Dr. Germaine Chan, Associate Professor, Accounting

Dr Germaine ChanDr. Chan completed her DBA at Athabasca University in 2018. She also holds an MBA from McGill University, an undergraduate degree from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University and a CA/CPA designation. Prior to joining the Mount on July 1, 2018 she worked at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University in a number of roles: Lecturer, Director of Marketing and for the last 12 years as Director of Finance and Budgets. Dr. Chan’s research area is the use of performance information in the public sector, specifically the Canadian higher education sector.

Detailed Profile

Dr. Germaine Chan
Associate Professor
Accounting

Office: McCain Centre 406A
Phone: 902 457 6506
Fax: 902 445 2582
Email: Germaine.Chan@msvu.ca
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12:00 – 1:15 or by appointment.

Qualifications:
Academic: MBA, DBA (2018)
Professional designations: CA/CPA

Joined the Mount: July 2018

Relevant Prior Work Experience:
Director of Finance and Budgets, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
Auditor, Deloitte
Lecturer, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
Part-time faculty, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University and McGill University

Courses Taught:
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Intermediate Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Intermediate Cost Accounting
Advanced Cost Accounting

Research Interests:
Use of performance information in the public sector – higher education
Impact of perceived stakeholder salience on performance information use in the higher education sector
Stakeholder management model for the public sector – higher education

Conference Presentations:

  • Chan, G. (2018). Performance Information Use in the Canadian Higher Education Sector. Athabasca University, Edmonton, Alberta.
  • Chan, G. (2019). Stakeholder Management Strategies: Evidence from a Canadian study. International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines. Athens, Greece
  • Performance Management in Higher Education: Stakeholder Management Strategies – evidence from a Canadian study International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines July 2019, Athens, Greece
  • Performance Information Use in the Canadian Higher Education Sector Athabasca University Annual Accounting Conference: Making Sense of New Changes May 25, 2018, Edmonton, Alberta

Conference Presentations and Publications in Conference Proceedings

  • Chan, G. (2020). Measuring performance management success in Canadian universities. Proceedings of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines.
  • Chan, G. (2021). Impact of Perceived Stakeholder Salience on Performance Information Use. Proceedings of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines.
  • Chan, G. (2021). Performance Management Drivers: Perceptions of Internal Higher Education Stakeholders. Proceedings of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines.
  • Chan, G. (2022). The Nature of Academic Salience. Proceedings of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines.
  • Henderson, E.; Chan, G.; Bursey, R. & McKinnon, J. (2022). IFRS 16’s Impact on Company Debt-To-Equity Ratio. Findings From a Canadian Study. Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR).

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Published

  • Chan, G. (2020). Performance management in higher education: Success or Failure? International Journal of Business and Public Administration, volume 17 (2), p. 112 – 127.
  • Chan, G. (2021) Stakeholder Management Strategies: The Special Case of Universities. International Education Studies, Volume 14, No. 7, p. 12-26.
  • Chan, G. (2021). Performance Information Use: The Impact of Perceived Stakeholder Salience. American Journal of Management, 21(3), 71-87.
  • Chan, G. (2021). Main Drivers of Performance Information Use: Perceptions from Canadian University Stakeholders. International Journal of Business & Public Administration . Winter 2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p 41-54.

Accepted for Publication

Chan, G. (in press). Stakeholder Salience: A Focus on Faculty Legitimacy in Canadian Higher Education. International Journal of Education Research.