Prof Axel Schulz - Researcher Profile

Axel Schulz

Address

Department of Accounting and Finance
Monash University, Caulfield

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 990 34786

Email: Axel.Schulz@monash.edu


Biography

Axel Schulz is the discipline head of Management Accounting and AIS in the Department of Accounting and Finance.

Axel joined Monash University in 2008 after nine years at the University of Melbourne. 

Axel has published in leading international and domestic journals including Accounting Organizations and Society, Behavioural Research in Accounting and Accounting and Finance.  He is an ad-hoc reviewer for journals including Contemporary Accounting Research, Behavioural Research in Accounting, ABACUS and Accounting and Finance.

His teaching and research interests are in management accounting, performance measurement, management control system design, incentive system design, and escalation of commitment in capital budgeting decisions.

Keywords

management accounting, behavioural accounting

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, ACCOUNTING
Institution: The University of New South Wales
Year awarded: 1998
MASTER OD COMMERCE (HONORS),ACCOUNTING
Institution: The University of New South Wales
Year awarded: 1993
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE, ACCOUNTING
Institution: The University of New South Wales
Year awarded: 1991

Publications

Journal Articles

Schulz, A.K., Wu, A., Chow, C.W., 2010, Environmental uncertainty, comprehensive performance measurement systems, performance-based compensation, and organizational performance, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics [P], vol 17, issue 1, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, pp. 17-40.

Webb, A., Jeffrey, S., Schulz, A., 2010, Factors affecting goal difficulty and performance when employees select their own performance goals: Evidence from the field, Journal of Management Accounting Research [P], vol 22, issue 1, American Accounting Association, Sarasota USA, pp. 209-232.

Cheng, M.M., Schulz, A.K., Booth, P., 2009, Knowledge transfer in project reviews: The effect of self-justification bias and moral hazard, Accounting and Finance [P], vol 49, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 75-93.

Schulz, A.K., Salter, S.B., Lopez V., J.C., Lewis, P.A., 2009, Revaluating face: A note on differences in private information sharing between two communitarian societies, Journal of International Accounting Research [P], vol 8, issue 1, American Accounting Association, USA, pp. 57-65.

Salter, S.B., Schulz, A.K., Lewis, P.A., Lopez V., J.C., 2008, Otra empanada en la parilla: Examining the role of culture and information sharing in Chile and Australia, Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, vol 19, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 57-72.

Salter, S.B., Schulz, A.K., 2005, Examining the role of culture and acculturation in information sharing, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, vol 8, Elsevier Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 189-212.

Booth, P., Schulz, A.K., 2004, The impact of an ethical environment on managers' project evaluation judgments under agency problem conditions, Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol 29, issue 5-6, Pergamon, UK, pp. 473-488.

Cheng, M.M., Luckett, P.F., Schulz, A.K., 2003, The effects of cognitive style diversity on decision-making dyads: An empirical analysis in the context of a complex task, Behavioral Research in Accounting, vol 15, American Accounting Association, United States, pp. 39-62.

Cheng, M.M., Schulz, A.K., Luckett, P.F., Booth, P., 2003, The effects of hurdle rates on the level of escalation of commitment in capital budgeting, Behavioral Research in Accounting, vol 15, American Accounting Association, USA, pp. 63-85.

Schulz, A.K., Cheng, M.M., 2002, Persistence in capital budgeting reinvestment decisions-personal responsibility antecedent and information asymmetry moderator: A note, Accounting and Finance, vol 42, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 73-86.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
The effect of performance measures and cognitive style on managerial learning and performance.
Supervisors:
Schulz, A (Main), Smith, D (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Woodhouse, K.
Program of Study:
Accounting choice in the presence of conflicting incentives. (PHD) 2012.
Supervisors:
Schulz, A (Main).