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Steve Smith

Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae
Email: stevesmith@byu.edu

512 TNRB - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

801-422-1969

Biography

Steve Smith joined the Marriott School at Brigham Young University in 2012. He was previously on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received B.S. and M.Acc. degrees in accounting from BYU, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in management from Cornell University. Professor Smith’s research focuses on judgment and decision-making in accounting, with a primary emphasis on management control systems and performance evaluation. His research has been published in academic journals such as The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, and Contemporary Accounting Research. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for a number of academic publications. Professor Smith teaches cost and management accounting courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs at BYU, and has been recognized for excellence in both teaching and research. During the 2016-17 academic year he took a professional development leave to work as a finance and accounting consultant for Ortho Development, a medical device company in Draper, UT. He and his wife Heather have five children.

Research Interests

Performance measurement, control systems, incentives, cost and management accounting, managerial reporting, strategic cost management

Teaching Interests

Management accounting, cost accounting, experimental research

Education

  • Ph.D., Management (Accounting) , Accounting, Cornell University (2005)
  • Bachelor of Science, Accountancy , Brigham Young University (1999)
  • MAcc, Accountancy , Brigham Young University (1999)

Licenses and Certifications

  • Institute of Management Accountants, , Certified Management Accountant, (2015 - Present)

Honors and Awards

  • Warnick/Deloitte Fellowship (2018 - Present)
  • IMA Faculty Leadership Award, Institute of Management Accountants (2021 - 2021)
  • Journal of Management Accounting Research Outstanding Reviewer, American Accounting Association (2019 - 2019)
  • Certificate of Distinguished Performance, Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Exam, Institute of Management Accountants (2015 - 2015)

Courses Taught

Publications

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