Management Accounting

C. J. MCNAIR-CONNOLLY, PH. D. , CMA, is known for her innovative work in cost management and control systems. Based on a multitude of field studies conducted over almost 35 years, plus a lifetime of working in practical settings, she brings a common-sense perspective that emphasizes how management accounting is applied by modern organizations. Dr. McNair Connolly has published extensively on such topics as performance management, capacity cost management, lean/process management, and strategic cost management.

KENNETH A. MERCHANT, PH. D. , CPA, is the Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at the University of Southern California where he previously served as the Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting. He previously taught at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests span the areas of management accounting, management control systems, accounting ethics, and corporate governance, and, on those topics, he has written 11 books and more than 80 articles.