Dallas

Discussant: Shijun Cheng, University of Michigan

D. Management Accounting Systems and Managerial Behavior

Performance Standards and Managers' Adoption of Risky Projects
Chee Chow, San Diego State University
James Kohlmeyer, East Carolina University
Anne Wu, National Chengchi University (Taipei)

Discussant: David Otley, Lancaster University

The Effects of Controller Involvement in Management on Business Unit Performance Reporting
Victor Maas, University of Amsterdam

Discussant: Michal Matejka, University of Michigan

An Experimental Comparison of Transfer Pricing Methods under High and Low Private Information
Woody Liao, University of California – Riverside
Kimberly Sawers, University of California – Riverside

Discussant: Kristy Towry, Emory University

E. Implicit Incentives

The Role of Labor Market Reputation Concerns in Multi-Task Settings
Alexander Brüggen, Maastricht University

Discussant: Fred Rankin, Washington University, St. Louis

Differential Career Concerns and Team Synergy
Romana Autrey, Harvard University

Discussant: Brian Mittendorf, Yale University

3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Management Accounting Section
Executive Committee Meeting

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