Accounting and Business Law
In 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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Associate Professor and Accounting Area Chair
Faculty Director for the McDonough Senior Honors Thesis Program
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Recent Research
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
Rui Guo and Xiaoli (Shaolee) Tian. Regulatory Transparency and Regulators’ Effort: Evidence from Public Release of the SEC’s Review Work. (2023) Forthcoming in Journal of Accounting Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12513
William R. Baber, Amanda Beck, and Allison Koester. The Municipal Debt Market: Evidence from GASB 34. The Accounting Review (2024). Forthcoming in http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3663553
Xiuping Wu, Qingquan Zhang, Ben McMillan, and Vicky Wei Tang. DeFi Tokenomics: A Comprehensive Framework for Explaining and Forecasting Values in Decentralized Finance. Forthcoming in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.
Aishwarrya Deore, Susanna Gallani, and Ranjani Krishnan. The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting. Accounting, Organizations and Society (2023) 105: 101401 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2022.101401
Daniel Aobdia, and Reining Petacchi. The Effect of Audit Firm Internal Inspections on Auditor Effort and Financial Reporting Quality. (2023) The Accounting Review, 98(5), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.2308/TAR-2020-0134
Jason D. Schloetzer and Kyoko Yoshinaga. Algorithmic Hiring Systems: Implications and Recommendations for Organisations and Policymakers. Forthcoming in: Law and the Governance of Artificial Intelligence, Yearbook of Socio-Economic Constitutions. Springer, Cham. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/16495_2023_61
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. (2022). https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-75729-8_1
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
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
News from Accounting and Business Law
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In the News
How to Fight for Your Job In a ‘Hunger Games’ Scenario Like at HSBC
If staffers perceive that their interviews are just for show, that could impact morale even among those who emerge with jobs intact, according to Jason Schloetzer, an associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “The danger is the stars they want to retain may find this process off-putting enough to consider leaving,” he said. “What’s the morale of the rehired employees if you put them through a process that is only for show?”
November 27, 2024
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Amgen, Coke Set Aside Only Fraction of Billions They May Owe IRS
Even if a company establishes a reserve, it would probably have to raise funds externally anyway if it’s forced to pay a giant IRS bill, but at least the reserve would give users of the firm’s financial statements “insight” into the extent of its potential need, said Allison Koester, an associate professor of business administration at Georgetown University.
November 27, 2024
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U.S. CEOs Fired More Quickly Over Low Stock Prices This Year, Report Says
Over the last seven years, financial performance and a company’s stock price have become a stronger predictor of a chief executive’s job security, according to a report by The Conference Board, co-authored by Jason Schloetzer, associate professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
November 4, 2024