Management accounting

Management accounting research is concerned with the financial and non-financial information used by managers in private and public sector firms to make decisions and control strategic direction.

The department’s researchers cover a broad spectrum of topics ranging from revenue and cost management to organisational and behavioural aspects of management control systems. The impact of sustainability-related matters, performance measurement, incentive systems and risk assessment is also considered.

The management accounting group’s research currently addresses:

• Management control - The ways in which people in organisations use management controls in new product development and the use of management controls by high growth firms.
• Management accounting systems and behaviour in organisations - Employee behaviour during the implementation of new accounting systems and their ongoing operation.
• Performance measurement - "Data envelopment analysis" and revenue management with application to health, transport, and public-sector organisations.
• Sustainability accounting - Social and environmental matters and its impact on decision-making, also including measurement, reporting, and assurance.

• Dr Davood Askarany
• Dr Sharlene Biswas
• Prof Charl de Villiers
• Dr Yuki Guo
• Dr Julie Harrison
• Dr Frank Ma
• Dr Fred Ng
• Prof Paul Rouse
• Dr Ramona Zharfpeykan

For more information, contact the following:

Prof Charl de Villiers
Professor
Email: charl.devilliers@auckland.ac.nz