Michael Williamson
A.C. Littleton Professor of Accountancy
Contact
194 Wohlers Hall
1206 S Sixth St
Champaign, IL 61820
Listings
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Accounting, Indiana University, 2005
- Master of Business, Indiana University, 2003
- Master of Information Systems, Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998
- B.S., Accounting, Louisiana State University, 1996
Positions Held
- Associate Head, Department of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017-2019
- Director, Ph.D. Program, Department of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015-2017
- A.C. Littleton Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015 to present
- Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015 to present
- Graduate School of Business and Economics Extramural Fellow, Maastricht University, 2014-2018
- Associate Professor of Accounting (EY Faculty Fellow), University of Texas at Austin, 2011-2015
- Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2011
- Senior Consultant (Information Technology), Ernst & Young, 1998-2000
- Tax Consultant, Ernst & Young, 1997
Recent Publications
- Kachelmeier, S., Webb, R., & Williamson, M. Forthcoming. Do performance-contingent incentives help or hinder divergent thinking? The Accounting Review.
- Kachelmeier, S., Williamson, M., & Zhang, X. (2022). We're in This Together: The Motivational Effects of Tangible Rewards in a Group Setting. Contemporary Accounting Research, 40 (2), 842-867. link >
- Haesebrouck, K., Van den Abbeele, A., & Williamson, M. (2022). Creating incentives for knowledge sharing. Strategic Finance.
- Fanning, K., Williams, J., & Williamson, M. (2021). Group Recruiting Events and Gender Stereotypes in Employee Selection. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38 (4), 2496-2520.
- Haesebrouck, K., Van den Abbeele, A., & Williamson, M. (2021). Building trust through knowledge sharing: Implications for reward system design. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 93.
Other Publications
Articles
- Kachelmeier, S., Wang, L., & Williamson, M. (2019). Incentivizing the Creative Process: From Initial Quantity to Eventual Creativity. The Accounting Review, 94 (2), 249-266.
- Brueggen, A., Feichter, C., & Williamson, M. (2018). Motivating Performance on Routine Tasks to Inspire Creativity: The Role of Management Control Systems. The Accounting Review, 29-43.
- Kachelmeier, S., Thornock, T., & Williamson, M. (2016). Communicated Values as Informal Controls: Promoting Quality While Undermining Productivity. Contemporary Accounting Research, 33 1411-1434.
- Fisher, J., Peffer, S., Sprinkle, G., & Williamson, M. (2015). Performance Target Levels and Effort: Reciprocity across Single and Repeated-Interaction Settings. Journal of Management Accounting Research, (2), 145-164.
- Hales, J., Wang, L., & Williamson, M. (2015). Selection Benefits of Stock-Based Compensation for-the Rank-and-File Employees. The Accounting Review, 90 1497-1516.
- Kachelmeier, S., Majors, T., & Williamson, M. (2014). Does Intent Modify Risk-Based Auditing? The Accounting Review, 89 (6), 2181-2201.
- Williamson, M., Webb, A., & Zhang, Y. (2013). Productivity-Target Difficulty, Target-Based Pay and Outside-the-box Thinking. The Accounting Review, 88 (4), 1433-1457.
- Dikolli, S., Evans, J., Hales, J., Matejka, M., Moser, D., & Williamson, M. (2013). Testing Analytical Models Using Archival or Experimental Methods. Accounting Horizons, 27 129-139.
- Chen, C., Williamson, M., & Zhou, H. (2012). Reward System Design and Group Creativity: An Experimental Investigation. The Accounting Review, 87 1885-1911.
- Balakrishnan, R., Sprinkle, G., & Williamson, M. (2011). Contracting Benefits of Corporate Giving: An Experimental Investigation. The Accounting Review, 86 1887-1907.
- Hales, J., & Williamson, M. (2010). Implicit Employment Contracts: The Limits of Management Reputation for Promoting Firm Productivity. Journal of Accounting Research, 48 51-80.
- Kachelmeier, S., & Williamson, M. (2010). Attracting Creativity: The Initial and Aggregate Effects of Contract Section on Creativity-Weighted Productivity. The Accounting Review, 85 1669-1691.
- Koonce, L., Williamson, M., & Winchel, J. (2010). Consensus Information and Nonprofessional Investors' Reaction to the Relation of Estimate Inaccuracies. The Accounting Review, 85 979-1000.
- Sprinkle, G., Williamson, M., & Upton, D. (2008). The Effort and Risk-Taking Effect of Budget-Based Contracts. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 33 436-452.
- Williamson, M. (2008). The Effects of Expanding Employee Decision Making on Contributions to Firm Value in an Informal Reward Setting. Contemporary Accounting Research, 25 1183-1209.
- Williamson, M., Kachelmeier, S., & Reichert, B. (2008). Measuring and Motivating Quantity, Creativity, or Both. Journal of Accounting Research, 46 341-373.
- Sprinkle, G., & Williamson, M. (2004). The Evolution from Taylorism to Employee Gainsharing: A Case Study Examining John Deere's Continuous Improvement Pay Plan. Issues in Accounting Education, 19 487-503.
Book Chapters
- Sprinkle, G., & Williamson, M., Chris Chapman, Anthony Hopwood, and Mike Shields (Ed.) (2007). Experimental Research in Managerial Accounting. Handbook of Management Accounting Research The Netherlands: Elsevier Science.
Service
- Editor, Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2021 to present
- President-Elect, Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, 2021 to present
- Editor, The Accounting Review, 2017-2020
- Editorial Board Member, The Accounting Review, 2011-2017
Current Courses
-
Accounting Control Systems (ACCY 304) Explores an important framework that highlights the vital roles accounting control systems play in shaping and implementing organizational strategy. Components of this framework include internal controls, organizational missions and values, codes of ethics, performance measurement, evaluation, and reward systems. Case studies, class discussions, group exercises, and field research projects emphasize critical reasoning, data analytics, teamwork, and written and oral communication.
-
Behavioral Begin (ACCY 593) Individual investigations or research projects selected by the students, subject to approval by the graduate adviser and the executive officer of the Department.
Contact
194 Wohlers Hall
1206 S Sixth St
Champaign, IL 61820