Kurt Schobel
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Kurt Schobel is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Fellow of CPA Ontario. He is also the Chair of CPA Canada's Strategic Management Accounting Review Committee and a board member the Canadian Paralympic Committee's finance committee.
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Academic Area
- Accounting
Interest Topics
- Accounting
- Government & Policy
- Management
- Strategy & Innovation
Faculty Details
Profile
Full Bio
Kurt began is his career as a finance office in Canada's Air Force. Upon retirement he became a professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and later at the Smith School of Business.
Since his arrival at Smith, he has taught in the Commerce, Full-Time MBA, and Executive MBA programs teaching students both in the classroom and online. Kurt is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountant's of Ontario and winner of the 2016 RMC Teaching Excellence Award.
Working with a variety of government and non-profit organization's, Kurt has provided guidance to executive teams to enable the development of strategy maps and performance measures using the Balanced Scorecard framework. Kurt is the author of a number peer-reviewed articles on subjects related to the balanced scorecard, the CFO in the government sector, and management accounting topics at the municipal government level. He is also a co-author of CPA Canada's Management Accounting Guideline titled Performance Measurement for Non-Profit Organizations - The Balanced Scorecard as an Approach.
Academic Degrees
MBA
Royal Military College (2002)
BA, Honours Commerce & Economics
Royal Military College (1989)
Academic Experience
Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
Lecturer (2012 – Present)
Royal Military College of Canada
Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration (2005 - Present)
Publications
Papers in Refereed Publications
Denford, J. and Schobel, K. (2021) The CFO and CIO in the Top Management Team: Impacts of Work Proximity and Role Perceptions, Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. Accepted for publication 2 February, 2021
Schobel, K.B., Pond, G. (2020) Public CFO competencies –A National Defence case study examining the balance between financial and strategic priorities, Canadian Public Administration, Vol 63(2), pp. 229-246.
Scholey, C. Schobel, K.B. (2019) University Canada, Management Accounting Guideline Case Study – CPA Canada
Schobel, K.B. (2019) Health Services Software, Ivey ID: 9B19B001, London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.
Schobel, K.B., Drogosiewicz, P. (2018) Adoption of the Balanced Scorecard by Municipal Governments: Evidence from Canada, Global Journal of Business Research, Vol 12(2), pp. 1-14
Schobel, K.B., Scholey, C. (2018) Habuela Springs Swim Club, Management Accounting Guideline Case Study - CPA Canada
Scholey, C., Schobel, K.B. (2018) Performance Measurement for Non-Profit Organizations – The Balanced Scorecard as an Approach,, CPA Canada Management Accounting Guideline
Schobel, K.B. (2014) How Much is Enough? A Study of Municipal Council Remuneration, Canadian Public Administration, Volume 57(1), pp. 138–153.
Schobel, K.B., Scholey, C. (2013) Performance Measurement for Not for Profits, Management Accounting Guideline – CMA Canada
Schobel, K.B., Denford J.S. (2013) The Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer Dyad - How an Effective Relationship Impacts Individual Effectiveness and Strategic Alignment, Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 27(1), pp.261-281.
Schobel, K.B., Scholey, C. (2012) Balanced Scorecards in Education – Focusing on Financial Strategies, Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 16(3), pp. 17-28.
Hurley W., Schobel K.(2009) Expenditure Defence Projects: An Estimate of the Value of Optimization Relative to Ad Hoc Procedures, MORS, Vol. 14(4), pp. 41-46.
Technical Reports
Schobel, K.B. RMC Costing in response to Auditor General Report May 2019
Schobel, K.B. Report to Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance & Corporate Services) on the preferences of DND Comptrollers, January 2017
Schobel, K.B. Technical review CPA Canada Certificate in Performance Management June-December, 2016
Schobel, K.B. Activity Based Costing, CPA Canada Briefing Document, December 2013
Schobel K.B. Management planning and control in Government, Briefing Document, December 2013.
Schobel, K.B. Transfer Pricing, CPA Canada Briefing Document, December 2013
Schobel, K.B. Cost Volume Profit, CPA Canada Briefing Document, November 2013
Schobel, K.B. Cost Classification, CPA Canada Briefing Document, November 2013
Schobel, K.B. Standard Costing, CPA Canada Briefing Document, October 2013
Schobel, K.B. and Fitzgerald, A. 2010. A Business Case Approach for Evaluating Alternate Training Delivery, Canadian Defence Academy, June
Schobel, K.B. CFC Strategy Map, Canadian Forces College, October 2013
Schobel, K.B. Business Case – Alternate Training Delivery for TQ3 Firefighter Training. Canadian Defence Academy, June 2010
Schobel, K.B. (contributing author) Briefing Note for Principal and Commandant on budgetary options for RMC (not available due to the sensitivity of the information). Summer 2010
Schobel, K.B. Strategic Map – Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) – Jan 2010
Schobel, K.B. Internal Review of RMCC/Canada Loans process as part of a fraud investigation, Nov 2009 (not available due to the sensitivity of the information)
Schobel, K.B. 2009. A costing Model for Alternate Training Delivery, Canadian Defence Academy, March
Schobel, K.B. and Denford, J.S. 2009. A Conceptual Framework for the Arts Core, Briefing Note for Dean of Arts, March
Other
Field Study – Performance measurement framework refresh - Mental Health Commission of Canada (July 2020 – ongoing)
Field Study – Strategy Mapping – Canadian Aeronautical & Space Institute (November 2018)
Field Study – Strategy Mapping – Jake’s House (October 2018)
Facilitator RMC Strategic Planning (June 2018)
Field Study – Review of strategy map and performance metrics for College of Dental Technologists of Ontario (June 2018)
Field Study – Balanced Scorecard metrics for Mental Health Commission of Canada (Mar 2018)
Field Study – Strategy Mapping for Loving Spoonful (Feb 2018)
CPA Magazine – Interviewed for “The balanced scorecard” by Anya Levykh, January 1, 2018
Staff briefing on the use of the Balanced Scorecard at MHCC, January 2017
Field Study – Strategy mapping and balanced scorecard development, Mental Health Commission of Canada, May 2016
Facilitator – RMC Strategic Planning, April 2016
Facilitator – RMC Academic Wing Strategic Planning Session June 2016
Facilitator – RMC Academic Wing Strategic Planning Session June 2015
Field Study – Strategy Mapping for Canadian Forces College 2014
Field Study – Costing in Health Service sector Jun-Jul 2013
Presentation of DCS Strategy Map and DCS strategic planning session, Mar 2010
Presentation to MIS working group at Queens School of Business on findings from 3 case studies based on CIO/CFO relationships research, 15 April 2010
Moderator for CMA Ontario in their Strategic Leadership Program Dec 2010-present
Teaching
Courses Taught
(past 5 years)
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2019/20 |
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MBAS812 |
Management Accounting |
2019 - Summer |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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Foundations of Accounting |
2019 - Summer |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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BAE202 |
Financial Accounting I |
2019 - Fall |
Lecture (RMC) |
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MBA527 |
Managerial Accounting |
2019 - Fall |
Online (RMC) |
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BAE208 |
Management Accounting |
2020 - Winter |
Lecture (RMC) |
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MBUS812 |
Management Accounting & Control |
2020 - Winter |
Video conference (Queen's) |
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COMM112 |
Management Accounting |
2020 - Winter |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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COMM212/612 |
Management Accounting |
2020 - Winter |
Online (Queen's) |
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2018/19 |
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MBAS812 |
Management Accounting |
2018 - Summer |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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MBA527 |
Managerial Accounting |
2018 - Fall |
Online (RMC) |
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BAE208 |
Management Accounting |
2018 - Winter |
Lecture (RMC) |
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MBUS812 |
Management Accounting & Control |
2019 - Winter |
Video conference (Queen's) |
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COMM112 |
Management Accounting |
2019 - Winter |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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COMM212/612 |
Management Accounting |
2019 - Winter |
Online (Queen's) |
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2017/18 |
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MBAS812 |
Management Accounting |
2017 - Summer |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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BAE208 |
Managerial Accounting |
2018 - Winter |
Lecture (RMC) |
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BAE408 |
Management Control Systems |
2018 - Winter |
Lecture (RMC) |
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MBUS812 |
Management Accounting & Control |
2018 - Winter |
Video conference (Queen's) |
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COMM112 |
Management Accounting |
2018 - Winter |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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COMM612 |
Management Accounting |
2018 - Winter |
Online (Queen's) |
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2016/17 |
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MBA525 |
Financial Accounting |
2016 - Fall |
Online (RMC) |
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MBA527 |
Management Accounting |
2016 - Fall |
Online (RMC) |
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MBAS812 |
Management Accounting & Control |
2016 - Summer |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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BAE208 |
Managerial Accounting |
2016 - Winter |
Lecture (RMC) |
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MBUS812 |
Management Accounting & Control |
2016 - Winter |
Video conference (Queen's) |
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COMM212/612 |
Management Accounting |
2017 - Winter |
Online (Queen's) |
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2015/16 |
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BAE202 |
Financial Accounting I |
2015 - Fall |
Lecture (RMC) |
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Comm414 |
Management Control |
2015 - Fall |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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MBA525 |
Financial Accounting |
2015 - Fall |
Online (RMC) |
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MBA527 |
Management Accounting |
2015 - Fall |
Online (RMC) |
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MBAS812 |
Management Accounting & Control |
2015 - Fall |
Lecture (Queen's) |
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BAE208 |
Managerial Accounting |
2016 - Winter |
Lecture (RMC) |
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MBUS812 |
Management Accounting & Control |
2016 - Winter |
Video conference (Queen's) |
Presentations
Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings
Schobel, K.B. (2020) Academics versus Practitioners – Do Students Care?, Poster Session, 3rd International Conference on Research in Education, Teaching and Learning, Rome Italy, Feb 21-23 2020.
Schobel, K.B. and Scholey, C. (2019) Turning Strategy on its Head – A New Look at Strategy Mapping, International Academic Conference on Business, Dublin Ireland, June 26, 2019.
Denford, J.S. and Schobel, KB. (2018) Manual Versus Online Card Sorts: A Cautionary Tale for IS Researchers, 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems, New Orleans, LA, 16-18 Aug 18.
Schobel, K.B. Drogosiewicz, P. (2018) Adoption of the Balanced Scorecard by Municipal Governments: A Canadian Perspective”, 25th Global Conference on Business and Finance, San Jose, Costa Rica, May 22-25, 2018
Denford J.S., Schobel K.B. The Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer Dyad How an Effective Relationship Impacts Individual Performance and Strategic Alignment, HICSS 45 Jan 2012
Schobel, K.B., Denford J.S., Impacts of Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer Relationships on Firm Performance, Poster Session, ASAC 2009
Practitioner Presentations
The new management control system for the Not-for-Profit landscape, CPA Canada – Not for Profit Financial Executive Forum, March 2016
Awards
Honours
2016 RMC Class of 1965 Teaching Excellent Award Recipient
Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada, 2014
Canadian Decoration, 1997
Grants & Funding
Research Bursary Fund, Academics v Practitioners in Business education (2019-2020)
$5,000
Balanced Scorecards for Not for Profits (2018-2019)
Principal of RMC | $14,000
Balanced Scorecards in Municipal Governments (2018-2019)
CDARP | $5,000
Balanced Scorecards in Municipal Governments (2018-2019)
Parteq | $1,800
CIO-CFO relations (2015-2016)
STRN | $2,000
CFO Study (2015-2016)
CDARP | $2,000
CPA Gaps study (2014-2015)
ARP | $1,000
Study of the validity of online versus manual card sorts in case study research (2013-2014)
ARP | $4,500
Advance a study on council remuneration (2011-2012)
Research Assistance for Teaching | $5,400
Study of CIO/CFO relations and their impact on individual effectiveness and strategic alignment ARP
2012-2013 | $3,500
2011-2012 | $2,649
2010-2011 | $1,877
Case study analysis of ATD for TQ3 Cooks and TQ3 Firefighters (2010-2011)
Canadian Defence Academy | $7,000
Develop a decision tool for Alternate Training Delivery (ATD) (2009-2010)
Canadian Defence Academy | $14,000
Research literature surrounding outsourcing of training (2008-2009)
Canadian Defence Academy | $4,000
Service
Professional and Community Involvement
2018-Present, Member of Canadian Paralympic Committee – Finance and Audit Committee
2018-Present, Member of CPA Canada Strategic Management Accounting Review Committee (SMARC) – Appointed Chair in February 2020
2015-Present, Member RMC Club Life Membership Advisory & Investment Committee
2014, Presented “The Levers of Profit”, Queen’s University Executive Education
2013, Developed content for the new Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Core Module Two (Management Accounting)
2010-2016, Moderator CMA Strategic Leadership Program
2009, Member of City of Kingston’s Citizen’s Committee to Review Council Remuneration
2009-11, President Kingston Blue Marlins
2007-09, Treasurer Kingston Blue Marlins
2006-07, Departmental Coordinator for Distance Education & Member, Continuing Studies Committee, Department of Business Administration, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON
2002-05, President/Vice President, Palm Springs Golf Club, Cold Lake, AB
2002-05, Executive Board Member, Lakeland Community Development Corporation, Bonnyville, AB
2002-05, Treasurer, Medley CFB Society, Cold Lake, AB
2004-05, Board Member, Cold Lake Economic Development Committee, Cold Lake, AB
Scholarly Activities
2018 - Present, Member of CPA Canada Strategic Management Review Committee (SMARC) – appointed Chair in 2019
2016, Class of 65 Teaching Excellence Award recipient
2015, Reviewer for Universal Journal of Management
2013, Class of 65 Teaching Excellence Award finalist
Professional Designations
FCPA, FCMA, CPA Ontario, 2014
CPA, Chartered Professional Accountant, 2014
CMA, Certified Management Accountants, 2007