prof. dr. E.P. (Pieter) Jansen

Erik Pieter Jansen

Preferred name: Pieter
Date of birth: 18 February 1969, The Hague, the Netherlands

Education

2000
PhD in Economics,
University of Groningen

1993
Master’s Degree in Political Science,
Leiden University

1992
Master’s Degree in Public Administration,
Leiden University

1987
Atheneum diploma, Albanianae Secondary School, Alphen aan den Rijn

Professional Experience

September 2026 – present
Vice Dean for Education, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen

January 2016 – present
Professor of Management Control, University of Groningen

January 2016 – present
Director, Executive Master in Finance & Control (0.6 FTE)

May 2017 – July 2026
Director, Scientific Bureau, Flynth Advisors and Accountants (0.4 FTE)

May 2010 – September 2016
Director of the pre-MSc and MSc programmes in Accountancy & Controlling,
Director of the BSc programme in Accountancy & Controlling (during its phase-out period),
Coordinator of the Accountancy & Controlling track within the BSc Business Administration programme,
University of Groningen

Spring – Summer 2003
Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States

1997 – 2015
Assistant Professor in Management Accounting & Control, University of Groningen

1994 – 1997
PhD Researcher / Assistant in Training, University of Groningen

1993 – 1994
Military service

1992 – 1993
Student Assistant, Department of Public Administration, Leiden University

Selected Publications

Snippe, L.M.B., & Jansen, E.P. (2025). The perceived weather and climate change risks in Dutch agriculture: A qualitative field study into what leads SME agricultural entrepreneurs to adapt to those risks. Public Leadership, 106–128.

Jansen, E.P. (2023). Private organizations with a public task: Balancing different perspectives on value creation. Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 97(5/6), 157–170. https://doi.org/10.5117/mab.97.99012

Jansen, E.P. (2018). Bridging the gap between theory and practice in management accounting: Reviewing the literature to shape interventions. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 31(5), 1486–1509.

Jansen, E.P. (2017). Balancing between science and craftmanship: A plea for pragmatic management control research. Inaugural lecture, 10 January 2017.

Jansen, E.P. (2015). Participation, accounting and learning how to implement a new vision. Management Accounting Research, 29, 45–60.

Jansen, E.P. (2011). The effect of leadership style on the information receivers’ reaction to management accounting change. Management Accounting Research, 22, 105–124.

Jansen, E.P. (2010). Using Management Accounting to Lengthen the Time Frame of Managers. CIMA Research Executive Summary Series, 6(11).

Jansen, E.P. (2009). Using management accounting and control to change the time frame of managers. CIMA Research Update, March 2009, 6–7.

Jansen, E.P., Merchant, K.A., & Van der Stede, W.A. (2009). National differences in incentive compensation packages: The differing roles of financial performance measurement in the United States and the Netherlands. Accounting, Organizations & Society, 34(1), 58–84.

Jansen, E.P. (2008). New Public Management: Perspectives on performance and the use of performance information. Financial Accountability & Management, 24(2), 169–191.

Jansen, E.P. (2008). NPM: Cybernetics and styles of dealing with performance information – Do performance measures matter? Local Government Studies, 34(1), 39–60.

PhD Supervision

Co-supervisor (with principal supervisor Jeltje van der Meer)
Bereket Mehari Redda, Post-privatisation changes in management control, firm activities and performance, Enschede, 2007.

Principal supervisor (with Nazim Hussain)
Linda Snippe, Navigating climate risk: A qualitative study of decision-making under uncertainty, PhD defence scheduled for 2 April 2026.

Principal supervisor (with Nazim Hussain)
Dwi Lestari, The Organizational Drivers of Greenwashing, expected PhD completion in 2028 or 2029.

Principal supervisor (with Mark van Dijk and Boudewijn de Bruin)
Susan Duiverman, Between costs and care: How ethics and control systems shape hospital decision-making, expected PhD completion in 2029 or 2030.

Awards and Distinctions

Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education (2009)
American Accounting Association, for:
Jansen, E.P., Merchant, K.A., & Van der Stede, W.A., Cases and Research to Illustrate Cross-National Differences in Performance Measurement and Incentive Practices.

Best Paper Award (2008)
Financial Accountability & Management, for:
Jansen, E.P. New Public Management: Perspectives on Performance and the Use of Performance Information. Financial Accountability & Management, 24(2), 169–191.

International Experience

Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States, Spring/Summer 2003