CURRICULUM VITAE
Seleshi Sisaye
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Personal Background: U.S. Citizen, Country of Origin: Ethiopia, Widower, two daughters.
1. BUSINESS ADDRESS: HOME ADDRESS:
Palumbo-Donahue School of Business 325 Stoneledge Drive
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Pittsburgh, PA 15282 Phone: 412-242-3084
Phone: 412-396-6274
E-mail: [email protected]
2. PRESENT POSITION:
Professor of Accounting, August 1996 - Present. Associate Professor of Accounting,
August 1989 - July 1996. Tenured, August 1991. Assistant Professor of Accounting,
August 1985 - July 1989. Teaching areas: managerial and cost accounting, and financial
accounting. Research areas: behavioral (sociological) managerial accounting.
3. PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
To teach undergraduate and graduate courses in managerial and cost accounting, To pursue
interdisciplinary research on behavioral issues in management accounting, sustainability
reporting, organizational sociology and international development. To participate in
administration and service activities within the school, university, community and
professional accounting societies.
II. EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Business Administration, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business,
University of Pittsburgh, December 1988.
Major Field: Accounting
Minor Field: Strategic Planning and Policy
M.B.A. in Accounting, University of Pittsburgh, August 1983.
Major Field: Accounting
M.L.S., State University of New York at Albany, December 1981.
Area of Concentration: Management of Library and Information Systems
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Ph.D. in the Field of Development Sociology, Cornell University, May 1979.
Major Field: Sociology of Development
Minor Fields: International Agricultural and Rural Development
Public Administration
M.A. in Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, December 1975.
Areas of Concentration: Social Organization, Human Ecology and Population,
and Social Psychology
B.A. in Public Administration, Addis Ababa University (Formerly called Haile Sellassie
I University), Ethiopia, June 1973.
Major Field: Public Administration
Minor Fields: Sociology and Anthropology
III. EMPLOYMENT - TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Professor of Management, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1983-85.
Courses taught included: principles of management, principles of economics II (micro),
management seminar, administrative policy, managerial statistics and a graduate course
in administrative control. Served as chairperson for the curriculum and planning
committees. Represented the faculty of the Department of Management and Marketing
in the university's academic forum. Developed an undergraduate level introductory course
in management information systems.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Research Associate of Rural
Development, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1979-1980.
Conducted research on International Rural Development and Farm Opportunities Program.
Prepared demographic/population studies and research reports for the North Carolina
Agricultural Extension Program. Taught a graduate course in rural development.
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Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois
at Chicago; and Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University, 1975-1978.
Conducted discussion sections for undergraduate courses in introductory sociology, rural
sociology and world development problems. Conducted research on industrial and labor
relations, planning and administration of agricultural and rural development programs.
Graduate Trainee, Institute of Development Research, Addis Ababa University, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia, 1973-1974.
Participated in a joint Ford Foundation funded research project titled "Urbanization,
Assimilation and Development in Addis Ababa." Conducted an independent study on
"Urban Migration, Unionization and Socioeconomic Conditions of Workers in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia." Received training on survey research, participant observation,
questionnaire design and administration, interviewing skills, and supervision of research
assistants.
Ethiopian University Service Participant, Kidame Gebaya Junior High School, Dessie,
Wollo, Ethiopia, 1971-72.
Taught history for Grades 7 and 8. Assisted the school director in course scheduling and
served as an external liaison for the school. Organized educational trips/visits to historical
places during school recess with other university participants. Participated on the Ethiopian
Literacy Campaign by teaching basic reading and writing in its adult education program.
Collected data on local and municipal administration of the city government of Dessie for a
senior essay (B.A. thesis) in public administration. Assisted faculty conducting research on
provincial and regional administration in Ethiopia.
IV. SCHOLARSHIP
I. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
1. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS: SCHOLARLY BOOK AND RESEARCH PAPERS
A. Scholarly Book in Progress: The Evolution and Birth of Carbon Accounting Rules and
Reporting.
B. Research Manuscript: Recent Developments in Sustainability Accounting Rules: The
Case of Carbon Reporting (with J. G. Birnberg).
2. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
A. SCHOLALRY BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS SERIES:
Ecology, Sustainable Development and Accounting, Routledge
Explorations in Environmental Studies, Francis and Taylor Publishing Group, London and
New York, 2016.
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An Organizational Learning Approach to Process Innovations: The Extent and Scope
Dimensions of Adoption and Diffusion in Management Accounting Systems, Studies in
Managerial and Financial Accounting Series, Vol. 24, Emerald Publications, United
Kingdom, 2012 (with J.G. Birnberg).
The Ecology of Management Accounting and Control Systems: Implications for Managing
Teams and Work Groups in Complex Organizations, Greenwich, Connecticut: Greenwood
Publishing Group, Praeger Publications in Business & Economics Series, 2006.
Organizational Change and Development in Management Control Systems: Process
Innovation for Internal Auditing and Management Accounting, Studies in Managerial and
Financial Accounting Series, Vol. 10. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: JAI, An Imprint of
Elsevier Science, 2001.
A Power Control Exchange Framework of Accounting: Applications to Management
Control Systems, Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting Series, Vol. 5.
Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, 1997.
B. CHAPTERS IN SCHOLALRY BOOKS: REFEREED AND EDITED
COLLECTIONS:
“The Functional-Institutional and Consequential-Conflictual Sociological Approaches to
Accounting Ethics Education: Integration from Sustainability and Ecological Resources
Management Literature,” New Perspectives in Accounting Ethics, Emerald Group
Publishing Limited (Corporate Author), Great Britain, United Kingdom, 2015, pp. 1-36
“Sociological Approaches of Organizational Learning: Applications to Process
Innovations of Management Accounting Systems,” Advances in Management Accounting,
Edited by M. Epstein and J. Lee, Vol. 23, 2014, pp. 1-43 (with J. G. Birnberg).
“An Ecological Approach for the Integration of Sustainability into the Accounting
Education and Professional Practice,” Advances in Management Accounting, Edited by M.
Epstein and J. Lee, Vol. 20, 2012, pp. 47-73.
“Organizational Adaptation Change Approaches on the Development and Effectiveness of
Environmental Management Accounting and Reporting Systems,” in Environmental
Disclosure Practices and Financial Performance. Edited by K.E. Karim and R.W.
Rutledge. Westport, CT.: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004, pp: 75-101.
“Process Innovation and Adaptive Institutional Change Strategies in Management Control
Systems: Activity Based Costing as Administrative Innovation,” Advances in Management
Accounting, Edited by M. Epstein and J. Lee, Vol. 11, 2003, pp. 251-285.
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"A Power-Control-Exchange Framework of Accounting: Applications to Divisionalized
Business Organizations," Advances in Management Accounting, Edited by M. Epstein and
J. Lee, Vol. 6, 1998, pp.113- 146.
"The State of Global Integration and the Internationalization of the Marketing Curriculum
with Some Empirical Evidence," published in Internationalizing the University Curriculum:
Strategies and Opportunities, Edited by A. El-Ahraf, G. Levine and A. Alkhafaji. Appollo,
PA: Closson Press, 1995, pp. 73-77 (with C. Lackman).
"The Role of Social Sciences in Rural Development Planning: The Case of Ethiopia,”
published in The Social Sciences and African Rural Development Planning, Edited by P.
Stevens, Jr. Waltham, MA: Crossroads Press, 1978, pp. 75-85.
C. SUPPLEMENTAL JOURNAL ISSUE:
Editor. Behavioral Research in Accounting, Volume No. 10, 1998 Supplement. The
Supplement contains one invited, twelve refereed, and six commentary papers presented at
the 1997 American Accounting Association - Accounting Behavior and Organizations
Section (AAA/ABO) Fourth Annual Research Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May
8-10, 1997. Sarasota, Florida: Published by American Accounting Association, 1998.
D. PUBLICATIONS - REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:
“The Development of Sustainable Practices in Complex Organizations: Implications and
Potentials for Integration into the Accounting Curriculum,” World Journal of
Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2013,
pp. 223-245.
“Corporate Social Responsibility and its link to Financial Performance: Application to
Johnson and Johnson, a Pharmaceutical Company,” World Journal of Science,
Technology, and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2013, pp. 4-18 (with J.
Turcsanyi).
“An Ecological Analysis of Four Competing Approaches to Sustainability Development:
Integration of Industrial Ecology and Ecological Anthropology Literature,” World Journal
of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2012,
pp. 18- 35.
“Corporate Sustainability: Historical Development and Reporting Practices,” Management
Research Review, Vol. 35. No. 2, 2012, pp. 157-172 (With A. Christofi and P. Christofi).
“Ecological Systems Approaches to Sustainability and Organizational Development:
Emerging Trends in Environmental and Social Accounting Reporting Systems,” The
Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2011, pp.379-396.
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“The Functional-Institutional and Consequential-Conflictual Sociological Approaches to
Accounting Ethics Education: Integration from Sustainability and Ecological Resources
Management Literature,” Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2011, pp. 263-294.
“Organizational Development and Transformational Learning Approaches in Process
Innovations: A Review of the Implications to the Management Accounting Literature,”
Review of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2010, pp. 337-362 (With J.G. Birnberg).
“Extent and Scope Dimensions of Diffusion and Adoption of Process Innovations in
Management Accounting Systems,” International Journal of Accounting and Information
Management. Vol. 18, No. 2, 2010, pp. 118-139 (with J. G. Birnberg).
“Management Control Systems and Organizational Development: New Directions for
Managing Work Teams,” The Leadership & Organization Development Journal. Vol. 26,
No. 1, 2005, pp. 51-61.
“Teams and Management Control Systems: A Synthesis of Three Organizational
Development Approaches,” The Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol.
26, No. 3, 2005, pp. 172-185.
“An Organizational Approach for the Study of the Diffusion of Process Innovation
Strategies in Internal Auditing and Control Systems.” International Journal of Applied
Quality Management, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1999, pp. 279-293.
"Implications of Reengineering to Quality Issues in Accounting and Internal Control
Systems," International Journal of Applied Quality Management, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1998, pp.
117-127.
"Contingencies Influencing the Effectiveness of Acquisition-Based Corporate Growth and
Development Strategies: The Case of ITT, 1920-1997," Leadership & Organization
Development Journal, Volume 19, No. 4 and 5, 1998, pp. 231-255.
“An Overview of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Approaches in Management Control,"
Behavioral Research in Accounting Supplement, Vol.10, 1998, pp.11-26.
"An Overview of the Institutional Approach to Accounting Ethics Education," Research
on Accounting Ethics, Vol. 3, 1997, pp. 233-244.
“An Analysis of the Difference Between Organization Identification and Professional
Commitment: A Study of Certified Public Accountants," The Leadership & Organization
Development Journal, Vol. 18, Nos. 2 and 3, 1997, pp. 149-165 (with P. Siegel).
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"Two Approaches to Internal Auditing and Control Systems: A Comparison of
Reengineering and Total Quality Management (TQM),” Internal Auditing, Vol. 11, No.
4, 1996, pp. 37-47.
"Reengineering as a Process Innovation Approach to Internal Auditing," Internal
Auditing, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1996, pp. 16-25 (with G. Bodnar).
"Control as an Exchange Process: A Power Control Framework of Organizations,"
Behavioral Research in Accounting, Vol. 7, 1995, pp. 122-161.
"Ethics in Accounting Education: An Empirical Study," Business and Professional Ethics
Journal, Vol. 13, Nos. 1-2, 1994, pp. 79-87 (with C. Lackman).
"Total Quality Management (TQM) and Internal Auditing: A Synthesis," Internal
Auditing, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1994, pp. 19-31 (with G. Bodnar).
"Organizational Resource Allocation Decisions: The Role of Power," Mid-American
Journal of Business, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1992, pp. 39-46.
"Green Revolution as a Planned Intervention Strategy for Agricultural Development: A
Systems Perspective," Public Administration and Development, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1985, pp.
39-55 (with E. Stommes).
"Education and Rural Development in Ethiopia," Agricultural Administration, Vol. 12, No.
4, 1985, pp. 237-255.
"Urban Industrial Development in Ethiopia: Implications for Rural Development,”
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1983, 528-558.
"Swedish Development Aid Policy: A Discussion with Reference to Ethiopia,” Public
Administration and Development, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1982, pp. 147-167.
"The Economic Significance of Ethnicity: Unionized Workers in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia," Ethnicity, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1981, pp. 341-351 (with R. Schutt).
"Swedish Aid to Ethiopia, 1954-1967," Journal of African Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1981,
pp. 85-90.
"Peasants and Community Development: The Ethiopian Experience, 1957-1974,"
Peasant Studies (University of Utah), Vol. 9, No. 1, 1981, pp. 54-73 (with E. Stommes).
"Theory and Practice of International Development Assistance in Third World Countries,"
India Quarterly (A Journal of International Affairs of the Indian Council of World Affairs),
Vol. 37, No. 4, 1981, pp. 566-582.
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"Foreign Aid and Rural Development in Ethiopia: A Study of the Role of International
Donor Organizations in Agricultural Development Programmes,” International Studies
(Journal of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), Vol.
20, Nos. 3-4, 1981, pp. 565-588.
"The Impact of Local Administration on Self-Help Development: Lessons from Pre-1975
Ethiopia," Planning and Administration, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1981, pp. 89-96 (with E. Stommes).
"Agricultural Development in Ethiopia: Government Budgeting and Development
Assistance in the Pre and Post-1975 Periods,” The Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 16,
No. 2, 1980, pp. 156-185 (with E. Stommes).
"The Development and Distribution of Health Care Services in Ethiopia: A Preliminary
Review," Canadian Journal of African Studies, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1980, pp. 487-495 (with E.
Stommes).
"Agricultural Systems in Ethiopia: A Review Article," Agricultural Systems, Vol. 5, No.1,
1980, pp. 29-38.
"The Administration of Agricultural Development Programmes: A Look at the Ethiopian
Approach," Agricultural Administration, Part 1, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1979, pp. 221-239; Part 2,
Vol.6, No. 4, 1979, pp.253-267; and Part 3, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1980, pp.1-23 (with E.
Stommes).
"Some Policy Implications for the Utilization of Rural Aid Programmes in Ethiopia,"
Zeitschrift fur Auslandische Landwirtschaft, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1979, pp. 151-170 (with E.
Stommes).
"Youth and National Development: Lessons from two Programs in Ethiopia," Planning
and Administration, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1979, pp. 43-52.
"Social Science Research on Rural Development: Issues and Perspectives from the
Ethiopian Experience," Agricultural Administration, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1979, pp. 55-77.
"Human Rights and U.S. Aid to Ethiopia: A Policy Dilemma," Africa Quarterly ((Indian
Journal of African Studies), Vol. 18, No. 4, 1979, pp. 1-14.
"The Role of Social Sciences in Rural Development Planning: The Case of Ethiopia,” The
African Studies Review, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1978, pp. 75-85.
"Industrial Conflict and Labor Politics in Ethiopia: A Study of the March 1974 General
Strike," Plural Societies, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1977, pp. 49-76.
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E. PUBLICATIONS - INVITED BOOK REVIEWS AND EDITED JOURNAL
ARTICLES:
Book Review, Financial Accounting Theory and Analysis: Text and Cases, Ninth Edition,
by Richard G. Schroeder, Myrtle W. Clark and Jack M. Cathy (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
2009, 630 pages), Issues in Accounting Education, Vol. 24, No.4, 2009, pp. 584-585.
Book Review, Financial Accounting Theory, Fourth Edition, by William R. Scott
(Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, 472 pages), Issues in Accounting Education, Vol.
23, No. 3, 2008, pp. 496-497.
“The Integration of Total Quality Management into Sustainability: The case of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index” Internal Auditing, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2008, pp. 33-39 (With
Petros Christofi and George Bodnar).
Book Review, Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis, Fourth Edition, by Edward J.
Blocher, David E. Stout, Gary Cokins and Kung C. Chen (New York, NY:: Mc-Graw Hill -
Irwin, 2008, 902 pages), Issues in Accounting Education, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2007, pp. 535-537.
“Micro-Socio-Sustainable TQM,” Internal Auditing, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2007, pp. 35- 40
(With Petros Christofi and George Bodnar).
Book Review. Business Process Outsourcing: The Competitive Advantage, by Rick L.
Click and Thomas N. Duening(Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005, 241 pages), Issues in
Accounting Education, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2005, pp. 367-368.
“TQM and Sustainability: Insights from Environmental Resources Management,”
Internal Auditing, Volume, 20, No. 4, 2005, pp. 27-32 (with G.H. Bodnar and P.
Christofi).
“Total Quality Management and Sustainability Reporting: Lessons from Social
Soundness Analysis,” Internal Auditing, Volume, 19, No. 5, 2004, pp. 32-39 (with G.H.
Bodnar and P. Christofi).
Book Review. Economic Value Management: Applications and Techniques, by Eleanor
Bolxham, (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003, 342 pages), Issues in Accounting
Education, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2004, p. 382.
Book Review. Accounting for Decision Making and Control, 4th Edition, by Jerold L.
Zimmerman. (Boston, MA.: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2003, 764 pages), Issues in Accounting
Education, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2003, pp. 321-322.
Book Review. Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis, 2nd Edition, by Edward J. Blocher,
Kung C. Chen and Thomas W. Lin. (Boston: Mc-Graw Hill -Irwin, 2002, 1010 pages),
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Issues in Accounting Education, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2002, pp. 337-338.
Book Review. Theory of Accounting and Control by Shyam Sunder. (Cincinnati, Ohio:
Southwestern Publishing, 1997, 212 pages), Issues in Accounting Education, Vol. 14, No.
2, 1999, p. 382.
"Not-For-Profit: Implications of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 on Individual
Donations to Charitable Organizations," Pennsylvania CPA Journal, April 1995, pp. 8,
37 (with A. Rubenfield).
F. EDITOR OF PROCEEDINGS:
Editor. Collections of Abstracts of the American Accounting Association (AAA) Fourth
Annual Research Conference of the Accounting, Behavior and Organizations (ABO)
Section. Sarasota, Florida: Printed by American Accounting Association, May 1997.
Editor. Proceedings of the American Accounting Association 1992 Mid-Atlantic Regional
Meeting of AAA, Pittsburgh, PA: Printed by Price Waterhouse, April 1992, 193 pages.
G. MONOGRAPH SERIES:
"Research Priorities for the Study of Socio-economic Change in Ethiopia's Rural and Urban
Sectors," Ethiopianist Notes, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1978, pp. 45-57. East Lansing: Michigan State
University, African Studies Center (with J.M. Cohen).
Research on Socioeconomic Development in Ethiopia: Past Problems and Future Issues in
Rural Urban Studies. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Rural Sociology Bulletin Series No. 84, June
1977 (with J.M. Cohen).
3. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS - REFEREED PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS
A. NATIONAL CONFERENCES/MEETINGS:
“Carbon Reporting as an Extension of Sustainability Accounting Rules.” Paper presented
at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) (Accounting and
Finance Track), Seattle, Washington State, November 2015. Published in the Conference
Proceedings, Alan Mackelprang (Ed.) Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting,
Houston Texas: Decision Sciences Institute (DSI).
“Linking Organizational Learning to Accounting Innovations and Change.” Paper
presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences 5Institute (DSI)
(Accounting and Finance Track), Tampa, Florida, November 2014. Published in the
Conference Proceedings, (with J. G. Birnberg).
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“Accounting Innovations and Organizational Learning: Lessons from the Sociology of
Adoption-Diffusion Research.” Paper presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) (Accounting and Finance Track), Baltimore,
Maryland, November 2013. Published in the Conference Proceedings, pp. 668623-1 to
668623-12 (with J. G. Birnberg).
“Ecology, Sustainability Development and Accounting Reporting Systems: A
Comparative Approach.” Paper presented at the 43nd Annual Meeting of the Decision
Sciences Institute (DSI) (Accounting and Finance Track), San Francisco, California,
November 2012. A shorter version of the paper published in the Conference
Proceedings, pp. 3001-3009.
“An Ecological Approach for the Integration of Sustainability into the Accounting
Education and Professional Practice.” Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) (Accounting and finance Track), Boston,
Massachusetts, November 2011. A shorter version of the paper published in the
Conference Proceedings, pp. 971-976.
“The Theory and Practice of Corporate Sustainability Reporting: A Review of the
Literature and Suggestions for the Future.” Paper presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of
the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) (Accounting and finance Track), San Diego,
California, November 2010. A shorter version of the paper is published in the Conference
Proceedings, pp. 1291-1296 (with P. Christofi and A. Christofi).
“Sociological Approaches to Accounting Ethics Education: Comparison of Functional-
Institutional and Consequential-Conflictual Approaches.” Paper presented at the 40th
Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), New Orleans, Louisiana,
November 2009. Published in the Conference Proceedings, pp. 2231-2236. Also presented
another paper titled, ‘The Evolution of Quality Management and Social Soundness into
Sustainability Development and Reporting,” (with P. Christofi).
The Theory and Practice of Sustainable Reporting: Corporate Reporting Applications,
‘Paper presented at the 20th Annual National Conference of the Production and Operation
Management Society (POMS), Orlando, Florida, May 2009 (with P. Christofi).
“Is There a Relationship Between Sustainable Reporting and Organizational Performance?
An Examination of Corporate Performance Indicators,” Paper presented at the 39th
Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Baltimore, Maryland, November
2008, Published in the Conference Proceedings, pp. 1031-1036 (with P. Christofi).
“Approaches to Triple Bottom Line Reporting: Empirical Evidence,” Paper presented at
the 19th Annual National Conference of the Production and Operation Management
Society (POMS), San Diego, California, May 2008. Published in the Conference
Proceedings (With P. Christofi and A. Christofi).
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“Sociological Approaches to Diffusion Research in Management Accounting Systems,”
and “Quality and Sustainability Approaches to Environmental Reporting, with P.
Christofi,” Papers presented at the 38th Annual meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
(DSI), Phoenix, Arizona, November 2007.
“Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Total Quality Management,” Paper presented at the
18th Annual National Conference of the Production and Operation Management Society
(POMS), Dallas, Texas, May 2007. Published in the Conference Proceedings (With P.
Christofi and A. Christofi).
‘Micro-Socio-Sustainable TQM.” Paper presented at the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 2006, Published in the Conference
Proceedings (with P. Christofi).
“The Social Responsibility and Sustainability of TQM.” Paper presented at the 2006
National Conference of the Production and Operation Management Society (POMS),
Boston, Massachusetts, April-May 2006 (with P. Christofi).
“The Adoption and Diffusion of Innovations in Management Accounting Systems,”
Accounting Track, (with J.B. Birnberg); and “An Environmental Resource Management
Approach to Quality Improvement Assessment,” Quality Track (with P. Christofi).
Papers presented at the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting, San Francisco,
California, November 2005.
“Environmental Resource Management: Quality and Productivity Improvement
Assessment.” Paper presented at the 2005 National Conference of the Production and
Operation Management Society (POMS), Chicago, Illinois, April-May 2005, published in
the Conference Proceedings (with P. Christofi).
“A Social Assessment Approach to Quality and Productivity Management.” Paper
presented at the 2004 National Conference of the Production and Operation Management
Society (POMS), Cancun, Mexico, April-May 2004 (with P. Christofi).
“The Use of Work Teams in Management Control Systems Innovation: A Cultural
Systems Change Perspective” (Accounting Track), and “Quality and Productivity
Management: Lessons from Social Soundness Analysis” (Quality Management Track),
(with P. Christofi). Papers presented at the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual
Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 2003.
“Quality and Improvement Intervention Programs in Productivity Management.” Paper
presented at the 2003 National Conference of the Production and Operation Management
Society (POMS), Savannah, Georgia, April 2003. A short version published in the
Proceedings of the Conference (electronic version) of the Conference (with P. Christofi).
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“Activity Based Costing as Administrative Innovation Change: An Institutional Approach.”
Paper presented at the Seventh Annual American Accounting Association (AAA),
Accounting, Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section Research Conference, St. Louis,
Missouri, October 2001.
“Contingencies influencing the Effectiveness of Accounting Ethics Education.” Paper
presented at the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting (Accounting Track),
Orlando, Florida, November 2000. Published in the Proceedings of DSI, pp.93-95.
"Diffusion of Process Innovation Approaches to Internal Auditing and Control Systems."
Paper presented at the Decision Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting (Accounting Track), Las
Vegas, Nevada, November 1998.A short version published Proceedings of DSI, pp.32-34.
"A Comparison of the Institutional and Consequential Approaches to Accounting Ethics
Education." Paper presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
(DSI) (Accounting Track), Orlando, Florida, November 1996. A shorter version is
published in the Proceedings of DSI, pp. 122-124.
"The Influence of Social and Environmental Contingencies on Business Education;" and
"Reengineering as a Process Innovation Approach to Quality Management." Papers
presented at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Business
Disciplines (IABD), Rockville, Maryland, April 1996. Published in the Business
Research Yearbook: Global Business Perspectives, Vol. 3, Edited by A.F. Alkhafaji and
J. Biberman. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996, pp. 378-382 and 478-482.
“Control as a Resource Exchange Process: Applications to Complex Business
Organizations.” Paper presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the American Accounting
Association (AAA), Accounting, Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section Research
Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 1996.
"An Analysis of the Theory and Practice Based Teaching Approaches in Professional
Education: Lessons from Accounting and Legal Education." Paper presented at the
1995 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) (Accounting Track),
Boston, Massachusetts, November 1995. A shorter version is published in the
Proceedings of DSI, pp. 30-32 (with A. Rubenfield).
"The Control Exchange Resource Allocation Processes in Organizations: An
Experimental Study," and "Accounting for Total Quality Management (TQM): The
Activity Based Costing (ABC) Systems" (with P. Christofi). Papers presented at the 1994
Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) (Accounting, and Quality and
Productivity Tracks), Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1994. Shorter versions are published
in the Proceedings of DSI, pp. 84-86 and pp. 2009-2011.
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"The State of Global Integration and Internationalizing of the Marketing Curriculum With
Some Empirical Evidence", and "The State of MIS Integration in the Business Curriculum:
A Comparative Study of Accounting and Marketing." Papers presented at the Sixth Annual
Meeting of the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD), Pittsburgh, April
1994. Business Research Yearbook: Global Business Perspectives, Vol. 1, A.F. Alkhafaji,
Ed., Lanham, MD: University Press of America, pp. 410- 414, 527-532 (with C. Lackman).
"Competitive Analysis of the Structural Forces Affecting Higher Education Industry;" and
"The Role of Leadership Styles in Corporate Growth strategies: Application of
Contingency Framework." Papers presented at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the
International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD), Pittsburgh, PA, April 1994.
Published in the Business Research Yearbook: Global Business Perspectives, Vol. 1,
Edited by A.F. Alkhafaji. Lanham, MD.: U PA, April 1994, pp.860-865 and pp. 1005-1010.
"Economic and Financial Implications of the Third World Debt." Paper presented at the
1993 Annual Meeting of the Association for Global Business (AGB), Chicago, Illinois,
November 1993. Published in Proceedings of the 1993 AGB Conference, pp. 224-228.
"Control as a Resource Exchange Process: An Alternative Framework," (with J. Birnberg);
and "The Total Quality Management (TQM) Impact on Management Accounting Systems"
(with P. Christofi). Papers presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences
Institute (DSI) (Accounting, and Quality and Productivity Tracks), Washington, D.C.,
November 1993. Shorter versions published in Proceedings of DSI, pp.132-134 and p.1780.
"Leadership Attributes in Not-for-Profit Organizations: The Case of Colleges and
Universities," and "Some Contingencies Influencing the Effectiveness of Corporate Growth
Strategies: The Politics of Diversification at ITT." Papers presented at the Fifth Annual
Meeting of the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD), New Orleans,
Louisiana, April 1993. Published in the Proceedings of IABD, pp. 327-333 and 396-402.
"The Role of Accounting Data, Synergy and Management Compensation Issues in Mergers
and Acquisitions Decisions: Applications of Predictive Ability Framework," and "The
Resource Exchange Processes in Not-For-Profit Organizations." Papers presented at the
1992 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (Management Track), San
Francisco, California, November 1992.
"Accounting for the Cost of Quality within the Context of TQM." Paper presented at the
Second Annual Meeting of the Productions and Operations Management Society,
Orlando, Florida, October 1992 (with P. Christofi).
"The Role of the Acquisition Process in Corporate Growth Strategies: Lesson From the
Experiences of ITT," and "The Third World Debt: An Overview of Its Impact on the
Economy and Financial System of LDC." Papers presented at the Fourth Annual Meeting
of the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD), Washington, D.C., April
1992. Published in the Proceedings of IABD, pp. 215-224, and 599-606 respectively.
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"The State of Global Integration in the Business Curriculum with Some Empirical
Evidence." Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the International Academy
of Business Disciplines (IABD), Washington, D.C., April 1992. Published in the 1993
Proceedings of IABD, pp. 161-166 (with C. Lackman).
"Leadership Styles and Acquisitive Growth Strategies: A Contingency Approach." Paper
presented at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute National Meeting
(Management Track), Miami Beach, Florida, November 1991.
"An Organizational Approach to the Study of Power and Accounting Control in
Organizations." Paper presented at the First International Meeting of the Decision Sciences
Institute (DSI), Brussels, Belgium, June 1991. A shorter version is published in the
Proceedings of DSI, pp. 297-300.
"The Strategic Planning Process in Institutional Not-For-Profit Organizations: An
Overview; “and "Colleges as Institutional NFP Organizations: Management and Leadership
Characteristics." Papers presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the International
Academy of Management and Marketing (IAMM), Detroit, Michigan, April 1991.
Published in the Proceedings of IAMM, pp. 326-335, and pp. 779-786 respectively.
"Control as an Exchange Process: A Power Control Framework of Organizations." Paper
presented at the International Conference on Research on Management Control Systems,
organized by the American Accounting Association - Accounting, Behavior and
Organizations section, and the European Management Control Society, London Business
School, London, United Kingdom, July 1989 (with J. Birnberg).
"A Contingency Model of Acquisitive Organizational Growth Strategies: Diversity vs.
Absorption at Multinational Corporations." Paper presented at the Eighth Annual
International Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, October 1988 (with J. Grant).
"Competitive Strategic Planning for Colleges and Universities." Paper presented at the
1986 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, October 1986.
"An Organizational Development Approach to Agricultural Development: A Case Study
of Green Revolution." Paper presented at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Rural
Sociological Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 1986 (with R. Nath).
"Swedish Agricultural Aid to Ethiopia: The Comprehensive Package Project." Paper
Presented at the 1985 Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 1985.
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"Rural Development Assistance in Ethiopia: An Analysis of the Theory, Approaches and
Policy Impact on the Agricultural Planning Process." Paper presented at the 1981 Annual
Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, August
1981 (with E. Stommes).
"The Political Economy of Aid and Development Assistance to Third World Countries:
The Background for the 1980's." Paper presented at the 1980 Annual Meeting of the Rural
Sociological Society, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., August 1980.
"The Politics of Land Tenure and Agrarian Reform in Ethiopia during the 1970's." Paper
presented at the Fifth World Congress for Rural Sociology, Mexico City, Mexico, August
1980 (with E. Stommes).
"Urban Migration and the Labor Movement in Ethiopia." Paper presented at the Fifth
International Conference on Ethiopian Studies, The University of Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois, April 1978. Published in The Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on
Ethiopian Studies. Robert L. Hess, ed., Chicago: The University of Illinois Press, 1980, pp.
679-700.
"Research Problems in Describing and Explaining Ethiopia's Socioeconomic Development:
Past Failures and Future Issues in Rural-Urban Studies." Paper presented at the Nineteenth
Annual Conference of the African Studies Association, Boston, November 1976 (with J.M.
Cohen).
"Industrial Conflict and Labor Politics in Ethiopia: A Study of the March 1974 General
Strike." Paper presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Sociological
Association, New York City, September 1976.
B. REGIONAL CONFERENCES/MEETINGS:
“Teams and Management Control System Innovation.” Paper prepared for presentation at
the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA),
Chicago, Illinois, March 2005.
“Environmental Accounting and Reporting Systems: An Organizational Approach.”
Paper presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Business Administration
Association (MBAA), Chicago, March 2004.
“Quality and Productivity Management: Lessons from Social Soundness Analysis.” Paper
presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Federation of Business Disciplines, Orlando,
Florida, March 2004 (with P. Christofi).
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“Administrative and Organizational Issues Associated With the Implementation of
Management Accounting Systems: The Case of Activity Based Costing (ABC).” Paper
presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Business Administration
Association (MBAA), Chicago, March 2003. Paper published in the Electronic
Proceedings of the Conference.
“Environmental and Behavioral Adaptation Change Strategies That Impact Management
Accounting Systems.” Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Mid Atlantic
Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Baltimore Maryland, April
2002.
“The Effect of Organizational Structures on the Implementation of Activity Based Costing.”
Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Mid Atlantic Regional Meeting of the
American Accounting Association, Morgantown, West Virginia, March 2001.
“An Organizational Approach for the Study of the Diffusion of Process innovation
Strategies in Internal Auditing and Control systems.” Paper presented at the 1998 Annual
Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, March
1999. Published in the Proceedings of the North American Management Society, pp. 85-89.
“Reengineering as a Process Innovation Approach to Quality management: Implications for
Accounting and Internal Control Systems." Paper presented at the 1998 Annual Midwest
Business Administration Association Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, March 1998. Published in
the Proceedings of the North American Management Society, pp. 1-4.
"Implications of Reengineering to Quality Issues in Accounting and Internal Control
Systems." Paper presented at the Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Southwest
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 1996. Paper
published in the Proceedings of Southwest DSI, pp. 227-229.
"A Contingency Approach to Accounting Ethics Education." Paper presented at the
Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual
Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 1996. Paper published in the Proceedings of
Southwest DSI, pp. 147-149.
"A Comparative Study of the Theory and Practice Based Teaching Approaches in
Accounting and Legal Education" (with J. Rubenfield); and "Ethics Integration in
Undergraduate Marketing Curriculum" (with C. Lackman). Papers presented at the
Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, Providence,
Rhode Island, March 1995. Published in the Proceedings of NEDSI, pp. 12-14 and
pp. 31-33.
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"An Examination of the Inter-Relationship between Theory and Practice in Accounting
Education." Paper presented at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Annual Meeting of the American
Accounting Association (AAA), Huntington, West Virginia, March 1995. Published in the
Proceedings of Mid-Atlantic AAA, pp. 54-67 (with A. Rubenfield).
"An Examination of the Inter-Relationship between Theory and Practice in Legal
Education." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Academy of Legal
Studies (MALS), Chicago, Illinois, March 1995. Published in the Proceedings of MALS,
pp. 78-89 (with A. Rubenfield).
"The Effect of Power on Organizational Resources Allocation Decisions." Paper
presented at the Midwest Management Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, March
1995. Paper published in the Midwest Management Society Proceedings, pp. 91-96.
"An Experimental Study of Selected Factors Affecting Resource Allocation Decisions in
Organizations." Paper presented at the Twenty- Fifth Annual Meeting of the Midwest
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Cleveland, Ohio, April 1994. Published in the
Proceedings of Midwest DSI, pp. 112-114.
"MIS Integration in the Undergraduate Business Curriculum," and "The State of Global
Integration in the Marketing Curriculum with Some Empirical Evidence." Papers presented
at the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April 1994. Published in the Proceedings of NEDSI, pp. 62-
64 and pp. 66-67 (with C. Lackman).
"Control in Organizations: A Comparison of Two Approaches." Paper presented at the
1994 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association (AAA) Mid-Atlantic
Regional Meeting, New Jersey, April 1994. Published in the Proceedings of the Mid-
Atlantic Regional Meeting of AAA, pp. 108-116.
"Approaches to the Study of Power in the Accounting/Management Control Literature."
Paper presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences
Institute (DSI), Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April 1994. Published in the Proceedings of
NEDSI, pp. 3-5 (with P. Christofi).
"The Accounting Application of Total Quality Management (TQM)," (with P. Christofi),
and "The Functionalism vs. Conflict Structuralism Approaches to Power/Control in
Organizations." Papers presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the Southeast Decision
Sciences Institute (DSI), Williamsburg, VA, March 1994. Published in the Proceedings of
Southeast DSI, pp. 312-314 and p. 341.
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"Power and Control in Organizations: A Review of the Research Literature," and "An
Application of the Power Control Framework for the Study of the Resource Allocation
Processes in Not-for-Profit Organizations." Papers presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting
of the Southwest Region of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Dallas, Texas, March
1994. Published in the Proceedings of the Southwest Region of DSI, pp. 10-12; & 102-104.
"The Relationship between Debt and Economic Development: A Study of the Economic
and Financial Development Issues of the Third World Debt." Paper presented at the 1994
Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Society of Economists, Dallas, Texas, March 1994.
"Leadership Styles and Organizational Growth Strategies: The Case of Acquisition." Paper
presented at the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Midwest Management Society, a division
of the Midwest Business Administration Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 1994.
Published in the Proceedings of the Midwest Management Society, pp. 20-23.
"The Integration of Ethics in Accounting Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case Study."
Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute
(NEDSI), Philadelphia, PA, March-April, 1993. Published in the Proceedings of NEDSI,
pp. 46-48. A revised version titled, "Ethics in Accounting Education: An Empirical Study,"
was presented at the Accounting Ethics Conference, held at Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, New York, May 1993 (with C. Lackman).
"A Power Control Framework for the Resource Allocation Processes in Complex
Organizations." Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region of
the American Accounting Association, Arlington, Virginia, April 1993. A shorter version
is published in the Proceedings of Mid-Atlantic AAA, pp. 110-114 (with J. Birnberg).
“The Role of Accounting and Non-Accounting Factors in Mergers and Acquisitions
Decisions." Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Region of the
Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 3-6, 1993. Published in the
Proceedings of Southwest DSI, pp. 117-119.
"The Role of Power in Organizational Resource Allocation Decisions: An Experimental
Study." Paper presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Academy of
Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 3-6, 1993. Published in the Proceedings of
Southwest Academy of Management, pp. 37-41.
"Leadership Attributes in Not-for-Profit Organizations: The Case of Colleges and
Universities." Paper presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Educational
Research Association, Ellenville, New York, October - November 1992.
"The Effect of Environmental Influences on the Acquisition Decision Process: A
Contingency Approach," Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Mid-West
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Kansas City, Missouri, May 1992. A shorter version is
published in the Proceedings of Mid-West DSI, pp. 114-116.
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"Total Quality Management (TQM): Implications for Management Accounting Systems."
Paper presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American
Accounting Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1992. A shorter version is
published in the Proceedings of Mid- Atlantic AAA, pp. 86-91 (with P. Christofi).
"The State of MIS Integration in Accounting Curriculum with Some Empirical Evidence."
Paper presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American
Accounting Association, Pittsburgh, PA, April 1992. Published in the Proceedings of Mid-
Atlantic AAA, pp. 30-35 (with C. Lackman).
"A Contingency Theory of Acquisitive Growth Strategies: An Organizational Growth and
Developmental Approach," Paper presented at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Southwest
Region of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Houston, Texas, March 1991. Published in the
Proceedings of Southwest Region of DSI, pp. 73-75.
"Structural Analysis of the Competitive Forces in Higher Education Industry: A Conceptual
Framework," Paper presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Educational
Research Association, Ellenville, New York, November 1990.
"Corporate Social Reporting." Paper presented at the 1987 Annual Midwest Regional
Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 1987.
Published in the Proceedings of the Midwest Regional Meeting of the AAA, pp. 177-186.
"The Use of Annual Reports in the Study of Corporate Social Programs: Theoretical and
Methodological Issues." Paper presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the
Eastern Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1986. A shorter
version is published in the Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management, pp. 54-58.
"Contingency Theory and Management Accounting: An Organizational Approach." Paper
presented at the Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management,
Albany, New York, May 1985. A shorter version is published in the Proceedings of the
Eastern Academy of Management, pp. 157-160.
"The Role of Social Sciences in Agricultural and Rural Development Planning in Ethiopia:
What Went Wrong?" Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the New York
African Studies Association, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York,
April 1977.
"The Confederation of Ethiopian Labor Unions (CELU) and the March 1974 General
Strike." Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the New York African Studies
Association, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, May 1976.
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4. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS - NON-REFEREED PAPERS/
PROCEEDINGS:
"Reengineering Approaches to Accounting Control Systems." Paper presented at the 31st
Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Chapter of the Institute of Management Science (SE
TIMS), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, October 1995. A shorter version is published in the
Proceedings of SE TIMS, pp. 394-396.
"Making Quality Work By Using Activity Based Costing and Benchmarking." Paper
presented at the 1994 International Association of Science and Technology for
Development - IASTED Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1994. Published in the
Proceedings of the IASTED-Modeling and Simulation Conference, pp. 382-385 (with P.
Christofi and P. Brown).
"Modeling of Quality within the Context of TQM." Paper presented at the 1993
International Association of Science and Technology for Development – IASTED
Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1993. Published in the Proceedings of the
IASTED-Modeling and Simulation Conference, pp. 507-509 (with P. Christofi & P. Brown).
"Modeling the Cost of Quality in a TQM System." Paper presented at the 23rd Annual
Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, May 1992. A shorter version of the paper is published in the Proceedings of
the Modeling and Simulation Conference, pp. 209-304 (with P. Christofi).
V. CITATIONS AND INDEXES TO PUBLICATIONS:
Publications have been indexed in the following indexes:
AB (A Bibliography of Contents): Political Science and Government Index
Accounting & Tax Index
African Affairs (Africana in non-Africanist Periodicals)
Business Periodicals Index
Dissertation Abstracts International
Economic Titles/Abstracts
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Environment Abstracts
Environment Index
Google Scholar
Humanities Index
International Political Science Abstracts
Philosophers Index
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) Bulletin
Social Sciences Citation Index
Social Sciences Index
Sociological Abstracts.
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TEACHING
SPECIFIC COURSES TAUGHT
A. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE: Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Cost Accounting
GRADUATE: Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Cost Accounting
Accounting Ethics
B. SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNDERGRADUATE: Principles of Management
Principles of Economics (Micro-Economics)
Management Seminar
Administrative Policy
GRADUATE: Administrative Control
C. NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE
UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE: Rural Development
D. COURSES TAUGHT AS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT:
UNDERGRADUATE:
Cornell University: Introductory Sociology
Rural Sociology and World Development Problems
University of Illinois at Chicago: Introductory Sociology
GRADUATE:
State University of New York at Albany: System Analysis and Library
Automation
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SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
I. UNIVERSITY SERVICE: GENERAL
A. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE SERVICE – DUQUESNE
1. UNIVERSITY-WIDE COMMITTEE:
September 2009 – Present: Member, University Promotion, Tenure and Third Year
Review Committee. Sole elected (three times in a row) representative of the Palumbo-
Donahue School of Business Administration tenured and tenure track faculty. Term
expires August 2016.
October 2001- August 2011: Member, University Library Committee.
Summer 1998 - Member, Presidential Scholarship Awards Committee.
September 1995 - August 1996: Member, Middle States Task Force on Innovation and
Experimentation.
January 1993 - August 1995: Member, University Quality Council.
September 1988 – May 1993: Member, Advisory Council on Graduate Education.
October 1993 - August 1996: Member, Faculty Senate Library Committee.
2. SCHOOL COMMITTEES:
September 2011 – August 2014: Member, Internship and Placement Committee
September 1997 – August 2006: Member, Library Committee, Chair of the Committee:
September 2001 – August 2006.
September 2000 – August 2011, and September 1995 - August 1998: Member, Research
Committee.
September 1996 – August 2001: Member, Promotion, Tenure and Third Year Review
Committee.
September 1988 – August 2001: Member, School of Business Administration
Undergraduate Studies/Curriculum Committee. Chairperson of the Committee, 1990-91,
and 1996/97 academic years.
September 1995 - May 1996: Member, Process Review Committee.
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September 1993 - May 1995: Member, Faculty Assessment Committee.
June 1992 - August 1995: Campus Coordinator, Institute of Management Accountants.
September 1990 –August 1999: Member, International Business Advisory Board.
September 1991 - September 1992: Member, Faculty Welfare Committee.
September 1988 - December 1989: Member, Committee to Reorganize the Quantitative
Division of the School of Business Administration
3. ADVISOR TO FIELD STUDIES/RESEARCH PRACTICUM:
September 1990- Present - Faculty Advisor (Accounting Area) for undergraduate and
graduate group research projects registered for 494 - Field Study and 650 - Practicum in
Small Business Consulting, Small Business Development Center.
4. ADVISOR TO A STUDENT ORGANIZATION:
May 1990 - March 1992 - Faculty Advisor, International Students Organization.
B. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE SERVICE - SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
1. SCHOOL COMMITTEES:
1984-85 Academic Year: Chair, Planning Committee; and Member, Promotion and
Tenure/Sabbatical Committees.
1984-85 Academic Year: Chair, Curriculum Committee; and Library Liaison.
1983-84 Academic Year: Member, Library and Graduate School Committees.
1983-84 Academic Year: Member, Tenure/Sabbatical and Peer Evaluation Committees.
2. UNIVERSITY-WIDE COMMITTEE:
1984/85 Academic Year: Member, University-wide Academic Forum (Faculty Senate).
II. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES/SERVICE
A. MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Accounting Association
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B. MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY SOCIETIES:
BETA GAMMA SIGMA - National Scholastic Business Honor Society
BETA ALPHA PHI - Business Honorary Society
BETA ALPHA PSI - National Accounting Honorary Society
BETA PHI MU - International Library Science Honor Society
C. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SERVICE
1. OFFICER OF ASSOCIATIONS/COMMITTEES/CONFERENCE MEETINGS
A. NATIONAL:
Member, AAA Membership Advisory Committee, August 2010 – August 2013.
Member, Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Screening Committee,
American Accounting Association, 2008/2009, and 2012/2015.
Immediate Past President, and Chair of the Nominating Committee (1999/2000), and
Member of the Committee (2000/2004), American Accounting Association (AAA),
Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section.
Chair (President), August 1998 – August 1999, and Chair (President) Elect, August 1997 -
August 1998, American Accounting Association (AAA), Accounting Behavior and
Organizations (ABO) Section.
Chair, Notable Contribution Award in Behavioral Accounting Literature (Lifetime
Contribution Award), American Accounting Association (AAA), Accounting Behavior and
Organizations (ABO) Section, August 2003 – August 2007.
Chair, Notable Contribution Award in Management Accounting Literature, American
Accounting Association (AAA), Management Accounting Section, August 2004 – August
2005.
Member, AAA Membership Advisory Committee, August 2000 – August 2002.
Member, AAA Governance Committee, August 1997 – August 1998.
Member, AAA Council, August 1998 – August 2000.
Secretary/Treasurer, American Accounting Association (AAA), Accounting Behavior and
Organizations (ABO) Section, 1996/97.
Chair, AAA/ABO, Outstanding Dissertation Award Selection Committee, 1992/93-
1993/94; 1995/96, and Member 1991/92 - 96.
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Conference Director and Program Chair, AAA/ABO Fourth Annual Research Conference,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1997.
Member, Local Planning and Arrangement Committee, Annual Meeting of the International
Academy of Business Disciplines, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1994.
B. REGIONAL:
Member, Steering Committee, American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Region,
August 1991 – August 2003.
Secretary and Treasurer, American Accounting Association Mid- Atlantic Region, August
1992 - August 1993.
Program Director (Chair), 1992 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (Conference) of the
American Accounting Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 2-4, 1992.
2. ORGANIZATION OF PANEL SESSIONS:
“Enrollment Implications of the 150 Hour Requirement.” Co-organizer and Moderator.
Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2003.Co-organized with C. Pineno.
“Accounting Curriculum Issues: Is it Time to Update the Accounting Curriculum?” Co-
organizer and Panelist. Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) Annual
Meeting, Chicago, March 2003.
“Behavioral Management Accounting Research: Enhancing Research Progress by
Strengthening Links With Other Social Sciences Disciplines,” AAA/ABO Section Panel
Session. Organizer and Moderator. American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual
Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2001.
“Methodological Approaches for Improving Behavioral Research in Management
Accounting,” AAA/ABO Section Panel Session. Organizer and Moderator. AAA Annual
Meeting, San Diego, California, August 1999.
“Research on Management Control Systems in Complex Organizations: Multi-Disciplinary
Approaches,” AAA/ABO Section Panel Session. Organizer. AAA Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, Louisiana, August 1998.
Plenary Panel Session: “Social and Behavioral Science Applications in Accounting and
Control Research: Macro Perspectives,” Organizer and Moderator. AAA/ABO Fourth
Annual Research Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1997.
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“Behavioral Research in Accounting: Past Accomplishments and Future Directions,”
AAA/ABO Section Panel Session. Organizer and Moderator. AAA Annual Meeting,
Chicago, Illinois, August 1996.
“Teaching and Curriculum Development Issues at Duquesne's Undergraduate Program,”
International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) Panel Session. Organizer and
Moderator. IABD Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1994.
Teaching and Learning with a follow-up concurrent panel session, American Accounting
Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Plenary Session. Co-Organizer, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, April 1992 (organized with C.J. Pineno).
Video-Satellite Conference on Activity-Based Costing: The Next Generation, Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Organizer and Moderator. November 2, 1992.
3. DISCUSSANT AND CHAIR/MODERATOR FOR CONFERENCE SESSIONS
A. NATIONAL:
National Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington,
November 2015, Chair for a session on Research - Accounting: Tax Topics and Tax
Education.
National Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington,
November 2015, Chair for a session on Research - Ethics: Leadership Ethics and the
Impact on Performance.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, November
2013, Chair for a session on Financial Accounting.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November
2012, Chair for a session on Education in Accounting and Finance.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November
2011, Chair for a session on Accounting for Risk and Sustainability.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, November
2010, Moderator for a session on Accounting and Public Policy.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November
2009, Moderator for a session on Appreciation for a System (Total Quality Management).
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National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November
2005, Chair for two Sessions; Accounting Systems Topics, and Impacts of Autonomy,
Gender and Attitudes Toward Work.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2003,
Session Moderator on Cost and Performance management.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Orlando Florida, November 2000:
Session Chair on Accounting Education; and Discussants for Sessions on Teaching and
Curriculum Issues on Accounting, and Activity Based Costing.
American Accounting Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 2000 - Session
Moderator on Prediction, Investment and Disclosure Strategies.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1998-
Discussant for a Session on Risk Assessment and Ethics.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1994-
Session Chair on Studies in Accounting Ethics.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1994-
Discussant for Sessions on Behavioral Research in Accounting, and Quality and
Performance.
International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April
1994 – Discussant for a Session on Information Systems Planning.
International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April
1994 - Session Chair on The Current Issues in the International Arena.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 1993 –
Discussant for a Session on Managerial Accounting.
International Academy of Business Disciplines, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1993 –
Discussant for a Session on Total Quality Management (TQM) and Health Services Issues.
National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November
1992 – Discussant for Sessions on Not-for-Profit and Municipal Issues, and Eclectic
Strategic Issues.
Decision Sciences Institute National Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, November
1991- Discussant for a Session on Accounting Education.
International Conference on Research on Management Control Systems, organized by the
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American Accounting Association - Accounting, Behavior and Organizations section and
the European Management Control Society, London Business School, London, United
Kingdom, July 1989 – Discussant for a Session on Capital Budgeting.
B. REGIONAL:
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Pittsburgh, April
2006 – Session Moderator on Accounting, Behavior & Organizations.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Washington,
D.C., April 2004 – Session Moderator on Managerial Accounting – emerging research:
Balanced Scorecard & Related Issues.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Morgantown,
West Virginia, March 2001 - Session Moderator on Teaching in Accounting.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Parsippany, New
Jersey, March 1998 – Discussant for a Session on International Accounting
Southwest Regional Meeting of Academy of Management, San Antonio, Texas, March
1996 – Discussant for a Session on Social, Legal and Ethical Issues/Women in
Management: Women Management.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Huntington, West
Virginia, March 1995 – Discussant for a Session on Management Accounting.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Atlantic City,
New Jersey, April 1994 - Session Moderator on Behavioral Accounting.
Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March 1994-
Discussant for a Session on Management Potpourri.
Southwestern Society of Economists Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March 1994 -
Discussant for a Session on International Trade I.
American Accounting Association, 1993 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Arlington,
Virginia, April 1993 - Discussant for a Session on Accounting Education. Also served as a
Moderator for another Session on Accounting Education.
Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March
1993– Discussant for a Session on Strategic Management Issues.
Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, May 1992 -
Discussant for a Session on Strategy and Control.
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Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 1992-
Discussant for a Session on Financial Reporting Issues.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Wilmington,
Delaware, April 1989 – Discussant for a Session on Behavioral Accounting.
Allegheny Valley Sociological Association and Sociology - Social Work Club, Slippery
Rock University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, April 1984 – Discussant for
a Session on Student Papers in Sociology and Anthropology.
REFERENCES
References are available upon request.