Staff profile

Mrs Sarah Yang Spencer

Lecturer

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

La Trobe Business School
Department of Accounting

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce (with Honours) & Bachelor of Arts

Membership of professional Associations

CPA

Area of study

Accounting

Research specialisation

- Behavioural research in management accounting

- Environmental management systems and their impact on environmental performance

- Management accounting and organisational change

- Strategic Management

Teaching Units

Cost Accounting and Decision Making, Management Accounting and Controls, Business Planning for Entrepreneurs,

Recent Publications

Yang Spencer, X. S., Joiner, T. A., and Salmon, S., 2009.“Differentiation strategy, performance measurement systems and organisational performance: Evidence from Australia”, International Journal of Business, Vol.14-1: pg 83-103.

Joiner, T. A., Yang Spencer, X. S., and Salmon, S., 2009 “The effectiveness of flexible manufacturing strategies: The mediating role of performance measurement systems”, International Journal of Business Performance Management, Vol.58-2: pg 119-135.  

Casimir, G. M., D.A. Waldman, T. K. Bartram & X.S.Yang Spencer, 2006. “The Mediating effect of trust on the leadership-performance relationship: Australia and China”, Leadership and Organizational Studies, Vol 12(3): pg 68-84.

 

 

Research projects

The mediating effects of the adoption of an environmental information system on top management commitment and environmental performance (working paper)