Professor Finn Wynstra, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Both in the private and the public sector, buying organisations have been trying to implement performance-based contracts with external providers. Still, while technological advances have created additional bandwidth for such contracts, their implementation and successful execution is still challenging. Against this background, what have we learned from research so far and what are promising avenues for future research?
Finn Wynstra is a Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Netherlands) and a fellow of the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM). His research focuses on purchasing and supply management, in particular the interplay of supply and innovation processes, and buyer-supplier relations in business service contexts. He acts as Associate Editor for the Journal of Operations Management, serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal Supply Chain Management, and is a past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. In 2013, he received the Hans Ovelgönne Award from the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM), for his scientific contribution to the development of the field.
Professor Robert W Scapens, Accounting and Finance, Alliance Manchester Business School
Advances in information and communications technology are making business environments much more dynamic and also providing systems capable of providing rich sources of performance information.
Whereas management accountants traditionally provided performance information, these technological advances require experts in information systems, rather than accountants, and could automate the provision of performance information, and even the decision-making.
In this context, what is the future for (management) accounting and accountants? How can they exploit the explosion in performance measures? It is an opportunity or a threat?
Elizabeth Honer, CEO of the UK Government’s Internal Audit Agency
Elizabeth Honer was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) on 1 October 2018.
Her career spans over 25 years in the public sector, including in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Houses of Parliament and the National Archives. She is a qualified accountant (CIPFA), with substantial expertise in strategy, governance and risk management at Board level. She seeks to maximise the contribution of internal audit in delivering better outcomes, drawing on her previous experience both as a manager and customer of the function.
Elizabeth is a champion of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, actively seeking different perspectives and regularly mentoring women and BAME emerging leaders. She has an MSc in Managing Organisational Performance (Cranfield School of Management) and has published research articles on performance improvement and managing reputational risk.
When not at work, she enjoys cycling (many overseas tours with her husband), classical music (including choral singing) and cooking.