Karen Sedatole

at Eli Broad College of Business

Professor of Accounting at Goizueta Business School

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  • Goizueta Business School
  • Eli Broad College of Business

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Eli Broad College of Business

Karen L. Sedatole is a Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. She earned her BSE in computer engineering from Baylor University in 1987, her MBA from The University of Texas at Austin in 1989, and her PhD from The University of Michigan in 2000. Prior to her doctoral work, she worked as a systems consultant, designing and implementing customized client information systems used in forecasting, planning and decision-making.

Professor Sedatole's research focuses on the determinants and consequences of evaluation and reward systems, control in inter-organizational collaborations, and the measurement and use of non-financial performance measures for performance management. Grants supporting her research have been awarded from the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Foundation, the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation, and the Institute of Management Accountants. Her research, which includes archival, field research and experimental methodologies, has been published in The Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Management Science, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, and Accounting, Organizations, and Society. She is a two time recipient of the AAA Notable Contributions to Management Accounting Research Award (2009 and 2012) and a one time recipient of the AAA Management Accounting Section Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award (2012).

Karen serves on the editorial boards of The Accounting Review, the Journal of Management Accounting Research, and Accounting, Organizations, and Society.

Goizueta Business School

Karen Sedatole became the Interim John H. Harland Dean of Goizueta Business School in May 2020. A three-time recipient of the American Accounting Association’s Notable Contributions to Management Accounting Research Award and a winner of the 2020 Management Accounting Research David Solomons Prize, she brings a synthesis of business acumen and academic expertise to the role. This informs Karen’s leadership and serves as a foundation for her commitment to the future of business education within the broader context of societal needs.

Karen’s pioneering research into the field of performance measurement and reward systems, the role of forecasting and budgetary systems within organizations, and control in interorganizational collaborations have added enormous value across academic and business spheres. In her research, she places emphasis on the role of trust, positive motivation, and systems thinking in the workplace. In tackling these issues, she has partnered across industries – health care, tech, automotive, and more – generating business-relevant research and earning her the Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award twice. Karen’s research has merited grants from the PwC Charitable Foundation, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and the Institute of Management Accountants. She has also demonstrated her commitment to Goizueta’s core value of principled leadership, serving as Faculty Director for Emory Executive Education’s Executive Women’s Leadership Forum.

Prior to joining the Emory faculty in 2017, Karen was the Russell E. Palmer Endowed Professor of Accounting at Michigan State University. She has also held academic appointments at the University of Texas at Austin and the Stephen F. Austin State University.

She has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences. Her effective forecasting and performance measurement articles have been published in a number of leading journals, including The Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, and the Harvard Business Review. Karen previously served as senior editor of the Journal of Management Accounting Research.

Karen holds a PhD in business administration from the University of Michigan, a masters of business administration from the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor of science in engineering from Baylor University.

Companies

  • Associate Editor Management Science (2022)
  • Board Member Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project, Inc. (2021)
  • Asa Griggs Candler Professor Emory University - Goizueta Business School (2021)
  • Interim John H. Harland Dean Emory University - Goizueta Business School (2020)
  • Goizueta Advisory Board Term Professor Emory University - Goizueta Business School (2018 — 2020)
  • Professor Emory University - Goizueta Business School (2017 — 2018)
  • Russell E. Palmer Endowed Professor Michigan State University (2016 — 2017)
  • Professor Michigan State University (2013 — 2016)
  • Visiting Associate Professor Wake Forest University (2012 — 2013)

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (1996 — 2000)
  • MBA Texas McCombs School of Business (1987 — 1989)
  • BSE Baylor University (1983 — 1987)

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