Two experiments test whether green and red performance feedback helps managers make resource decisions when reports contain noise.
Stephan Kramer
Professor of Financial Decision Making and Control
RSM, Erasmus University
I study how incentive and control systems shape behavior and performance in organizations.
Selected research
All publicationsHow does competition change CEO incentives? This study examines equity portfolios, bonus contracts, performance measures and financial targets.
Teaching tools
All teachingPractice lab
Choose a level and practice with fresh numbers. Hints and worked solutions explain each step. Your progress stays in your browser.
Simplex lab
Change the production inputs. Follow each simplex step in a graph and a tableau.
Monte Carlo simulation
Draw sales outcomes and compare simulated campaign profit with the exact probabilities.
About me
My research focuses on incentive system design, governance mechanisms, target setting and performance evaluation. I use archival data and experiments to study how these systems affect behavior and performance in organizations.
I am an editor at Management Accounting Research and co-organize the Erasmus Accounting Workshop.
At RSM, I teach undergraduate, graduate and executive courses in accounting and financial decision making. I previously directed the Accounting and Financial Management program.
I hold a PhD from WHU and an MSc in Business Information Systems from the University of Münster. My co-authors and I received the 2016 David Solomons Prize for our article in Management Accounting Research.
Read my academic CV, or email me to discuss a collaboration or a finance and data analysis question. You can also watch the CFO podcasts.