Mandy Cheng

Professor Mandy Cheng is a distinguished academic at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), affiliated with the Business School and School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. Holding a PhD in Accounting from UNSW, she is also a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA) and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA).

• PhD (Accounting), UNSW
• MCom (Hons), UNSW
• BCom (Hons), UNSW

Her research focuses on strategic performance management systems (e.g., balanced scorecard), capital investment decisions, incentive design, accounting information in negotiations, and Integrated Reporting. She explores how presentation formats affect decision-making and the behavioral impacts of self-certification systems on organizational honesty.

Recent publications in The Accounting Review, European Accounting Review, and Journal of Management Accounting Research examine topics like pay cuts during economic crises, sustainability accounting, and algorithmic decision-making in management contexts. Her work often integrates behavioral experiments with traditional accounting frameworks.

• Scientific Awards: Fellow of CPA Australia (2017), Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
• Grants: ARC Discovery Grant (2006-2008), ARC Linkage Grant (2012-2014), CIMA Research Grant (2014)
• Editorial Roles: Editor of Journal of Management Accounting Research and Accounting and Finance, editorial board member of Accounting, Organization and Society, Management Accounting Research, and Australian Journal of Management

Cheng is a co-organizer of the Global Management Accounting Research Symposium, an annual conference hosted by UNSW, Michigan State University, and Copenhagen Business School. Her teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate management accounting courses.