AMY M. SWANEY
The Eli Broad College of Business
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Michigan State University
N237 North Business Complex
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1122
(734) 277-0717
EDUCATION
2014 (anticipated)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Accounting
Michigan State University
2009Master Business Administration, Corporate Accounting, HR Management,
Michigan State University
1992Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
University Of Michigan
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The empirical analysis of archival data to studycontrol systems, performance measurement, employee motivation, incentives, and compensation, with an emphasis on:
Emerging systems in entrepreneurial and innovative environments
Informal control mechanismsincluding trust, mutual monitoring, and belief systems
Team-based incentive structures
Integration of strategy and management accounting practices
Current Projects:
“The Effect of Team Characteristics on Individual Performance”, with Karen Sedatole and Alex Woods
“Introduction of Management Control Systems: Evidence from the Biotech Industry”
“Accounting-Based Performance Metrics and Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Organizations”, with Karen Sedatole, Michelle Yetmann and Robert Yetmann
PRESENTATIONS
2012AAA Annual Meeting Houston, TX
“The Effect of Team Characteristics on Individual Performance
Carnegie Mellon University, Invited PresentationDoha, Qatar
“Accounting-Based Performance Metrics and Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Organizations”
2011AAA Management Accounting Section ConferenceDenver, CO
“The Effect of Team Characteristics on Individual Performance”
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
2012AAA Management Accounting Section Conference (Presenter)
2011AAA Annual Meeting (Presenter)
AAA Management Accounting Section Conference
2010AAA Management Accounting Section Conference
GLOBAL Management Accounting Research Symposium
2009Midwest Accounting Research Conference
TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2010 – 2011Recitation Instructor, Principles of Management Accounting, Michigan State University
2009 – currentResearch Assistant, Dr. Karen Sedatole,Michigan State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008HR MBA Intern, Amgen, Thousand Oaks CA
Managed employee communications plan involving changes to various benefit plans.
1999 – 2004 HRIS Analyst, HR Representative Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo MI
Collaborated with IS team, consultants, and vendor to implement and support HR software system at eight domestic and two international divisions.Administered divisional pension and welfare benefits programs.
1997 – 1999Human Resources Generalist, Triple S Plastics, Vicksburg MI
Administered corporate pension and welfare benefit plans covering employees at six locations.
1995 –1997Mathematics Teacher, Loy Norrix High School, Kalamazoo MI
Taught Integrated Math to tenth and eleventh graders in an interdisciplinary program for academically at-risk students.
AFFILIATIONS
2009-Present American Accounting Association, Student Member
AWARDS
2009Ernst & Young Doctoral Fellowship; Michigan State University
Marlys and Jack Gray Doctoral Fellowship, awarded for academic scholarship; Michigan State University
2007 – 2009Broad Scholar, selected for academic excellence and leadership; Michigan State University