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Josep Bisbe joins Editorial Board of Journal of Management Accounting Research

Prof. Bisbe’s appointment acknowledges his research contributions to the field of management accounting
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Josep Bisbe, Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at ESADE, has been elected to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Management Accounting Research.

This appointment acknowledges Prof. Bisbe’s research career and his contributions to the field of management accounting research, and it comes on the heels of his appointments to the Editorial Board of the journal Accounting and Business Research in 2018 and the Journal of Management Control in 2017.

In his new post, Prof. Bisbe will serve as an advisor during the journal’s academic review process. Composed of a diverse set of leading scholars from top academic institutions around the world, the Editorial Board of the Journal of Management Accounting Research provides careful and constructive comments on papers to assure that only the highest quality work is disseminated. It also provides timely and helpful feedback to authors so they can determine how to best develop their own work.

Prof. Bisbe’s teaching and research interests include financial and management accounting systems, performance measurement systems and management control systems as instruments for the implementation of strategies. In particular, he is interested in the design and use of such systems in the context of healthcare organizations, professional organizations, and innovative and knowledge-based firms. 

On these topics, Josep has published several book chapters and articles in academic and professional journals, including Accounting, Organizations and Society, European Accounting Review, Accounting and Business Review, Harvard Deusto Business Review, Health Policy, Long Range Planning and Management Accounting Research. He has lectured in courses on these subjects at international institutions such as the London School of Economics (LSE) and the National University of Ireland (NUI).

About the Journal of Management Accounting Research

The Journal of Management Accounting Research is the only American Accounting Association journal devoted exclusively to management accounting research. The journal’s primary objective is to contribute to expanding knowledge on the theory and practice of management accounting by facilitating the production and dissemination of academic research throughout the world. 

The journal covers all areas of management accounting, including budgeting, internal reporting, incentives, performance evaluation, and the interface between internal and external reporting. To encourage the growth of management accounting, the journal is open to all approaches to research, including but not limited to analytical, archival, case study, conceptual, experimental and survey methods.