Accounting and Business Law
Explore Our FacultyIn today’s data-driven world, accounting information significantly influences decisions made by management teams and the behavior of investors, creditors, policymakers, consumers, supply chain partners, and employees. Our courses help students understand the best ways to measure and communicate an organization’s financial and non-financial activities.
The Accounting and Business Law faculty is a diverse group that helps Undergraduate, Graduate, and Executive students develop the skills they need to excel in today’s data-driven business environment. Our curriculum combines foundational accounting and financial analysis skills with leading-edge business analytics skills and soft skills such as leadership and critical thinking. Our students frequently accept positions in financial services (banking, hedge funds, private equity), startups and large corporations (roles in marketing, operations, corporate finance, business development), consulting, public accounting, and not-for-profit. Our students also pursue roles in government agencies as policymakers focusing on capital market regulation. As financial and non-financial information is pervasive in data-driven organizations, accounting knowledge is critical in many data analytics applications.
Our academic research seeks to inform real-world decisions and enhance the student learning experience. We take a multidisciplinary approach integrating economics and finance with broader perspectives on fundamental organizational practices, the global business environment, and public policy trends to meet these needs.
Accounting and Business Law Faculty
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Dottie and Tim Hobin Associate Professor
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Associate Professor and Accounting Area Chair
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Recent Research
Gilles Hilary. Blockchain and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies, An Advanced Primer. In Innovative Technology at the Interface of Finance and Operations (V. Babich, J. Birge and G.Hilary (eds)). Springer Series in Supply Chain Management, vol 11, Springer Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-75729-8_1
Jason D. Schloetzer, Ayung Tseng, Teri Lombardi Yohn, and Yeo Sang Yoon. Blame Attribution and Disclosure Propensity. The Accounting Review (2021) 96 (4): 405–432. https://doi.org/10.2308/TAR-2018-0397
Matthew Cronin, David H. Erkens, Jason D. Schloetzer, and Catherine H. Tinsley. How Controlling Failure Perceptions Affects Performance: Evidence from a Field Experiment. The Accounting Review (2021) 96 (2): 205–230. https://doi.org/10.2308/TAR-2018-0146
Gary Chen, Xiaoli (Shaolee) Tian, and Miaomiao Yu. Redact to Protect? Customers’ Incentive to Protect Information and Suppliers’ Disclosure Strategies. Journal of Accounting and Economics (2022) 74(1):101490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2022.101490
Aishwarrya Deore, Susanna Gallani, and Ranjani Krishnan. The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting. Forthcoming in Accounting, Organizations & Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2022.101401
Rachel Hayes, Xiaoli (Shaolee) Tian, and Xue Wang. Deregulation and Board Policies: Evidence from Performance and Risk Exposure Measures Used in Bank CEO Turnover Decisions. Forthcoming in The Accounting Review. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3312243
Abigail Allen and Reining Petacchi. Preparer Opposition and Strategic Implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards: Evidence from Public Pension Accounting Reform. Forthcoming in Management Science. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2533492
Aishwarrya Deore, Martin Holzhacker, and Ranjani Krishnan. Direct and Spillover Effects of Quality Disclosure Regulation” Forthcoming in Management Science.
Neal G. O’Connor and Jason Schloetzer. Aligning Performance Measurement Systems Across the Supply Chain: Evidence from Electronic Component Suppliers. Forthcoming in Journal of Management Accounting Research. https://doi.org/10.2308/JMAR-2022-003
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Meet the New McDonough Faculty: Seyoung Park
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Meet the New McDonough Faculty: April Nguyen
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New Accounting Curriculum Equips Undergraduates with Advanced Technological Skills
As technological advancements—including new artificial intelligence (AI) tools and robust data-driven resources—continue to influence various aspects of the business world, Georgetown McDonough…
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