Join us at IMA’s first Case Conference being held in Tampa, FL, in conjunction with the 89th Annual Conference & Exposition, June 14-18, 2008.
The goal of the Case Conference is to bring together academics and practitioners to discuss cases relating to current issues in the field of management accounting, deepening and enhancing the perspectives of both groups of attendees. This event also aims to promote the collaboration of academics and practitioners in the development of real-world-based cases for use in the accounting curriculum. The registration fee for this event is $150.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Session 1: Panel Discussion—Effective Teaching and Writing of Case Studies Join a panel of experts in case writing as they discuss topics such as:
Undergraduate vs. graduate case teaching/writing
Characteristics of a good case
Balance between realism and pedagogical objectives
Essential teaching strategies
Using practitioners effectively in case writing/teaching
Teaching cases live vs. online
3:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Session 2: Lean Accounting Cases Aero Gear, Inc.: Performance Measurement, Cost Management, and Product Costing in a Lean Transition—Larry Grasso, Central Connecticut State University Pelarsen Windows: Robots vs. Humans—Shahid Ansari and Paul Mulligan, Babson College
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Case Conference Reception This reception is open to attendees of both the Case Conference and the IMA Annual Conference & Exposition who are interested in the development of practice-based management accounting cases. Practitioners with interesting or unique practice experience are encouraged to attend and share their experiences with academics, with the goal of developing future case studies.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Session 3: Information Systems and Internal Control Cases Sanchou College: Internal Control in the Nonprofit Sector—Avinash Arya, University of Michigan–Flint; and Jui-Chin Chang, Morgan State University AMG, Inc.: Rental Property Decision Aid—DeWayne Searcy, Auburn University
10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Session 4: Balanced Scorecard Cases Northlake Bookstore: Balanced Scorecard—Hugh Grove and Tristy Hillestad, University of Denver Fairfield Mortgage Services—Roberta Cable and Patricia Healy, Pace University; and Jeffrey Soss, Ladd Financial
