Office: Hagey Hall 386E
Phone: 519-888-4567 x41967
Email: kelsey.matthews@uwaterloo.ca
CV: Kelsey Matthews Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Research Summary
My research interests include behavioural topics in management accounting. Broadly, I examine how various features of the management control system affect employees’ decision-making.
Work Experience
Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo (2023 – current)
Auditor, Ernst & Young (2013 – 2018)
Education and certifications
- Ph.D. in Management (Accounting), Wilfrid Laurier University
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Chartered Professional Accountant (Ontario)
Publications
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Berger, L., L. Guo, K. Matthews, and B. Ruffle. (2026). Paying employees to quit: An experimental study of sorting and motivational effects. Journal of Management Accounting Research 38(2): 33–55.
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Berger, L., L. Guo, K. Matthews, and C. Wong. (2024). Strategic bias in team members’ communication about relative contributions: The effects of voluntary communication and explanation. Behavioral Research in Accounting. 37(1): 1–20.
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Matthews, K. (2021). Consequences of labor cost reduction practices: A structured literature review. Accounting Perspectives 20(4): 687–718.
Working papers
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Psychological contract fulfillment and organizational citizenship behavior among junior public accountants, with L. Berger, and L. Guo.
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A field-based quasi-experiment on the effect of team pay interdependence on team performance, with K. Kelly and A. Presslee.
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The effect of tipping on service employee motivation, with W. Hu, A. Presslee, and T. Thomas.
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Investigating the use of voluntary furloughs to reduce labour costs: The effect on employee effort.