Laurie L. Burney

Professional Summary

Laurie L. Burney is an associate professor and J.E. Bush Professor in Accounting. She is currently the Institute of Management Accountants’ (IMA) Professor in Residence. In this role, she serves as the liaison between IMA and the academic accounting community.

Burney is an associate editor for IMA Educational Case Journal and president of the IMA Texas Regional Council. She also serves on the boards for the IMA Stuart Cameron McLeod Society and the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting. In 2018, Burney was recognized with the IMA R. Lee Brummet Distinguished Award for Educators and the Lean Enterprise Institute’s Excellence in Lean Accounting Faculty Award.

Education

• 2001 – PhD, Business Administration, Accounting Concentration, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• 1992 – MBA, Accounting Concentration, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• 1985 – BBA, Accounting Concentration, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee

Courses

• ACC 4308 – Advanced Managerial Accounting
• ACC 5308 – Management Accounting Seminar

Research Interests

• Management Control Systems
• Lean Accounting
• Behavioral

Selected Publications

• Burney, L., Radtke, R.R., & Widener, S.K. (2017). The Intersection of ‘Bad Apples,’ ‘Bad Barrels,’ and the Enabling Use of Performance Measurement Systems. Journal of Information Systems, 31 (2), 25-48.
• Burney, L., & Widener, S.K. (2013). Behavioral work outcomes of a strategic performance measurement system-based incentive plan. Behavioral Research in Accounting, 25 (2), 115-143.
• Kennedy, F.K., Burney, L., Troyer, J.L., & Stroup, J.C. (2010). Do non-profit hospitals provide more charity care when faced with a mandatory minimum standard? Evidence from Texas. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 29, 242-258.
• Burney, L., Henle, C., & Widener, S.K. (2009). A path model examining the relations among strategic performance measurement system characteristics, organizational justice, and extra- and in-role performance. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 34 (3-4), 305-321.
• Burney, L., & Widener, S.K. (2007). Strategic performance measurement systems, job-relevant information and managerial behavioral responses – role stress and performance. Behavioral Research in Accounting, 19, 43-69.