Dr. Yaxuan Chen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Yaxuan Chen is an assistant professor in the Accounting area at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration, which is part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. His research primarily focuses on design choices in management control systems, with a special emphasis on the interaction between organizational culture, informal control mechanisms, formal control systems, incentive contracting, performance evaluation, and personnel controls. Chen aims to investigate control problems that are ubiquitous in organizations and highly relevant to practitioners. His work has been featured in major media outlets, including The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. Yaxuan utilizes multiple research methods, including machine learning, statistical analyses, archival data, field experiments, and surveys. He holds a PhD from Harvard University, an MS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a BBA from the University of Hong Kong.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2024-01-01 — Present

Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration • Ithaca, NY

Teaching and research in management control systems and organizational culture.

Courses

HADM 7240 - Managerial Accounting HADM 2210 - Managerial Accounting

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Portfolio (SlideRoom)
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • Transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture