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Personal Experience

LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Associate Dean, School of Business Administration Jan 1996-present
Associate Professor of Accounting 1996 - present
Assistant Professor of Accounting 1989 - 1996
Instructor of Accounting 1986 - 1989

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, Teaneck, New Jersey
Director - College of Business Administration Computer Center 1984 - 1986

Arnold Kaufman, CPA, New York, New York
Staff Accountant 1983 - 1984

Publications

"Product Pricing and Allocations of Non-Controllable Costs", with R. Lipka, 1999, Advances in Management Accounting, Volume 7, pp. 111-128.

"Business Students and Ethics: A Meta-Analysis", with S. C. Borkowski, 1998, Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 17, pp. 1117-1127.

"Profile of 1985 Low Corporate Income Tax Firms: An Empirical Examination", with B. A. Leauby, and G. Ndubizu, 1996, Southern Business and Economic Journal.

"Profile of Early Adopters: SFAS 106", with B. A. Leauby, and M. J. Welsh, Mid-American Journal of Business, Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 1995, pp. 5-12.

"Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Evaluate the Hierarchy of Accounting Qualities", with D. Kennedy, B. Leauby, and M. Tavana, Accounting Enquiries, Volume 4, Number 2, February 1995, pp. 249-288.

"Factors Affecting Allocation of Non-Controllable Costs for Performance Evaluation Use: A Survey", Advances in Management Accounting, Volume 3, 1994, pp. 255-278.

"An AHP-DELPHI Approach to Conflict Resolution in Hiring Accounting Faculty", with D. Kennedy, M. Tavana, and J. Rappaport, Journal of Management Systems, Volume 5, Number 1, 1993, pp. 49-73.

"Postretirement Benefits other than Pensions: The Effect of SFAS 106 Early Adoption", with B. A. Leauby, and M.J. Welsh, Southern Business and Economic Journal, Volume 17, Number 1, October 1993, pp. 50-66.

"Early SFAS 106 Adopters Provide Revealing Healthcare Data", with B. A. Leauby, and M. J. Welsh, Health Care Financial Management, June 1993, Vol 48, No. 6, pp. 98-111.

"The Ethical Attitudes of Students as a Function of Age, Sex and Experience" with S. C. Borkowski, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol 11, No 12, December 1992, pp. 63-81.

Presentations

"The Ethical Attitudes of Students as a Function of Age, Sex and Experience" with S. C. Borkowski, International Conference on Accounting Education, October 1992.

"An AHP-Delphi Approach to conflict Resolution in Hiring Accounting Faculty" with D. Kennedy and M. Tavana, International Conference on Accounting Education, October 1992.

"Factors Affecting Allocation of Noncontrollable Costs for Performance Evaluation Use: A Survey", American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, August 1992.

"Factors Affecting Allocation of Noncontrollable Costs for Performance Evaluation Use: A Survey", European Controllers Symposium, July 1992.

"A Hierarchy of Accounting Qualities: FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No. 2" with D. Kennedy, B. Leauby, and M. Tavana, American Accounting Association Ohio Regional Meeting, May 1992.

"Factors Affecting Allocation of Noncontrollable Costs for Performance Evaluation Use: A Survey", American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, April 1992.

"The Ethical Attitudes of Students as a Function of Age, Sex and Experience" with S. C. Borkowski at the American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, April 1991.

"Economic Incentives for Voluntary Disclosure of Inflation-Adjusted Accounting Numbers" with H. Sami at the American Association South-East Regional Meeting, April 1990.

"Characteristics and Trends of Academic Accounting Journals: 1983-1988", presented with M. Greenstein and A. Shahid at the American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, April 1989.

Accounting Information Systems, with Mike Stipa (Touche, Ross and Company), a workshop presented through the Center for Technology and Management, June 1988.

Discussant on Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, "Information Systems for the Bank Managers", April 1988.

Several workshops presented during work at Fairleigh Dickinson University on LOTUS and DBASE III computer software, 1984-1986.

Education

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ph.D., 1992
Major: Accounting Minor: Management Science / Operations Research
Dissertation Topic:
An Empirical Examination of Factors Affecting Performance Evaluation Use of Cost Allocation. Committee Members: R. Greenberg (Chair) R. Lipka, and A. Konrad

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
M.B.A., 1984
Major: Accounting and Taxation

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
B.S., 1982 (Magna Cum Laude)
Major: Accounting

Professional Certification

Honors

American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow - 1989;

Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society (MBA)

Phi Omega Epsilon Honor Society (undergraduate)

Dean's List 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82;

University Activities

La Salle University Campus Advisor to the Institute of Management Accounting (1987-1991)

Organization Committee and Faculty Advisor to National Association of Accountants - La Salle Student Chapter (1990-1991)

Graduate Council (1991 - present)

AACSB Task Force - Library and Computer Committee - Chair (1988-1989)

Business School Computer Committee - (1987 - present)

Pi Kappa Phi - Faculty Advisor (1988 - present)

Committee on Coordinating University Academic Computing Resources (Fairleigh Dickinson University) 1985-1986

Committee on Budgeting the Teaneck-Hackensack Microcomputer Center - Chairperson (Fairleigh Dickinson University) 1986

Faculty Search and Screen Committee - Computer and Decision Systems Department (Fairleigh Dickinson University) 1985-1986

Search and Screen Committee for International Student Advisor (Fairleigh Dickinson University) 1985

Other Affiliations and Activities

American Accounting Association - Mid-Atlantic Region Steering Committee (1991 - present)

Coach, Morrisville High School Varsity Soccer (1991 - 1993)

Coach, Council Rock United Soccer (1989 - 1993)

Coach, Council Rock United Soccer Select Team (1990)

Treasurer and Vice President Assyrian-American Association 1983-1986

Assistant to the Director of American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, 1981-1982

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Soccer Team, 1979-1980

Fairleigh Dickinson University Choir 1980-1981