Update from Behavioral Research in Accounting

Bryan K. Church

My term as editor officially ended December 31, 2007, though I am still handling in-process manuscripts.  As I have learned from my predecessor, Steve Kaplan, my duties are likely to extend a couple of more years.  So much for thinking I was done – well at least there won’t be any new manuscripts.  With that said, please continue to support the journal.  I am very confident that Theresa Libby will do a wonderful job during her term as editor.

The second issue of 2008 should be available this fall.  The papers that will appear are shown below.

• Empirical Tests of Audit Budget Dynamics
  Michael L. Ettredge, Jean C. Bedard and Karla M. Johnstone

• An Investigation of the Relation Between Tax Professionals, Tax Refunds, and Fees
  Richard C. Hatfield, Scott B. Jackson and Jennifer B. Kahle

• The Effects of Incomplete Personal Capability Knowledge and Overconfidence on Employment Contract Selection
  Troy A. Hyatt and Mark H. Taylor

• Behavioral Effects of Nonfinancial Performance Measures: The Role of Procedural Fairness
  Chong M. Lau and Antony Moser

• Performance Variability, Ambiguity Intolerance, and Balanced Scorecard-Based Performance Assessments
  Stephen L. Liedtka, Bryan K. Church, and Manash R. Ray

• The Effects of Moral Reasoning on Financial Reporting Decisions in a Post Sarbanes-Oxley Environment
  James J. Maroney and Roselie McDevitt