Dr. Michael Lee teaches in the College of Business and Economics at Boise State
University. He teaches management accounting in the graduate and undergraduate programs
at the university. Prior to Boise State University, Michael worked at Arizona State
University and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Melbourne, Australia in
Accounting and Business Information Systems. He has about 20 years experience in
management consulting and investment banking. Building on this experience, his research
activities centre on enterprise information systems and performance management control
system designs. He has also written and contributed numerous industry articles in
accounting and finance. Michael is a Senior Fellow with the Financial Services Institute
of Australasia, and was awarded various certificates by Deans for teaching excellence. He
is a also a co-author of a leading textbook in Accounting Information Systems, a Wiley
publication, now in its third edition. 

Articles & Reports

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Lean Processes without Compromising Controls (with Robyn L. Raschke and Arti Mann), Government Finance Review (2013)

In today’s economic environment, governments feel the pressure to operate more efficiently, and many are...

 

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Boise State on Business: Old Accounting Tools Can Perk Up Mature Company (with Nicholas Gaudioso Jr.), Idaho Statesman (2013)

In recent weeks, Apple has taken a valuation hit on the back of its quarterly...

 

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Culture and Management Control Systems in Today’s High-Performing Firms (with Sally K. Widener), Management Accounting Quarterly (2013)

You might think that firms with bureaucratic cultures would emphasize their use of management control...

 

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How Management Accounting Can Help Environmental Firms (with Spencer Cobia), Business Insider (2012)

Our recent study of management accounting systems for startups demonstrated that properly designed and implemented...

 

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Accounting Systems Must Grow with Your Company (with Spencer Cobia), Business Insider (2012)

Atlas is a niche company that resells used medical equipment via the Internet. The business...

 

Books

Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes (with Brett Considine, Alison Parkes, Karin Olesen, and Derek Speer) (2010)

Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes is the third edition of a textbook for students...

 

Presentations

The Role of Organizational Learning in Transforming Management Control System Information into Performance (with Sally K. Widener), Management Accounting Section Research and Case Conference of the American Accounting Association and IMA Doctoral Colloquium (2013)

The evidence on the relations between reliance on management control systems and organizational learning is...

 

The Role of Organizational Learning in Transforming Management Control System Information into Performance (with Sally K. Widener), Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Research Conference (2012)

The evidence on the relations between reliance on management control systems and organizational learning is...

 

Accounting Systems and High-Growth Startup Companies (with Spencer Cobia), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division (2012)

Accounting systems must keep up with a growing company. This case study examines how a...