About the Authors

Peter C. Brewer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accountancy at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Penn State University, a M.S. degree in accounting from the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. He has published numerous articles in a variety of journals including: Management Accounting Research, The Journal of Information Systems, The Journal of Cost Management, Strategic Finance, The Journal of Accountancy, Issues in Accounting Education, The Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, The Journal of Business Logistics, and The Supply Chain Management Review.

Professor Brewer is a member of the editorial board of Issues in Accounting Education and has served on the editorial board of The Journal of the Academy of Business Education. He has also served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Valuation and Cost Analysis. He has been recognized on two occasions by the Miami University Associated Student Government for “making a remarkable commitment to students and their education development.” He has taught a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) workshop at the AAA national meeting dealing with teaching case-driven undergraduate management accounting courses and is a leading thinker in undergraduate management accounting curriculum innovation. He is a frequent presenter at various professional and academic conferences and meetings.

Prior to joining the faculty at Miami University, Professor Brewer was employed as an auditor for Touche Ross in the firm’s Philadelphia office. He also worked as an internal audit manager for The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He frequently collaborates with companies such as Harris Corporation, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Square D, Lenscrafters, and Fidelity Investments, in a consulting or case writing capacity.

Ray H. Garrison is emeritus Professor of Accounting at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University and his D.B.A. degree from Indiana University.

As a certified public accountant, Professor Garrison has been involved in management consulting work with both national and regional accounting firms. He has published articles in The Accounting Review, Management Accounting, and other professional journals. Innovation in the classroom has earned Professor Garrison the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching Award from Brigham Young University.

Eric W. Noreen is a globe-trotting academic who has held appointments at institutions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is Professor Emeritus of Accounting at the University of Washington.

He received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and MBA and Ph. D. degrees from Stanford University. A Certified Management Accountant, he was awarded a Certificate of Distinguished Performance by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants.

Professor Noreen has served as Associate Editor of The Accounting Review and the Journal of Accounting and Economics. He has published numerous articles in academic journals including: the Journal of Accounting Research; the Accounting Review; the Journal of Accounting and Economics; Accounting Horizons; Accounting, Organizations and Society; Contemporary Accounting Research; the Journal of Management Accounting Research; and the Review of Accounting Studies.

Professor Noreen teaches management accounting at the undergraduate and masters levels and has won a number of awards from students for his teaching.