Kurt Schobel began is his career as a finance officer in Canada's Air Force. Upon retirement, he became a professor at the Royal Military College of Canada. Kurt received both his BA (Honours) in Commerce & Economics (1985) and his Master of Business Administration (2002) from RMC. Kurt is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (FCPA) and winner of the 2016 RMC Teaching Excellence Award. Mr Schobel teaches financial accounting and managerial accounting at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and his current research focuses on the Balanced Scorecard for non-profit organizations and governance for the public sector. Kurt is also the Chair of CPA Canada's Strategic Management Accounting Review Committee and a board member for the Canadian Paralympic Committee's finance and audit committee.
Courses taught
BAE202, BAE208, BAE302, BAE408, MBA525, MBA527
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.