Sandy Qu

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Sandy Qu is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandy Qu has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Management Information Systems, 8 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sandy Qu's work include Accounting and Organizational Management (13 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (8 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (5 papers). Sandy Qu is often cited by papers focused on Accounting and Organizational Management (13 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (8 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (5 papers). Sandy Qu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Sandy Qu's co-authors include John Dumay, D. James Cooper, Mahmoud Ezzamel, Clinton Free, Sylvia H. Hsu, Michael Gibbins, Yves Gendron, Roy Suddaby, Aloysius Newenham‐Kahindi and Shujun Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Accounting Organizations and Society, Contemporary Accounting Research and European Accounting Review.

In The Last Decade

Sandy Qu

16 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The qualitative research interview
    2011 951 citations Sandy Qu, John Dumay Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandy Qu Canada 8 346 259 247 237 232 17 1.3k
Julie Fisher Australia 21 364 1.1× 341 1.3× 201 0.8× 337 1.4× 155 0.7× 142 1.7k
David Baldry United Kingdom 17 343 1.0× 318 1.2× 202 0.8× 193 0.8× 81 0.3× 28 1.4k
Nate Anderson United States 6 173 0.5× 350 1.4× 323 1.3× 309 1.3× 189 0.8× 16 1.6k
P.G. Jansen Germany 2 173 0.5× 350 1.4× 325 1.3× 308 1.3× 189 0.8× 3 1.5k
Suzanne Young Australia 20 195 0.6× 591 2.3× 328 1.3× 121 0.5× 179 0.8× 69 1.3k
Viktor Dörfler United Kingdom 15 279 0.8× 300 1.2× 238 1.0× 224 0.9× 42 0.2× 76 1.5k
Clóvis L. Machado-da-Silva Brazil 17 157 0.5× 589 2.3× 449 1.8× 443 1.9× 142 0.6× 54 1.7k
Phil Johnson United Kingdom 20 272 0.8× 416 1.6× 761 3.1× 473 2.0× 136 0.6× 49 1.9k
Tesfatsion Sahlu Desta South Africa 4 201 0.6× 431 1.7× 356 1.4× 393 1.7× 251 1.1× 8 1.9k
Céline Rojon United Kingdom 9 174 0.5× 345 1.3× 274 1.1× 369 1.6× 143 0.6× 16 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandy Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandy Qu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandy Qu

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Cooper, D. James, Mahmoud Ezzamel, & Sandy Qu. (2017). Popularizing a Management Accounting Idea: The Case of the Balanced Scorecard. Contemporary Accounting Research. 34(2). 991–1025. 85 indexed citations
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Cooper, D. James, Mahmoud Ezzamel, & Sandy Qu. (2016). Popularizing a Management Accounting Idea: The Case of the Balanced Scorecard. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Newenham‐Kahindi, Aloysius & Sandy Qu. (2015). MFIs and the Use of Accounting and Financial Tools to Alleviate Poverty. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015(1). 19089–19089. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, D. James, Mahmoud Ezzamel, & Sandy Qu. (2012). Popularizing a Management Accounting Idea: The Case of the Balanced Scorecard. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Hsu, Sylvia H. & Sandy Qu. (2012). Strategic Cost Management and Institutional Changes in Hospitals. European Accounting Review. 1–33. 13 indexed citations
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Hsu, Sylvia H. & Sandy Qu. (2011). Strategic Cost Management and Institutional Changes in Hospitals. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Qu, Sandy & D. James Cooper. (2011). The role of inscriptions in producing a balanced scorecard. Accounting Organizations and Society. 36(6). 344–362. 136 indexed citations
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Cooper, D. James, Mahmoud Ezzamel, & Sandy Qu. (2011). Popularizing a Management Accounting Idea: The Case of the Balanced Scorecard. SSRN Electronic Journal. 21 indexed citations
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Qu, Sandy & John Dumay. (2011). The Qualitative Research Interview. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4 indexed citations
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Qu, Sandy & John Dumay. (2011). The qualitative research interview. Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management. 8(3). 238–264. 951 indexed citations breakdown →
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Free, Clinton & Sandy Qu. (2011). The use of graphics in promoting management ideas. Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change. 7(2). 158–189. 32 indexed citations
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Gendron, Yves, Roy Suddaby, & Sandy Qu. (2010). Professional-Organizational Commitment: A Study of Canadian Professional Accountants. 1 indexed citations
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Free, Clinton & Sandy Qu. (2010). The Use of Graphics in Promoting Management Ideas: An Analysis of the Balanced Scorecard, 1992-2010. 3 indexed citations
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Ding, Shujun, et al.. (2010). The Association Between Research Output and Compensation for Accounting Professors. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Qu, Sandy, et al.. (2009). Research the American Way: The Role of US Elites in Disseminating and Legitimizing Canadian Academic Accounting Research. European Accounting Review. 18(3). 515–569. 2 indexed citations
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Gendron, Yves, Roy Suddaby, & Sandy Qu. (2009). Professional–Organisational Commitment: A Study of Canadian Professional Accountants. Australian Accounting Review. 19(3). 231–248. 15 indexed citations
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Gibbins, Michael & Sandy Qu. (2005). Eliciting Experts' Context Knowledge with Theory-Based Experiential Questionnaires. Behavioral Research in Accounting. 17(1). 71–88. 17 indexed citations

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