Accounting

College of Business

Ta-Tung (Stephanie) Cheng

Assistant Professor of Accounting

 

Education

Ph.D. in Accounting, Georgia State University

M.S. in Accounting, Michigan State University

B.A. in Accounting and Finance, National Chengchi University

 

scheng1@uwyo.edu • COB 239 East

 

Biography

Dr. Ta-Tung (Stephanie) Cheng is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Wyoming. Her research examines how managerial control and incentive systems influence employee motivation, information processing, and decision-making. She is particularly interested in behaviors related to advice-seeking, help-seeking, and knowledge-seeking, which are essential for employee learning and organizational performance. Her work integrates insights from psychology and economics to address critical issues in workplace dynamics. Dr. Cheng teaches undergraduate courses in financial accounting and graduate courses in managerial accounting.

 

Research Interests

• Managerial control incentive systems

• Employee motivation and decision making

• Advice-seeking, help-seeking, and knowledge-seeking behaviors

• Behavioral experiments in accounting

 

Publications

Cheng, T. S. Relative Performance Information, Advice-Seeking, and Trust in the Manager. Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming.

Cheng, T. S., Zhou, F. Same-Rank versus Multiple-Rank Employee Recognition: The Effect on Subsequent Motivation of Unrecognized Employees. Journal of Management Accounting Research (2025) 37 (1): 1–19.