Staff profile

Dr Suzanne Salmon

Senior Lecturer, Director of Teaching and Learning

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

La Trobe Business School
Department of Accounting

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

B. Ec, Dip. Ed, PGradDip. Acc.,PhD (La Trobe), B. Bus (Swinburne) CPA

Membership of professional Associations

CPA Australia

Area of study

Accounting

Brief Profile

Prior to joining La Trobe University in February 1991, Suzanne worked in various accounting positions such as Senior Exploration Accountant and Project Evaluation Officer for BP Australia (1981-1990) and as a Financial Analyst for Ford Australia (1977-1981). She completed her PhD from La Trobe University in 2008. Suzanne's supervisor was Dr Terri Joiner. The title of Suzanne's PhD thesis is "An Analysis of Task Interdependence, MAS information and Modes of Communication: Implications for Managerial Performance".  The thesis was awarded the Faculty of Law and Management Oustanding Research Thesis Merit Award in July 2009. Suzanne completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting from La Trobe University in 1993, a Diploma of Education in 1990 and Bachelor of Economics in 1977 from La Trobe University. Suzanne has also completed a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Accounting from Swinburne Institute of Technology in 1987.

               

Research interests

Behavioural research in management accounting

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Teaching Units

  • ACC2IMA Cost Accounting and Decision Making
  • ACC3AMA Strategic Management Accounting

 

Recent Publications

Books (non-research)

Salmon, S. L. (2006) MaxMark to Accompany Management Accounting: Information for managing and creating value, 4th Edition, Sydney: McGraw-Hill Australia.

Salmon, S. L. (2003) MaxMark to Accompany Management Accounting: An Australian Perspective, 3rd Edition, Sydney: McGraw-Hill Australia.

Journal Articles (refereed)

Joiner, T. A., Yang-Spencer, X.S., and Salmon S., The Effectiveness of Flexible Manufacturing Strategies: The Mediating Role of Performance Measurement Systems. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, (Vol. 58, No. 2, 2009).

Joiner, T. A., Yang-Spencer, X.S., and Salmon S., Differentiation Strategy, Performance Measurement Systems and Organizational Performance: Evidence from Australia. International Journal of Business (Vol. 14, No. 1, 2009).

Joiner, T. A., Salmon, S. and Bakalis, S. (2006) An assessment of cultural differences and management accounting systems: Evidence from Greece, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, Vol. 2, No.2, pp. 149-157.

Salmon, S. L. and Joiner, T. A. (2005) Toward an Understanding Communication Channel Preferences for the Receipt of Management Information, The Journal of American Academy of Business, Vol. 7, No. 1, September 2005.

Conference Proceedings (refereed)

Salmon, S. L. and Joiner, T. A., (2008) How Management Accounting Information Influences Managerial Performance in Contemporary Work Environments, Global Accounting & Organisational Change Conference, 9 – 11 July 2008, La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria.

Yang-Spencer, X.S., Salmon S.L and Bakalis, S., Strategy, Performance Measurement Systems and Organizational Performance: A Mediating Model, Global Accounting & Organisational Change Conference, 9 – 11 July 2008, La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria.

Salmon, S. L. and Joiner, T. A., (2006) Integrative Management Information, Role Ambiguity and Managerial Performance, ANZAM 2006 Conference, 6-10 December 2006, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland.  This paper won the Best Paper Award in the Stream of General Management at the ANZAM 2006 Conference.

Salmon, S. L. and Joiner, T. A., (2006) Task Interdependence, Communication Channel Preference for the Receipt of Management Accounting Information and Managerial Performance, afaanz Conference, The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, 2-4 July 2006, Wellington, New Zealand.

Salmon, S. L. and Joiner, T. A. (2005) How Integrative Management Accounting Information and Role Ambiguity Influence Managerial Performance, 2005 afaanz Conference, The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, 3-5 July 2005, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Salmon, S. L. and Joiner, T. A. (2004), Communication Mode Preferences for the Receipt of Management Information: Richness, Features and Situational Determinants, ANZAM 2004 Conference, 8-11 December, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Scorgie, M. J. and Salmon, S. L. (1994) Integration of Business History: Do It With Interest, 1994 Fall Research Conference of the Academy of Accounting Historians, 9 December, University of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Conference Proceedings (non-refereed)

Capitanio C. and Salmon S. L. (1995) Performance Indicators and the Public Sector Issues and Suggestion, The Public Sector Symposium of the Australian Society of CPAs, 6 June, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Scorgie, M. J. and Salmon, S. L (1995) Genealogies of Calculation: A comment, Seventh Annual Conference of the Business History Research Unit of the Cardiff Business School, September 1995, Cardiff, Wales.

Case Studies (non-refereed)

Capitanio C., and Salmon S. L. (1995) Performance Indicators and the Public Sector Issues and Suggestions in Best Practice Case Studies in the Public Sector, ASCPA Public Sector Accounting COE, Australian Society of CPAs.