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PROFILE:
Ron has a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in accounting from Florida State
University. Ron
joined KPMG, LLP and worked in the audit department, eventually as
an audit manager. Ron then joined Sensormatic Electronics Corporation as
corporate reporting manager; Sensormatic is the world leader in loss
prevention technology (those annoying plastic anti-shoplifting tags you see in
many retail
shops). Over his career
at Sensormatic, Ron was Director of Finance and Administration for
Europe; Managing Director of the
United Kingdom; Vice President of
Asia/Pacific Operations; President of International Operations; and
President of European Operations.
Ron has lived and worked in Dusseldorf, London,
Singapore, and
Paris and has visited and done business in 55
countries around the world. Ron then pursued his ultimate dream -- higher
education-- obtaining his Master’s Degree and Ph.
D. in accounting,
from Florida Atlantic University (FAU).
After graduating from FAU, Ron is now an assistant professor
of accounting at the University of Montana
in Missoula
in the Department of Accounting and Finance. Ron teaches
accounting information systems, as well as financial and managerial
accounting classes at the undergraduate level and graduate courses (financial due diligence;
fraud and forensic accounting) in the MBA and the MAcct programs,
respectively.
Ron is a
member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Montana
Society of CPAs (MSCPA), the
International Association for Accounting Education Research (IAAER),
the ISACA Academic Advocate Program,
and the AIS Educator Association, as well as a CPA in the State of Florida.
Research Interests:
Ron’s major research interests are firm voluntary disclosures and
actions and emerging trends in financial reporting, including
information technology and the corporate governance and firm
performance implications of
firm voluntary disclosures and actions.
Ron is also interested in research related to XBRL, outsourcing, as
well as the development of case studies which provide experiential
learning experiences to students taking the initial accounting
information systems course.
Published Papers:
Is There a Relationship between Firm Performance, Corporate
Governance, and a Firm's Decision to Form a Technology Committee?
2007.
Corporate Governance:
An
International Review 15(6):
1260-1276.
Co-author: S.
Bhattacharya (Professor and Director, School of Accounting, FAU).
Do Early and Voluntary Filers of Financial Information in XBRL
Format Signal Superior Corporate
Governance and Operating Performance?
2008. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems
9: 1-20.
Co-author: S.
Bhattacharya (FAU).
Working Papers:
Annual Report Outsourcing Disclosure Choice and Firm Performance. (revise and resubmit, IJAIS).
Co-authors: T.
R. Skantz and S. Bhattacharya (FAU).
Taxing Audit Markets and Reputation: An
Examination of the Tax Shelter Controversy.
Co-authors: J.
Higgs, I. Huang, J. Incardona (FAU) and Y. Kannan (Duquesne).
Tasteless Tea Company: A Comprehensive Revenue Transaction Cycle
(AIS) Case Study. (first round review, IAE). Co-authors: W. Hopwood and S. Bhattacharya
(FAU).
COSO/Risk Assessment: An
Industry-Focused Student Case Study. Co-author: R. Houmes (Jacksonville
University)
Accounting Course Homework: Does Homework
Format Matter to Grade Performance? Co-author: T. Beed (U. of Montana)
Dissertation Topic:
An Analysis of Voluntary Annual Report Disclosures of Outsourcing:
Determinants and Firm Performance.
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