Key details
Linxi Shi
Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
I finished Ph.D. candidate in accounting at the University of Southampton. Prior to this, I got Master of Science in Finance & Accounting from the University of Southampton in 2017. My undergraduate studies were completed at The Cooperative School of International Education, Tianjin University of Commerce, China, where she achieved a Double Bachelor of Science degree, encompassing a Bachelor of Management from Tianjin University of Commerce and a Bachelor of Business Study from Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Responsibilities within the university
To contribute to the teaching and course development of management accounting and financial accounting for undergraduates and postgraduates and engage in research and professional practices on public management accounting.
Recognition
ACCA
Research / Scholarly interests
Management control systems in public sector; performance measurement and management in healthcare; public accounting and accountability.
Key funded projects
Local Evidence Catapult programme with Southampton City Council - 拢2.5 k
Recent publications
Shi, L. et al. (2025) “Hospital Management Accounting Systems: Evolving Roles, Actors, and Interactions,” The British Accounting Review, p. 101666. Available at: .
How the public healthcare management accounting system dynamics is shaped by the key actors involved: A systematic literature review – wait for resubmission to the British Accounting Review after revision.
Presentations
PMM Reform Trajectories in Public Hospitals: Institutional Complexity, Reform Implementation, and Outcomes, British Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference, 17th April, 2025
The 22nd Workshop of The British Accounting and Finance Association Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economics (AFEE) Special Interest Group, Southampton Business School, U.K
Conference paper: Management Accounting Reforms amidst Dynamic Institutional Complexity: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Public Hospital in China
The Management Accounting Research Group (MARG) Conference, Auston Business School, U.K.
Conference paper: Exploring Management Accounting Developments in Public Healthcare: A Systematic Review in the Era of New Public Management Reform