EDEN doctoral seminar on quantitative empirical research in management accounting

EDEN calls to everyone’s mind the garden of earthly delights to which the Book of Genesis refers. It evokes the attractive and creative environment that EIASM offers to young promising scholars who undertake the exciting doctoral adventure.
Through the creation of EDEN, EIASM will contribute to the most critical phases in a scholar’s life cycle : i.e. his/her introduction to and early growth on the academic market. Thanks to its unique image and its organizational competitive advantages (core of associations, autonomy and flexibility), EIASM can indeed be very efficient at :

The development of EDEN will be organized around an integrated set of doctoral seminars which will bring participants into systematic interaction, leading them to comparing their approaches and cross-examining their research work. It will consist of a mix of intensive one-week seminars dealing with advanced research methodology issues in Management, as well as with the frontiers of their specific area of interest.

EIASM involves not only the best doctoral students and their supervisors, but also the institutions to which they belong. Therefore the doctoral seminars will be decentralized : alternating locations and establishing « linkages » with leading European Business Schools. Since June 1988, when the programme was launched, 2010 doctoral students from all over Europe have become EDEN fellows and 238 professors have acted as EDEN faculty members.

The programme in Accounting will include seminars on the following topics :

Dr. Michael SHIELDS, Michigan State University, U.S.A.

Dr. Chris CHAPMAN, University of Oxford, U.K.

 Dr. Frank MOERS, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

This course will focus on quantitative research methods used in management accounting research and frequently used theoretical perspectives including the contingency theory of organizations, psychology theories of cognition and motivation, and economic theories of the value of information and complementarities in organization design. In addition, general concepts related to the design, conduct, and evaluation of valid empirical research will be presented. This course will consist of introductory lectures, discussions, participant-team work groups, and participant-team presentations

This EDEN course deals with issues related to conducting quantitative empirical research in management accounting.  This course will help students gain a wider and deeper understanding of the method and contribution of quantitative empirical research on management accounting.  This includes:

(1) what has been and can be the role and contribution of quantitative empirical research to understanding management accounting;
(2) what are interesting research questions that have been and can be addressed by quantitative empirical research in management accounting;
(3) how to design and conduct valid quantitative empirical research studies; and
(4) what social-science theories are frequently used to motivate and structure the design and analysis of quantitative empirical research in management accounting.
(5) what are commonly used quantitative research methods and how do you evaluate how well they are used (i.e., what is their validity).

In this EDEN course, these and other issues and topics will be raised and discussed, under the guidance of an international faculty of management accounting scholars who have extensive experience in conducting and publishing a wide variety of quantitative empirical research in management accounting.  The purpose of this course is to increase participants’ awareness of the various opportunities that arise when selecting and conducting quantitative empirical research in management accounting, and the necessary knowledge and skills needed to conduct and evaluate such research.

 A variety of quantitative empirical research approaches exist when considering the possible theoretical perspectives and research methods that can be applied to the study of management accounting.  In consequence, this course will address a variety of research methods (including archival, experimental, and survey) and theoretical perspectives (including contingency theory of organizations, economics, psychology, and strategic management).  These various topics will be addressed through the combination of assigned readings, lectures, discussions, and participant-team assignments and presentations.

TIME AND LOCATION
The seminar will be held at the EIASM, BRUSSELS.
The programme will start on December 10, 2007 and is scheduled to end December 14, 2007

PARTICIPATION FEE
The participation fee is 1500 €. This fee includes participation to the seminar, the documents, lodging and full board.
Doctoral students will be assigned rooms for two. Should you wish a single room, an extra fee of 25 € per night will be charged to you.
Cancellations made before November 23, 2007 will be reimbursed with 10% deduction of the total fee. No reimbursement will be possible after this date.

EIASM SCHOLARSHIPS
The Institute offers a limited number of scholarships of 700 € each. Scholarships are strictly limited to students coming from an EIASM Institutional Member (the Academic Council). Allocation of the scholarships is entirely at the discretion of the European Institute.

APPLICATIONS
Interested doctoral students should register online (and add the required documents) no later than October 10, 2007. Besides doctoral students, other researchers may participate. The number of participants will be limited to create a stimulating environment. The selection among the applicants will be conducted by the Institute’s Faculty. They will review the following documents which should necessarily complement each application form:

REGISTER ONLINE

For more information, please contact:
Ms. Nina Payen
EDEN Manager, EIASM -  PLACE DE BROUCKÈRE-PLEIN - 31 - 1000 BRUSSELS - BELGIUM
Tel: 32 2 2266661 - Fax: 32 2 5121929
Email: nina@eiasm.be