Kenneth Merchant

Kenneth Merchant holds the Deloitte and Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at the Leventhal School of Accounting, part of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is the former dean of the Leventhal School.

Dr. Merchant is the author of many articles and books on accounting, including the textbooks:

• Accounting: Text and Cases, 12th ed. (with Robert N. Anthony, and David F. Hawkins). Chicago: Irwin/McGraw-Hill (2004). ISBN 0-072-81950-2
• Management Control Systems: Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives, 2nd ed.(with Wim A. Van der Stede). Pearson/Prentice Hall, London (2007) ISBN 0-273-70801-5

Dr. Merchant previously taught at Harvard Business School, and currently serves on eight editorial boards.

His Ph.D. is from the University of California at Berkeley. His M.B.A. is from Columbia Business School. His B.S. is from Union College.

External Links

• Merchant’s Business Educators Member Profile