معرفی
Professor Axel Schulz is a Professor of Management Accounting at the La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University. He previously held professorial roles at Monash University, Melbourne University, and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). His research focuses on behavioral accounting, particularly the design of Management Control Systems and the impact of Performance Measurement Systems on organizational performance. Schulz has contributed to leading journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research and Accounting, Organizations and Society. He currently serves on the editorial board of The Journal of International Accounting Research.
Education:
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), UNSW
- Master of Commerce (Honours), UNSW
- PhD, UNSW
- Chartered Accountant (CA)
Research Interests:
- Behavioral aspects of Management Control Systems
- Incentive system design and performance evaluation
- Decoding effort measurement in accounting contexts
- Impact of technology on behavioral accounting experiments
Recent Research Trends: Recent work emphasizes experimental methods to explore effort dynamics, collaborative team behavior under performance metrics, and causal inference in strategic performance tools. His 2025 articles highlight advancements in measuring effort intensity and leveraging new technologies for behavioral research.
Grants:
- Quantum Enhanced Optimisation for Energy Efficient Data Centres (Critical Technologies Challenge Program)
- Hybrid Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in a Covid World
Labs/Teams: No specific lab/team affiliations explicitly mentioned in the text.
