
Professor, Accounting; Jackson E. Ramsey Centennial Chair in Business
baile2cd@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D., Accounting, Georgia State University, 1981
- M.P.A., Accounting, Georgia State University, 1980
- M.B.A., Management, Georgia State University, 1973
- B.B.A., Management, Georgia State University, 1969
Positions Held
- Professor of Accounting, The University of Memphis, 2003–2016
- Professor of Accounting, University of Central Florida, 1991–2003
- Associate and Assistant Professor, The Florida State University, 1981–1991
Select Publications
“Psychopathy, Academic Accountants’ Attitudes towards Unethical Research Practices, and Publication Success.” Sole authored. The Accounting Review 90:4 (July 2015): 1307–1332.
“The Moderating Effects of Task Complexity and Task Attractiveness on the Impact of Monetary Incentives in Repeated Tasks.” With Nicholas J. Fessler. Journal of Management Accounting Research 23 (2011): 189–210.
“Auditors’ Levels of Dispositional Need for Closure and Effects on Hypothesis Generation and Confidence.” With Cynthia Daily and Thomas J. Phillips, Jr. Behavioral Research in Accounting 23:2 (2011): 27–50.
“Revitalizing Accounting Ethics Research in the Neo-Kohlbergian Framework: Putting the DIT into Perspective.” With Steve Thoma and Irana Scott. Behavioral Research in Accounting 22:2 (2010): 1–26.
“An Examination of the Peer Review Process in Accounting Journals.” With Dana Hermanson and Timothy Louwers. Journal of Accounting Education 26 (2008) 55–72.
Awards and Recognitions
- George Johnson Preeminent Publication Award, U of Memphis, 2014
- Innovative Research Award, 18th Annual Ethics Symposium, 2013
- Distinguished Researcher, 1998, University of Central Florida College of Business Administration