Appointments
Professor Emeritus, Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, 2015
Ronald L. Bittner Professor of Business Administration, Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, 1998-2015
Alumni Distinguished Professor, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, 1988-1998
Professor, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, 1985-1988
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of Rochester, 1980-1985
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of Rochester, 1974-1980
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Business Administration, June 1974.
The University of Colorado, B.S. (Cum Laude), Finance, June 1969.
Awards
American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020
American Accounting Association Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, 2016.
American Accounting Association Award for Seminal Contribution to Accounting Literature, 2004.
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester Teaching Honor Roll, Fall Quarter 2000, and Spring Quarter 1996.
Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation Award for Distinguished Service and Achievement in Accounting, 1985, Positive Accounting Theory (with R. Watts).
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Notable Contribution to the Accounting Literature Award for 1979 - "The Demand for and Supply of Accounting Theories: The Market for Excuses" (with R. Watts).
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Notable Contribution to the Accounting Literature Award for 1978 - "Towards a Positive Theory of the Determination of Accounting Standards" (with R. Watts).
American Accounting Association's 1978 Competitive Manuscript Contest - "The Costs and Benefits of Cost Allocations."
National Contract Management Association's 1976 Competitive Manuscript Contest, first prize - "An Analysis of Competitive Bidding on BART Contracts," (with K. Gaver).
Professional Activities
Deputy Dean, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, 1985-1988
Founding Editor: Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier B.V., 1979 – 2015
Consulting Editor, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1993 – 2001
Editorial Board, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 2010 - present
Editorial Board: Finance India, 1994 – 2000
Editorial Board: Journal of Management Accounting Research, 1997 – 1999
Senior Advisor: Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Inc., 1997 – 2000
Member, Academic Advisory Panel for Institutional Shareholder Services and Stern Stewart & Co.
Academic Affiliate, Analysis Group
Member of:
American Accounting Association
American Accounting Association: Membership Committee (Chair for New York State), 1976-1977; the Committee to Nominate the Notable Contribution to the Accounting Literature (1982); Planning Committee for the 1983 Annual Meeting; Accounting Educator Award Committee (1987-1989); member Finance Committee.
American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium, Distinguished Faculty Member, 1980, 1988, 2005.
Professional Experience
Visiting Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2014
Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2000 Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University, 1998
Visiting Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996 and 2006
Courses Taught:
Accounting
"Essentials of Accounting"
"Accounting for Decision and Control"
"Intermediate Accounting"
"Positive Theories of Accounting"
"Empirical Research in Accounting"
"Accounting for the Non-Profit Organization"
“Incentives and Monitoring in Accounting” Hong Kong Polytechnic University DBA program
Finance
"Corporate Finance"
"Cases in Corporate Finance"
Economics
"Organization Theory and Control"
“Economics of Computers”