Managerial Accounting: Asia-Pacific Edition, 2nd Edition | AU/NZ

John Sands has 22 years of commerce experience in managerial positions using his accounting qualification and 23 years of academic experience. He works currently as an associate professor of accounting in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith University. His teaching experience spans over twenty-three years, and he has taught financial accounting, auditing, international accounting and management accounting courses across different universities. He is the former Director of the Faculty of Business at USC and was Acting Head of Accounting Discipline Undergraduate Programmes at Griffith before moving to USQ.

Lanita Winata is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith University and currently teaches Strategic Management Accounting. Lanita’s research areas include balanced scorecard approach to performance management, incentive management systems, management accounting and organisational strategy, information technology and accounting, marketing and accounting information, culture and accounting systems, strategic alliance, and culture and information technology. She has presented her research at both domestic and international conferences, and her research papers have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals in Australia and Britain.

Sophia Su is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance at Macquarie University. Her teaching experience spans over five years, and she has taught both financial and management accounting units across different universities.

Maryanne M. Mowen is Associate Professor Emerita of Accounting at Oklahoma State University. She currently teaches online classes in cost and management accounting for Oklahoma State University. She received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University. She brings an interdisciplinary perspective to teaching and writing in cost and management accounting, with degrees in history and economics. She has taught classes in ethics and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on accountants. Her scholarly research is in the areas of management accounting, behavioral decision theory, and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. She has published articles in journals such as Decision Science, The Journal of Economics and Psychology, and The Journal of Management Accounting Research. Dr. Mowen has served as a consultant to mid-sized and Fortune 100 companies and works with corporate controllers on management accounting issues. She is a member of the Northern New Mexico chapter of SCORE and serves as a counselor, assisting small and start-up businesses. Outside the classroom, she enjoys hiking, traveling, reading mysteries, and working crossword puzzles.

Don R. Hansen is Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting and a Regents Service Professor at Oklahoma State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1977. He has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Brigham Young University. His research interests include activity-based costing and mathematical modeling. He has published articles in both accounting and engineering journals including The Accounting Review, The Journal of Management Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, and IIE Transactions. He has served on the editorial board of The Accounting Review. His outside interests include family, church activities, reading, movies, and watching sports.

Dr. Dan L. Heitger is the Deloitte Professor of Accounting and co-director of the William Isaac & Michael Oxley Center for Business Leadership at Miami University. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and his undergraduate degree in accounting from Indiana University. He actively works with executives and students to innovate, develop and teach courses in managerial accounting, managerial accounting, performance measurement, business sustainability, risk management, stakeholder management and corporate governance. He co-founded an organization that provides executive education for large international organizations. His interactions with business professionals, through executive education and the center, allow him to bring a current and real-world perspective to his writing. His research has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accountancy, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy and Management Accounting Quarterly. His outside interests include hiking with his family in the national park system.