UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Neil Alan Crombie

Contact

Department: Department of Accounting and Information Systems

Email: neil.crombie@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693769

Office: Meremere 511

Language: English

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Fields of Research

Executive compensation
Corporate governance
Corporate disclosure
Discourse and institutions
Management accounting and control
Accounting education

Researcher Summary

My current research is divided into three areas:

1. Corporate Governance and Executive Remuneration
I am currently preparing manuscripts on board decision-making processes, executive remuneration policies and practices, disclosure of remuneration, and corporate governance codes of best practice. These papers draw on data from New Zealand, Australia, United States of America and United Kingdom.

2. Management Accounting
I am currently preparing a manuscript on management accounting. It presents evidence from a survey of NZ Chief Financial Officers, concerning the relevance of management accounting theories to practice. This research finds that practitioners (CFOs) believe that management accounting theories should be taught and researched in universities and that these theories are practical relevant.

3. Accounting Education
I am currently preparing manuscripts on the effectiveness of various innovative teaching methods (e.g. the use of business simulation games and student-centred learning). The research aims to understand which teaching methods produce the best learning outcomes for accounting students.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Accounting and Finance: Accounting Education ; Management Accounting
Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, International Business and Other Business: Organisational Behaviour and Theory

Resources

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

Adler R., Roberts H., Crombie N. and Dixon K. (2021) Determinants of accounting students’ undergraduate learning satisfaction. Accounting and Finance 61(4): 5231-5254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12756.

Crombie NA. (2015) Executive remuneration principles, practices and processes: an institutional logics perspective. International Journal of Corporate Governance 6(2/3/4): 98-140.

Crombie NA. and Shanahan YS. (2006) Strategic Management Control in Farmlands Trading Society. International Review of Business Research Papers 2(1): 115-136.

Robb AJ. and Crombie NA. (2006) Defeating a demutualisation: a case study. Journal of Co-operative Studies 39:3(118): 5-9.

Additional Publications

Adler R., Crombie N., Dixon K. and Roberts H. (2016) Lecturing and Learning in Accounting: Interpreting Intricacy. Melbourne, Australia: Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference (APIRA 2016), 13-15 Jul 2016.

Adler R., Roberts H., Crombie N. and Dixon K. (2016) Lecturing Proficiency and Effectiveness of New Zealand Accounting and Finance Academics.AKO Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. Commissioned by Ako Aotearoa Southern Hub Regional Fund 2014. 112.

Adler R., Crombie N., Roberts H. and Dixon K. (2015) Lecturing Proficiency and Effectiveness of New Zealand Accounting and Finance Academics.AKO Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. Commissioned by AKO Aotearoa. 54.

Crombie N. (2013) Institutional Logics of Corporate Governance and Discourse on Executive Remuneration. PhD Thesis, Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Crombie NA. (2013) An Institutional Logics Perspective on Executive Remuneration in Anglo-Saxon Countries. Brussels, Belgium: European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) 10th Workshop on Corporate Governance, 10-11 Oct 2013.

Crombie N. and Tan V. (2012) The legitimacy of CEO pay: The discourse of Telecom, the media and the public. Palmerston North, New Zealand: 6th New Zealand Management Accounting Conference, 22-23 Nov 2012.

Crombie NA. (2012) S. Young, Contemporary Issues in International Corporate Governance. Prahran: Tilde University Press, 2009. Pacific Accounting Review 24(1): 104-106. [Book Review].

Crombie NA. (2011) A Discourse Analysis of Corporate Governance Texts. : 1-47.

Crombie NA. (2011) Institutional Logics of Corporate Governance. Wellington, New Zealand: Fifth New Zealand Management Accounting Conference, 17-18 Nov 2011.

Tan V. and Crombie NA. (2011) The Legitimacy of CEO Pay: The Discourse of Telecom, the Media and the Public. 51pp.

Crombie NA. (2010) New Zealand's Discourse on Executive Remuneration. Hamilton, New Zealand: 4th New Zealand Management Accounting Conference, 18-19 Nov 2010.

Crombie NA. and Geekie TJ. (2010) The Levers of Control in the Boardroom. Sydney, Australia: 6th Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference (APIRA 2010), 11-13 Jul 2010.

Crombie NA., Alam S. and Tan V. (2010) Remuneration Logics: How Large U.S. Firms Justify Ceo Pay. Christchurch, New Zealand: 2010 AFAANZ Conference, 4-6 Jul 2010.

Hill C. and Crombie NA. (2010) Accountability to Stakeholders in a Student-Managed Organisation. In.

Crombie N. (2009) Book Review: Contemporary Management Accounting. Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 5(1): 117-120. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. [Book Review].

Crombie N. (2009) Institutionalising the Discourse of Executive Remuneration: An Analysis of Corporate Governance Codes and Annual Reports from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Dublin, Ireland: 22nd Annual IAFA Conference 2009, 7-8 May 2009.

Crombie N. (2009) Institutionalising the Discourse of Executive Remuneration: An Analysis of Corporate Governance Codes and Annual Reports from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Dundee, UK: BAA Annual Conference 2009, 21-23 Apr 2009.

Crombie N. and Bezuidenhout L. (2009) Exploring the Antecedents and Process of Management Accounting Change: A Case Study of a Company's Budgeting System. Adelaide, Australia: 2009 AFAANZ Conference, 5-7 Jul 2009.

Crombie N. and Lord B. (2009) Using the case study method to develop generic skills: An analysis of student and tutor perceptions. Dundee, UK: British Accounting Association Annual Conference 2009 (BAA), 21-23 Apr 2009.

Crombie N. and Lord B. (2009) Using the case study method to develop generic skills: An analysis of student and tutor perceptions. Tampere, Finland: 32nd Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA 2009), 12-15 May 2009.

Crombie N. (2008) Corporate Governance and Accountability. Pacific Accounting Review 20(1) [Book review].

Jackman S., Crombie N., Dixon K. and Rainsbury E. (2008) Graduate and Mentor Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Professional Accounting School / Professional Competency 2 Programme, 2004 to 2006.Commissioned by ABEL Ltd (Advanced Business Education Limited). 23pp.

Crombie N. (2007) The Principal-Manager Choice Model and Corporate Governance: An Empirical Study of Agency and Stewardship Theory. Auckland, New Zealand: 1st Annual New Zealand Management Accounting Conference, 12-13 Apr 2007.

Robb AJ. and Crombie NA. (2006) Defeating a demutualisation: a case study. Cardiff, UK: Reclaiming the Economy, 6-8 Sep 2006.

Crombie N. and Shanahan YP. (2005) Strategic Management Control in Farmlands Trading Society. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Business Research Conference: 21pp.

Crombie NA. (2002) Strategy, structure, and financial performance: a case study of Farmlands Trading Society. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Review and Refereeing

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Abacus ( 2014 - 2023)

Accounting Research Journal ( 2015 - 2023)

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal ( 2010 - 2023)

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ). ( 2010 )

British Accounting Review ( 2012 - 2017)

British Accounting Review ( 2009 - 2010)

Cengage Learning Australia ( 2005 - 2011)

Corporate Governance: An International Review ( 2012 - 2023)

Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change ( 2009 - 2023)

Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change ( 2009 - 2010)

Journal of Business Ethics ( 2014 - 2023)

Journal of Co-operative Studies ( 2007 - 2008)

Journal of Co-operative Studies ( 2007 - 2008)

Pacific Accounting Review ( 2008 - 2009)

Pacific Accounting Review ( 2008 - 2009)

Future Research

Corporate governance: Reviewing four decades of qualitative research on boards
Management accounting: The next generation of revenue and cost management techniques
Accounting education: Are Accounting Lecturers as effective as their colleagues in other disciplines?

Key Methodologies

Qualitative methods, e.g. content and discourse analysis
Quantitative methods, e.g. collecting data from texts and surveys and analysing data using SPSS