
Accounting
Too-frequent feedback can sink workers’ performance
New research by Assistant Professor of Accounting Pablo Casas-Arce finds professionals do better when they receive detailed assessments less …

Accounting
When ethics take a back seat to corporate culture, a crisis is too often in the making
Everybody has heard about companies that fail to take adequate action when their products show faults and end up on the front page. Professor Emeritus Marianne Jennings has spent several years researching why these …

Accounting
More money? More feedback? How to motivate employees in the 21st-century workplace
According to research, there are efficient and inefficient ways to inspire your staff in today's multidimensional business environment. Learn the combination for achieving better performance from your …

Accounting
Accounting or allegiance: What really opens World Bank coffers?
Ask the 3,000 impoverished Ethiopian women who received special credit lines so they could start their own businesses: World Bank loans change lives. Just what is the World Bank? Started after World War II, it was …

Accounting
Far from frivolous: The power of strong lawsuits
Insider trading erodes confidence in the stock market and reduces investor participation in a market they figure is rigged on behalf of the rich and powerful. Can shareholder lawsuits deter this self-serving behavior? …

Accounting
Teamwork: In-house economists make analysts more accurate
In periods of economic downturn, analysts’ forecasts are generally more optimistic than conditions warrant. On the other hand, analysts are very accurate reflecting positive signs. But new research shows that when …

Accounting
Experts expect corporate tax inversions to survive new rules
AP reporter Tom Murphy interviewed Professor of Practice Donald Goldman in the wake of Pfizer’s decision to scrap a tax-saving $160-billion overseas …

Accounting
Rewarding key employees when ownership is off the table
Turnover in key positions is disruptive to the business, costly and consumes time. Sometimes these valued employees want “a piece of the pie,” but some owners are not wiling give up any ownership. In those cases, …

Accounting
Making ethical decisions: Mood matters
Do the executives running big public accounting firms really know how the CPAs who work for them would respond when faced with ethical dilemmas? New research suggests they may …

Accounting
Annual tax-break extender legislation causes uncertainty
At some point during the growth of your business, you most likely will need to purchase an expensive piece of equipment. Your decision to proceed will be guided by your competitive position, changes in technology and …

Accounting
Getting started: Why startups should consult tax professionals
The School of Accountancy's Professor of Practice Donald Goldman offers a cautionary tale that illustrates the consequences of cutting corners when starting a business. In this case, saving a few dollars on legal advice …

Accounting
Corporate campaign contributions add up to lower tax rates
Many corporations lobby the U.S. Congress, but are these efforts effective? Assistant Accounting Professor Jennifer Brown examined corporate political contributions and found that firms taking a long-term, relationship …

Accounting
Companies that make regular campaign contributions pay lower tax rates over time
Companies that make regular ongoing campaign contributions to lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee end up paying lower tax rates over time, according to a new study by Arizona …

Accounting
Who pays under uniform global accounting rules?
When investors examine a company before a stock buy, how do they know they can trust the books? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission mandates that companies report their numbers using Generally Accepted Ac …

Accounting
Accounting faculty research publications
Research uncovers insights that guide the practice of accounting, and that open up new avenues of inquiry. Faculty in the School of Accountancy are among the leading investigators in the discipline, and their fi …