CIMA Professor of Accounting and Financial Management
Head of Department of Accounting
Research interests
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Management control systems: budgeting, performance measurement and incentive systems
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Corporate governance: executive compensation and internal controls
Recent publications
Books
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Merchant, Kenneth A & Wim A Van der Stede (2012), Management Control Systems: Performance Measurement, Evaluation, and Incentives (London: Prentice Hall), Third Edition
Translated in Italian (with L Zoni): Sistemi di controllo di gestione: misure di performance, valutazione e incentive (Milan: Pearson), 2013
Translated in Indonesian, Sistem pengendalian manajemen: pengukuran kinerja, evaluasi, dan insentif (Jakarta: Salemba Empat), 2014
Selected academic articles
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Raffi Indjejikian, Michal Matejka, Kenneth A Merchant & Wim A Van der Stede (2014), Earnings Targets and Annual Bonus Incentives, The Accounting Review 89, 1227-1258
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2014), A Manipulationist View of Causality in Cross-Sectional Survey Research, Accounting, Organizations & Society 39, 567-574
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2013), Discussion of ‘The Role of Performance Measures in the Inter-temporal Decisions of Business Unit Managers’, Contemporary Accounting Research 30, 962-969
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2013), Review of ‘Discretion in Managerial Bonus Pools’, The Accounting Review 88, 351-354
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2011), Management Accounting Research in the Wake of the Crisis: Some Reflections, European Accounting Review 20, 605-623
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Gong, James, Wim A Van der Stede & Mark Young (2011), Real Options in the Motion Picture Industry: Evidence from Film Marketing and Sequels, Contemporary Accounting Research 28, 1438-1466
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Merchant, Kenneth A, Wim A Van der Stede, Thomas W Lin & Zengbiao Yu (2011), Performance Measurement and Incentive Compensation: An Empirical Analysis and Comparison of Chinese and Western Firms' Practices, European Accounting Review 20, 639-667
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Balachandran, Kashi R, Andrea Dossi & Wim A Van der Stede (2010), Corporate Governance Research in 'The Rest of the World', Journal of Accounting Auditing & Finance 25, 523-530
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Matejka, Michal, Kenneth A Merchant & Wim A Van der Stede (2009), Employment Horizon and the Choice of Performance Measures: Empirical Evidence from Annual Bonus Plans of Loss-Making Entities, Management Science 55, 890-905
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Gibbs, Michael, Kenneth A Merchant, Wim A Van der Stede & Mark E Vargus (2009), Performance Measure Properties and Incentive System Design, Industrial Relations 48, 237-264
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Jansen, Pieter, Kenneth A Merchant & Wim A Van der Stede (2009), National Differences in Incentive Compensation Practices: The Differing Roles of Financial Performance Measurement in The United States and The Netherlands, Accounting, Organizations & Society 34, 58-84
Selected other articles, chapters, and practice contributions
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2015), Management Accounting: Where From, Where Now, Where To?, Journal of Management Accounting Research, 171-176
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2014), Budgeting and Management Control, In: Wiley Encyclopedia of Accounting (Vol. 1 of Wiley Encyclopedia of Management), 3e, 109-115
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Van der Stede, Wim A & Dimitri Kruik (2013), Governance Culture in the Boardroom, Management Control and Accounting (February), 10-13
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Young, Mark S, James J Gong & Wim A Van der Stede (2012), Using Real Options to Make Decisions in the Motion Picture Industry, Strategic Finance (May), 53-59
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2011), Risk and Governance Reporting: Challenges for Effective Disclosures, CFO Aktuell (December), 200-203
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Van der Stede, Wim A & Tommaso Palermo (2011), Scenario Budgeting: Integrating Risk and Performance, Finance & Management 184, 10-13
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2009), Designing Effective Reward Systems, Finance & Management 170 (October), 6-9
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Van der Stede, Wim A (2009), Risk and Performance Management through the Business Cycle, CMA Management (May), 24-27
Selected cases
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Statoil
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Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc
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Controls at the Bellagio Casino Resort
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Southern California Edison
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Superconductor Technologies, Inc
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Catalytic Solutions, Inc
Appointments, awards and honours
Selected editorial roles
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Accounting Organizations and Society (Editorial Board)
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Behavioral Research in Accounting (Editorial Board)
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Contemporary Accounting Research (Past Associate Editor, Ad-hoc Editor)
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European Accounting Review (Editorial Board)
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Management Accounting Research (Editor-in-Chief)
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The Accounting Review (Editorial Board)
Selected appointments
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CIMA Professor of Accounting and Financial Management (2008-present)
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President of the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association: President-Elect (2009-10); President (2010-11); Past President (2011-12)
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American Accounting Association Governance Committee (2015-18)
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American Accounting Association Finance Committee (2009-12)
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American Accounting Association Council (2009-12)
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European Accounting Association Publications Committee (2008-11; 2012-13, Chair)
Selected awards
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2014 AAA Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award, runner-up
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2009 Article of Merit, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
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2009 Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
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2007 AAA Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award
Teaching
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