The IMA Education Case Journal (IECJ®), IMA’s quarterly online journal that publishes teaching cases and notes, recently named a new editor, managing editor, and associate editor, effective September 1, 2021.

The new editor is Leif Sjöblom, Ph.D., CMA, CFA, professor of financial management at IMD (Switzerland). He has been serving as an IECJ associate editor for several years and has written more than 50 case studies. Sjöblom has served as judge in the African Association of Business Schools annual case competition and the CEEMAN Emerging Markets Case Competition. His research interest is related to business development and micro entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. Sjöblom has degrees in engineering, law, and a Ph.D. in business from Stanford University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Fulbright fellow. Sjöblom can be reached at leif.sjoblom@imd.org.

The new managing editor is Marsha Huber, Ph.D., who recently joined IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) as director of research. Prior to joining IMA, Huber served as a professor of accounting at Youngtown State University, receiving numerous awards including the Cook Prize from the American Accounting Association (AAA). Her research interests are related to leadership, education, innovation, and well-being. Huber earned her Ph.D. in hospitality management from The Ohio State University, MBA from Miami University, and BA from Ohio University. She also has master’s degrees in applied positive psychology (University of Pennsylvania), creativity (Buffalo State), and journalism (Harvard Extension). Huber can be reached at marsha.huber@imanet.org

The new associate editor is Thomas Calderon, Ph.D., professor and recently retired former chair in accounting at The University of Akron. He will replace Sjöblom as one of IECJ’s associate editors, joining other distinguished associate editors Laurie L. Burney, Ph.D., Jason Porter, Ph.D., and Margaret Shackell, Ph.D. Calderon serves as editor of Advances in Accounting Education and was inducted into the AAA’s Teaching & Curriculum Section Hall of Honors. He has published numerous papers in the areas of management accounting, accounting information systems, and accounting education. Calderon earned his Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, and an MS in accounting and a BS in management from The University of the West Indies. He can be reached at ThomasCalderon@gmail.com

IECJ publishes cases covering a wide range of topics reflecting the diverse skill set required of management accountants. Its cases take learning beyond mere “number-crunching” exercises to require interpretation of data in a decision-making context – making them ideal learning tools for graduate and undergraduate students. Each case includes detailed Teaching Notes, suitable for classroom use. IMA Academic members receive free access to these Teaching Notes as an exclusive membership benefit.

For more information on IECJ, including a complete, searchable database of past cases, please visit https://www.imanet.org/educators/ima-educational-case-journal. For general questions or if you have trouble accessing any Teaching Notes, please email research@imanet.org.