Professor Michelle Carr
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Professor in Accounting and Head of Department
Accounting & Finance ORB 3.19 O'Rahilly Building Cork University Business School University College Cork
Biography
Dr Michelle Carr is the Professor in Accounting (Sustainable Business) at Cork University Business School (CUBS), University College Cork (UCC). Michelle's research interests focus on performance measurement systems and management control. Specifically, she has investigated the use of performance measurement systems in organisations pursuing regulatory reform, the performance implications of using combinations of management controls systems, and the use of management controls in complex professional dominated organisations. Her research has been published in outlets such as Accounting, Auditing and Accountability, British Accounting Review, Financial Accountability and Management, British Accounting Review, and Public Money and Management. Michelle coordinates and lectures in the subjects Cost Management, Managerial Control and Performance Systems.
Publications
Journal article
| Year | Publication |
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| 2023 | BECK, M., CARR, M. (2023) Core and periphery dynamics of budget evaluation during crisis: the evolution of an impromptu solution. J Manag Control 34, 411–434. Details |
| 2023 | CARR, M. & JOOSS, S. (2023). Navigating management control change: pathways to the future of work. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 36(9), 390-417. |
| 2019 | MULCAHY, M., BECK, M., CARR, M., HOURIGAN, N. (2019). Novel approaches to the regulatory control of financial services providers: The importance of cultural context. The British Accounting Review. doi:10.1016/j.bar.2018.10.003. Details |
| 2010 | HEALY, M., MCCUTCHEON, M., O'SULLIVAN ROCHFORD, C., CARR, M. (2010). Exploring the potential for technology to enhance the operation of student support centres. |
| 2008 | CARR, M., O'BRIEN, F. G. (2008). The Role of Human Capital in Explaining the Cross-Sectional Variation of FTSE 100 Stock Returns. Irish Accounting Review. |
| 2019 | CARR, M., BECK, M. P. (2019). Clinician responses to management control: Case evidence from a university hospital during the fiscal crisis. Financial Accountability & Management: in governments, public services and charities. Details |
| 2020 | MURPHY, B. P., O'RAGHALLAIGH, P., CARR, M. (2020). Nurturing the digital baby: Open innovation for development and optimization. Health Informatics Journal, 26 (4), 2407-2421. doi:10.1177/1460458220906067. Details |
| 2022 | CARR, M., BECK, M. (2022). Accounting practices and professional power dynamics during a crisis. The British Accounting Review, 54 (3). doi:10.1016/j.bar.2022.101085. Details |
| 2023 | GIBBS, R., CARR, M., MULCAHY, M., WALSHE, D. (2023). Healthcare budgeting for cyclicality: Structured literature review of accounting, public administration and health management. Public Money & Management. doi:10.1080/09540962.2023.2172686. Details |
Book
| Year | Publication |
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| 2022 | CARR, M., BECK, M. (2022). Healthcare Management Control : A Research Overview. State of the Art in Business Research. Routledge. Details |
Dissertation
| Year | Publication |
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| 2017 | CARR, M. (2017). Management Control in a Healthcare Context. |