- Emeritus Professor, Accounting
- Past Director of Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
- Past Director of Pacific Asian Management Institute (PAMI)
Academic Background
- Taught at the University of Hawaii since 1986
- PhD, Oklahoma State, 1985
- MS, Oklahoma State, 1976
- CPA, Oklahoma 1976
- BS, Oklahoma State, 1975
Courses Taught
Other Courses
- ACC 418 Auditing
- MGT 670 (Alpha) International Management and Industrial Relations
Research Interests
- Comparison of Manufacturing Practices
- Auditing in the United States and Japan
Selected Publications
“Relationships between the Institutional Environment and Corporate Governance Practices: Implications for Emerging versus Developed Countries" (2020) with J. Cieslewicz, and J, Kim. Accountancy Business and the Public Interest, (19-2020), 60-91.
“U.S. Business Needs for International Expertise by Functional Business Discipline,” (2019) with F. Xie, and B. Kedia, Journal of International Business Education (14), Neilson Journals Publishing.
“Religion and Corporate Governance: Evidence from 32 countries,” (2016) With Jaehyeon Kim, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, Volume 45 Issue 2, April.
"Raising quality consciousness among Chinese manufacturing personnel: Testing the effectiveness of performance management tools," (2013) With D. Y. Lee, and W. D. Reitsperger, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, October 2013, DOI 10.1007/s10490-013-9366-4.
“The Impact of National Economic Culture and Country-Level Institutional Environment on Corporate Governance Practices: Theory and Empirical Evidence,” (2012) with J. Cieslewicz, and H. Pourjalali, H. Management International Review, 52(3:2012), 365-394.
Awards & Honors
- Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching
- Dennis Ching Teaching Award
- CBA Teaching Excellence
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