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Benson Wier 
Professor of Accounting  
Snead Hall, 301 W. Main Street, Box 844000
Richmond,  VA 23284-4000 


Office Room Number:
B3145 
Office Phone: 804-828-7162 
Fax Number: 804-828-8884 
E-mail Address:  bwier@vcu.edu
 

Education: Ph.D. - Texas Tech University; M.S.A. - University of Arkansas; B.S.B.A.- University of Arkansas

Teaching: Cost Accounting, (Graduate) Managerial Accounting Concepts, (Undergraduate) Cost Accounting (Ph.D.) Managerial Accounting Research Seminar, Behavioral Research Accounting Seminar

Research: Behavioral Facets of Managerial Accounting

Department: Accounting

Vita: http://www.bus.vcu.edu/accounting/documents/wiervita_2009.pdf

Publications:

"Financial Motivation as a Multi-Dimensional Construct," with S. Bryant and D. N. Stone, forthcoming in Behavioral research in Accounting.

1. “Healthy Lifestyle as a Coping Mechanism for Role Stress in Public Accounting,” with A. Jones and C. S. Norman, forthcoming in Behavioral Research in Accounting.

2. “The Effect of Ethical Orientation and Professional Commitment on Earnings Management Behavior,” with A.C. Greenfield Jr. and C. Strand Norman, December 83 (3), 2008, Journal of Business Ethics: 419-434.

“Reducing Materialism through Financial Literacy,” with Dan Stone and Stephanie Bryant, 2008, The CPA Journal, 78: 2 (February) (also available at: www.cpaj.com).

“The Effect of Ethical Orientation and Professional Commitment on Earnings Management Behavior,” with A.C. Greenfield Jr. and C. Strand Norman, forthcoming, Journal of Business Ethics.

“Can Ethical Position Contribute to our Understanding of Fraud Detection?” with C. Strand Norman and W. W. Achilles, forthcoming at the Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research.

“An Investigation of Ethical Position and Budgeting Systems: Egyptian Managers in US and Egyptian Firms,” with P.C. Douglas, Carolyn Strand Norman, and Hassan HassabElnaby, 2007, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing & Taxation 16: 90-109.

“Does Financial Literacy Contribute to Happiness?” with Dan Stone and Stephanie Bryant, 2007, The CPA Journal, 77: 5 (May) 6, 8, 10 (also available at: www.cpaj.com).

“Enterprise Resource Planning Systems & Non-Financial Performance Incentives: The Impact on Corporate Performance,” with J. E. Hunton and Hassan R. HassabElnaby, 2007, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems 8: 165-190.

“An Investigation of Ethical Position and Budgeting Systems: Egyptian Managers in US and Egyptian Firms,” with P.C. Douglas, Carolyn Strand Norman, and Hassan HassabElnaby, 2007, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing & Taxation 16: 90-109.

“Culture and Ethical Effects in Budgeting Systems: A Comparison of U.S. and Chinese Managers,” with P. C. Douglas, 2005, Journal of Business Ethics 60 (2): 159-174.

“The Retention of Nonfinancial Performance Measures in Compensation Contracts,” with Amal Said and Hassan HassabElnaby, 2005 Journal of Management Accounting Research 15: 23-42.

“Culture and Ethical Effects in Budgeting Systems: A Comparison of U.S. and Chinese Managers,” with P. C. Douglas, 2005, Journal of Business Ethics 60 (2): 159-174.

“Does Graduate Education Contribute to Professional Accounting Success?” with D. N. Stone and J. E. Hunton, 2005, Accounting Horizons 19 (2):99-144. Accounting Horizon’s Best Paper Award, presented at the American Accounting Association national meeting in Washington, DC.

“Applying the Lessons to Practice,” with J. Vijayakumar, 2004, New Accountant.

“Will You Detect Fraud If You Think You Can?” with C. Strand and T. Nowlin, 2003, Internal Auditing 18 (4): p.34.

“Promotion & Performance Evaluation of Managerial Accountants,” with D. N. Stone and J. E. Hunton, 2002, Journal of Management Accounting Research 14:189-208.

“The Reaction of Financial Analysts to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation Plans,” with R. A. McEwen and J. E. Hunton, 2002, Journal of Information Systems 16 (1): 31-40.

“Perceptions of Benefit and Justice and Desired Outcomes,” with J. D Beeler and D. R. Franz, 2001, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research (4): 361-377.

"Succeeding in Managerial Accounting, Part 1: Knowledge and Ability,” with J. E. Hunton and D. N. Stone, Accounting, Organizations & Society 25 (7), October 2000, pp. 697-713.

“The Impact of Higher Education and Professional Certification on the Careers of Information Systems and Non-Information Systems Auditors,” with J. D. Beeler and J. E. Hunton, Information Systems Control Journal 5, 2000, pp.38-41.

“Creativity in Internal Auditing Departments,” with S. V. Williams, Internal Auditing 15 (6), November/December 2000, pp. 13-15.

“Promotion Performance of Internal Auditors: A Survival Analysis,” reprinted in New Perspectives in Health Care Auditing, Fall 2000, with J. Beeler and J. Hunton.

“Value-added Auditing: Where are the Efficiencies Realized?” with S. V. Williams, Internal Auditing 15 (4), July/August 2000, pp. 37-42.

"Succeeding in Managerial Accounting, Part 2: A Structural Equations Analysis,” with J. E. Hunton and D. N. Stone, Accounting, Organizations & Society 25 (8) December 2000, pp. 751-762.

“Integrating Ethical Dimensions into a Model of Budgetary Slack Creation,” with P. C. Douglas, Journal of Business Ethics 25 (8), December 2000, pp. 267-277.

“Factors that Influence Promotion for Governmental Auditors,” with J. D. Beeler and J. E. Hunton, The Government Accountants Journal, Fall 1999, pp. 40-43.

“Promotion Performance of Internal Auditors: A Survival Analysis,” with J. D. Beeler and J. E. Hunton, Internal Auditing, July-August 1999, pp. 3-14.

“Testing the Efficacy of Participative Goal-Setting in Audit Management Using an Expanded Theoretical Model,” with J. D. Beeler and J. E. Hunton, Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Summer 1999, pp. 49-57.

“Software to Get You Organized,” with J. E. Hunton, August 1998, Journal of Accountancy, pp. 50-55.

“A Survey Report of Job Satisfaction and Job Involvement among Governmental Auditors,” with J. D. Beeler and J. E. Hunton, Winter 1997, The Government Accountants’ Journal, pp. 26-29.

“Does Participative Goal-Setting Work Well in Audit Practice?” with J. D. Beeler and J. E. Hunton, Winter 1997, Internal Auditing, pp. 39-46.

“Performance of Accountants in Private Industry: A Survival Analysis,” with J. E. Hunton, September 1996, Accounting Horizons, pp. 54-77.

“Hierarchical and Gender Differences in Private Accounting Practice,” with J. E. Hunton and P. Neidermeyer, June 1996, Accounting Horizons, pp. 14-31.

“Distinguishing Information Systems Auditors from Non-Information Systems Auditors,” with J. D. Beeler and J. E. Hunton, IS Audit & Control Journal, 1996, pp. 40-45.

“Promotion of Managerial Accountants in Private Industry,” Management Accounting, May, 1995, with J. E. Hunton: pp. 47-50. Annual Literary Award, presented by the Institute of Management Accountants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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