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Ranjani Krishnan

Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems

Assistant Professor

270 North Business Complex

East Lansing, MI 48824-1034

United States

  • Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems

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1.

Financial Disclosure Management by Nonprofit Organizations

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Sep 2002
Ranjani Krishnan, Michelle Yetman and Robert J. Yetman
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management and University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
Downloads 998 (14,703)
Citation 3

Abstract:

nonprofit organizations, earnings management, disclosure, hospitals

2.

Estimating the Hidden Costs of Environmental Regulation

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Estimating the Hidden Costs of Environmental Regulation

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Feb 2001
Satish Joshi, Ranjani Krishnan and Lester Lave
Michigan State University - Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business (Deceased)
Downloads 811 (23,348)
Citation 10

Abstract:

costing systems, hidden costs, environmental regulation, environmental management

Estimating the Hidden Costs of Environmental Regulation

The Accounting Review, Vol. 76, April 2001
Posted: 08 Feb 2001
Satish Joshi, Ranjani Krishnan and Lester Lave
Michigan State University - Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business (Deceased)

Abstract:

costing systems, hidden costs, environmental regulation, environmental management

3.

Honesty in Managerial Reporting

The Accounting Review, October 2001
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 May 2001
John Evans III, R. Lynn Hannan, Ranjani Krishnan and Donald V. Moser
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and University of Pittsburgh - Accounting Group
Downloads 596 (34,483)
Citation 49

Abstract:

Experiment, Honesty, Incentive contract, Managerial reporting

4.

Expense Misreporting in Nonprofit Organizations

Downloads 546 ( 40,716)
Citation 22

Expense Misreporting in Nonprofit Organizations

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Sep 2004
Ranjani Krishnan, Michelle Yetman and Robert J. Yetman
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management and University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
Downloads 546 (40,168)
Citation 22

Abstract:

Nonprofit organizations cost shifting, agency problems

Expense Misreporting in Nonprofit Organizations

Accounting Review, Vol. 81, No. 2, 2006
Posted: 07 May 2008
Ranjani Krishnan, Michelle Yetman and Robert J. Yetman
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management and University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management

Abstract:

Nonprofit organizations cost shifting, agency problems

5.

The Influence of Ownership on Accounting Information Expenditures

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Aug 2007
Leslie Eldenburg and Ranjani Krishnan
University of Arizona and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 511 (41,119)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Governance, accounting information, ownership structure, hospitals

6.

Effects of Accounting-Method Choices on Subjective Performance-Measure Weighting: Experimental Evidence on Precision and Error Covariance

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Feb 2005
Ranjani Krishnan, Joan L. Luft and Michael D. Shields
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 504 (42,113)
Citation 14

Abstract:

Decision performance, incentive compensation, mental models, performance measures

7.

Participative Budgeting, Psychological Contracts, and Honesty of Communication

AAA 2012 Management Accounting Section (MAS) Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2012
Ranjani Krishnan, Eric Marinich and Michael D. Shields
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 424 (45,774)

Abstract:

Budgeting, Participative Budgeting, Psychological Contracts, Honesty

8.

Role of Management Accounting Systems in the Development and Efficacy of Transactive Memory Systems

Journal of Management Accounting Research, Vol. 24, pp. 201-220, 2012
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Ge Bai and Ranjani Krishnan
Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 368 (53,124)

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9.

Market Restructuring and Pricing in the Hospital Industry

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Mar 2000
Ranjani Krishnan
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 328 (72,221)
Citation 14

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10.

The Influence of Ownership on Hospital Financial Performance Strategies

Organizational Economics of Health Care Conference 2003
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Nov 2003
Leslie Eldenburg and Ranjani Krishnan
University of Arizona and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 304 (77,585)

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11.

Public Subsidization Versus Private Donations: A Study of Incentives and Operational Performance

UA Accounting Department Working Paper No. 00-5
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Dec 2000
Leslie Eldenburg and Ranjani Krishnan
University of Arizona and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 286 (85,316)
Citation 12

Abstract:

Tax subsidization, Public monitoring, Operational performance

12.

Does Mandatory Measurement and Peer Reporting Improve Performance?

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Working Paper No. 16-018
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2017
Susanna Gallani, Takehisa Kajiwara and Ranjani Krishnan
Harvard Business School, Kobe University - Graduate School of Business Administration and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 267 (53,284)

Abstract:

Value of information, Patient Satisfaction, Mandatory performance measurement, Health care.

13.

Institutional Drivers of Reporting Decisions in Nonprofit Hospitals

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2011
Ranjani Krishnan and Michelle Yetman
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
Downloads 265 (95,987)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Hospitals, cost shifting, institutional theory

14.

Applying the Fractional Response Model to Survey Research in Accounting

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Working Paper No. 16-016
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2017
Susanna Gallani and Ranjani Krishnan
Harvard Business School and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 255 (48,067)

Abstract:

Fractional response model, bounded variables, simulation

15.

Collaborative Contracting in Inter-Firm Relationships

Contemporary Accounting Research Conference, Kingston, Ontario, November 5-6, 2010
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 31 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2011
Ranjani Krishnan, Fabienne Miller and Karen L. Sedatole
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Goizueta Business School
Downloads 254 (93,753)

Abstract:

relation-specific assets, incomplete contract, Collaboration, performance measurement, transaction cost, agency theory

16.

A Field Study on the Acceptance and Use of a New Accounting System

CAAA Annual Conference 2011
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Jan 2011
Jamshed J. Mistry, Ranjani Krishnan and V. G. Narayanan
Suffolk University, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Harvard University - Accounting & Control Unit
Downloads 248 (90,073)

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17.

Do the Incentive Effects of Relative Performance Evaluation Vary within the Organizational Hierarchy?

AAA 2011 Management Accounting Section (MAS) Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2013
Ranjani Krishnan, Karen L. Sedatole and Alex Woods
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Goizueta Business School and College of William and Mary
Downloads 246 (91,540)

Abstract:

Relative performance evaluation, tournaments, promotions, incentive contracting

18.

Task Complexity and Incentive Contracting - An Empirical Investigation

AAA 2006 Management Accounting Section (MAS) Meeting
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 31 Jul 2005
Freddy Coronado and Ranjani Krishnan
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 226 (107,448)

Abstract:

Delegation, task complexity, incentive contracting, hospitals

19.

The Influence of Institutional Constraints on Outsourcing

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Mar 2010
Ramji Balakrishnan, Leslie Eldenburg, Ranjani Krishnan and Naomi S. Soderstrom
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Arizona, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and University of Melbourne
Downloads 225 (113,662)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Institutional constraints, transaction costs, outsourcing

20.

The Role of Performance Measure Noise in Mediating the Relation Between Task Complexity and Outsourcing

Journal of Management Accounting Research, Vol. 22, p. 75-102
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2014
Ge Bai, Freddy Coronado and Ranjani Krishnan
Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 154 (143,310)

Abstract:

task complexity, incentive contracting, outsourcing, hospitals

21.

The Impact of Changes in Regulation on Cost Behavior

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 25 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2013
Martin Kamil Holzhacker, Ranjani Krishnan and Matthias D. Mahlendorf
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gemeinnützige GmbH - Accounting Department
Downloads 153 (125,060)
Citation 2

Abstract:

cost behavior, price regulation, institutional theory, hospitals

22.

Accounting Performance and Capacity Investment Decisions: Evidence from California Hospitals

Decision Sciences, Vol. 45 (2), p. 309-339.
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2014
Ge Bai, Sylvia Hsingwen Hsu and Ranjani Krishnan
Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School, York University - Schulich School of Business and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 140 (158,433)

Abstract:

Accounting, Performance Measurement Systems, Capacity Management, Health Care

23.

Do Hospitals Without Physicians on the Board Deliver Lower Quality of Care?

American Journal of Medical Quality, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Nov 2013
Ge Bai and Ranjani Krishnan
Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 78 (239,108)

Abstract:

board of directors, governance, physicians, hospital quality of care

24.

Contracting in the Shadow of the Future

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2014
Anjana Susarla and Ranjani Krishnan
Michigan State University - The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 77 (211,358)

Abstract:

Information technology outsourcing, fixed price contract, cost plus contract, incentives, hold up, renegotiation, relational contract, procurement contracts, self-enforcing, reputation capital

25.

Budgeting, Psychological Contracts, and Budgetary Misreporting

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Working Paper No. 16-017
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2016
Susanna Gallani, Ranjani Krishnan, Eric Jonathan Marinich and Michael D. Shields
Harvard Business School, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Miami University of Ohio - Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Downloads 72 (70,493)

Abstract:

budgeting; budgetary slack; participative budgeting; psychological contracts.

26.

Do the Incentive Effects of Relative Performance Measurement Vary with the Ex Ante Probability of Promotion?

Management Accounting Research 30 (2016) 18-31, doi/10.1016/j.mar.2015.09.002
Posted: 18 Nov 2016
B. William Demere, Ranjani Krishnan, Karen L. Sedatole and Alex Woods
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Goizueta Business School and College of William and Mary

Abstract:

Relative performance measurement (RPM), relative performance evaluation (RPE), tournaments, promotions, incentive contracting

27.

The Effect of Changes in Regulation and Competition on Firms' Demand for Accounting Information

Accounting Review, January 2005
Posted: 02 Aug 2004
Ranjani Krishnan
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems

Abstract:

Competition, managerial accounting, regulation

28.

Competition and Cost Accounting: Adapting to Changing Markets

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Competition and Cost Accounting: Adapting to Changing Markets

Posted: 11 Feb 2002
Ranjani Krishnan, Joan L. Luft and Michael D. Shields
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems

Abstract:

Competition and Cost Accounting: Adapting to Changing Markets

Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 19, No. 2, Summer 2002
Posted: 24 Jul 2002
Ranjani Krishnan, Joan L. Luft and Michael D. Shields
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems

Abstract:

competition, cost accounting, learning, decision-making

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