Faculty Profile for Dr. Wilhelmina Joan Pizzini
Dr. Wilhelmina Joan Pizzini
Chair - Associate Professor — Department of Accounting
MCOY 431
phone: (512) 245-3227
Biography Section
Teaching Interests
Graduate and undergraduate managerial accounting.Research Interests
Determinants and performance effects of management control system design with a special interest in incentives for non-executives.Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Pizzini, M., & Vansant, B. (2024). Monopsony power and cost structure: Evidence from the U.S. Hospital Industry. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 36(2), 157–177. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2308/JMAR-2022-078
- Hesford, J. W., Mangin, N., & Pizzini, M. (2020). Using Fixed Wages for Management Control: An Intra-firm Test of the Effect of Relative Wages on Employee Performance. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 32(3), 137–154. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2308/jmar-18-070
- Hesford, J., Malina, M., & Pizzini, M. (2016). Turnover Among Hourly Employees and Unit-level Financial Performance: An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Voluntary and Involuntary Turnover. Advances in Management Accounting, 26, 35–65. https://doi.org/doi:10.1108/S1474-787120150000026002
- Pizzini, M., Lin, S., & Ziegenfuss, D. (2015). The Impact of Internal Audit Function Quality and Contribution on Audit Delay. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 34(1), 59–74. https://doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-50848
- Lin, S., Pizzini, M., Vargus, M. E., & Bardhan, I. (2011). The Role of the Internal Audit Function in the Disclosure of Material Weakness. The Accounting Review, 86(1), 287–323. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2308/accr.00000016
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Journal of Management Accounting Research Best Paper Award, AAA Management Accounting Section. January 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction for Scholarly/Creative Activity, McCoy College of Business. August 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Reviewer for MAS 2022 Conference, Management Accounting Section. January 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Journal of Management Accounting Research Impact on Practice Award, AAA Management Accounting Section and Institute of Management Accountants. January 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Service Award for Secretary-Treasurer 2017 - 2019, AAA Management Accounting Section. January 2020
Selected Grants
- Pizzini, Mina (Principal). The Effects of ACA Reporting Requirements on Nonprofit Hospital Uncompensated Care, Texas State - REP, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 10, 2021, Funded: June 1, 2022 - September 2022). Grant.
- Pizzini, Mina (Principal). College of Business Grant, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $3187. (Submitted: September 2021, Funded: January 2022 - July 2022). Grant.
- Pizzini, Mina. Summer Research Stipend Program: Multiple projects, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: February 2021, Funded: June 2021 - August 2021). Grant.
- Pizzini, Mina (Co-Principal), Henke, Trent S (Co-Principal). The Effects of Governance and Executive Compensation on Internal Control in Nonprofit Organizations, Texas State University - REP, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2019, Funded: January 2020 - May 2021). Grant.
- Pizzini, Mina (Principal). College of Business Grant, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $1200. (Submitted: September 2017, Funded: January 2018). Grant.
Selected Service Activities
Member
Responsibility Center Management (RCM) Committee
June 2024-Present
Member
AAA Accounting Education Leadership Board
May 2023-Present
Member
Nominating Committee - AAA Accounting Education Leadership Section
May 2023-Present
Member
College Review Group
September 2022-Present
Member
Council of Chairs
September 2022-Present