Accounting faculty at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business contribute significantly to both academic thought leadership and business practice—delivering actionable and theoretically rich insights that have a true impact on relevant business issues. Based on the quality and quantity of published research, one survey rates Northeastern's Accounting Group as the #1 behavioral accounting research group in the country.

The Joint Effects of Supervisor Pay Transparency and Vertical Pay Dispersion on Budgeting Decisions
Xiaotao Liu, Tian, Y., Yue Zhang
Journal of Management Accounting Research
2020

Vertical Pay Dispersion, Peer Observability and Misreporting in a Participative Budgeting Setting
Lan, G., Libby, T., Xiaotao Liu, Tian, Y.
Contemporary Accounting Research
2020

Managing the Auditor-Client Relationship Through Audit Partner Rotations: The Experiences of Audit Firm Partners
Mary Kate Dodgson, Agoglia, C., Bennett, B., Cohen, J.
The Accounting Review
2019

Market Reactions to a High-Quality Auditor and Managerial Preference for Audit Quality
Patrick Hurley, Mayhew, B.W.
Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory
2019

Realigning auditors' accountability: Experimental evidence
Patrick Hurley, Mayhew, B.W., Obermire, K.M.
The Accounting Review
2019

Ego depletion and auditors' JDM quality
Patrick Hurley

Accounting, Organisations and Society
2019

Stakeholder Orientations and Cost Stickiness
Xiaotao Liu, Liu, X., Reid, C.
Contemporary Accounting Research
2019

The Impact of Benchmark Set Composition on Auditors' Level 3 Fair Value Judgments
Bhattacharjee, S., Kimberly K. Moreno, Wright, N.
Accounting Review
2019

How the Great Recession Affects Performance: A Case of Pennsylvania Hospitals using DEA
H. David Sherman
, Chen, Y., Wang, J., Zhu, J.
Annals of Operational Research
2019

Audit Partner Tenure and Internal Control Reporting Quality: U.S. Evidence From The Not-For-Profit Sector
Brian Fitzgerald, Omer, T.C., Thompson, A.M.
Contemporary Accounting Research
2018

Internal Audit Quality: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective
Duncan, K., Andrew Trotman
Auditing: A Journal of Theory and Practice
2018

Recruiting the CEO from the Board: Determinants and Consequences
Udi Hoitash, Anahit Mkrtchyan
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
2017

The Rising Use and Abuse of non-GAAP Measures
H. David Sherman
, Young, S.D.
Sloan Management Review
2017

Enterprise Risk Management and the Financial Reporting Process: The Experiences of Audit Committee Members, CFOs, and External Auditors
Cohen, J., Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Arnold Wright
Contemporary Accounting Research
2017

The Effects of Vertical Pay Dispersion: Experimental Evidence in a Budget Setting
Guo, L., Libby, T., Xiaotao Liu
Contemporary Accounting Research
2017

Audit Reviewers' Judgments in Multiple Client Audit Environments
Bhattacharjee, S., Mario J. Maletta, Kimberly K. Moreno
Behavioral Research in Accounting
2017

The Role of Informal Controls and a Bargaining Opponent's Emotions on Transfer Pricing Judgments
Bhattacharjee, S., Kimberly K. Moreno
Contemporary Accounting Research
2017

Does Protecting Trade Secrets Affect Bankruptcy Risk?
Harlan Platt, Marjorie Platt

Journal of Bankruptcy Law
2017

Reducing Written Communication Apprehension in Tax Students
Noga, T., Timothy Rupert
Advances in Accounting Education
2017

Generational Differences in Perceptions of Tax Fairness and Attitudes Towards Compliance
Jurney, S., Timothy Rupert, Wartick, M.
Advances in Taxation
2017

Tax Depreciation Benefits Related to Realty:  An Update on Recent Changes
Timothy Rupert
, Yang, S.
Journal of Property Management
2017

To Invert or Remain a US Multinational: The Consequences are the Question
Timothy Gagnon, Morrow, M., Franklin, M.
Journal of International Taxation
2017

Do accountants make better CFOs
Hoitash, R., Udi Hoitash, Kurt, A.
Journal of Accounting and Economics
2017

The Contingent Effects of Board Independence and Audit Committee Effectiveness on Internal Audit Reliance: A Pre-Sox Perspective
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Mario J. Maletta
International Journal of Accounting and Finance 
2017

The Role of Task Subjectivity, and Risk of Material Misstatement on Auditors' Configural Information Processing
Bhattacharjee, S., Mario J. Maletta, Kimberly K. Moreno
Accounting Horizons
2017

Creating a Community of Learning Through Classroom Discussion: Student Perceptions of Relationships Among Preparation, Participation, Comfort and Learning
Dallimore, E.J., Hertenstein, J., Marjorie Platt
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
2017

Accounting for the iPhone Upgrade Program
H. David Sherman
, Heese, J., Palepu, K., Baraldi, M.
Harvard Business Review
2017

The Effect of Audit Committee Industry Expertise on Monitoring the Financial Reporting Process
Cohen, J., Udi Hoitash, Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Wright, A.
The Accounting Review
2017

Auditor Fair Value Expertise
Jaehan Ahn, Rani Hoitash, Udi Hoitash

The Accounting Review
2017

The Joint Effects of Supervisor Pay Transparency and Vertical Pay Dispersion on Budgeting Decisions
Xiaotao Liu, Tian, Y., Yue Zhang
Journal of Management Accounting Research
2017

The Impact of the Big Fish Effect on Investor Reactions to Nonfinancial and Financial Disclosure
Kimberly K. Moreno, Yue Zhang

Journal of Behavioral Finance
2016

Does an Audit Judgment Rule Increase or Decrease Auditors' use of Innovative Audit Procedures
Kang, Y.J., Piercey, M.D., Andrew Trotman
Contemporary Accounting Research
2016

Recognized as leaders in the field of accounting, our distinguished faculty serve in a number of key editorial positions on academic journals, university presses and other scholarly outlets.

Accounting and the Public Interest: Timothy Rupert, Editorial Board Member

Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research: Timothy Rupert, Editorial Board Member

Advances in Accounting Education: Timothy Rupert, Editor

Advances in Taxation: Timothy Rupert, Editorial Board Member

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory: Udi Hoitash, Editorial Board Member; Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Editorial Board Member; Kimberly Moreno, Editorial Board Member

Behavioral Research in Accounting: Timothy Rupert, Editorial Board Member

Contemporary Accounting Research: Udi Hoitash, Editorial Board Member

Current Issues in Auditing: Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Editorial Board Member; Mario Maletta, Editorial Board Member

Design Management Journal Academic Review: Marjorie Platt, Editorial Board Member

Health Care Management Science (INFORMS): H. David Sherman, Editorial Board Member

International DEA Journal: H. David Sherman, Editorial Board Member

International Journal of Services Sciences: H. David Sherman, Editorial Board Member

Issues in Accounting Education: Andrew Trotman, Editorial Board Member

Journal of Forensic Accounting Research: Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Editorial Board Member

The Journal of the American Taxation Association: Timothy Rupert, Editorial Board Member

Rebekah Moore, Timothy Rupert: 2016 Northeast Regional Meeting Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association

Robert O'Haver: 2016 Best Student Project Award, AIS Educators Association

Michael Ruff: Gold, Silver and Bronze Service Medals, HFMA Massachusetts-Rhode Island Chapter

Kelvin Liu: Named Robert and Denise DiCenso Faculty Fellow

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