Accounting, Behavior and Organizations

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Dues: $15

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1. To stimulate interchange and research on the relationship between behavioral science and accounting. This might include, for example, the behavioral impact of accounting information, the incorporation of behavioral and attitudinal measures in accounting and human resource accounting.
2. To promote the integration of organizational and general system theories with developments in accounting theory. The former might include such constructs as organizational effectiveness, open vs. closed systems, contingency theory, constituencies, organizational adaptability or resilience, and social responsibility accounting.

Chair
Joseph G. Fisher
Department of Accounting
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-3705
Fax: (812) 855-4985
Email: jofisher@indiana.edu

Immediate Past Chair
Charles E. Davis
Department of Accounting and Business Law
Hankamer School of Business
Box 98002
Baylor University
Waco, TX 76798-8002
Phone: (254) 710-6138
Fax: (254) 710-1067
Email: Charles_Davis@baylor.edu

Chair-Elect
Stacey M. Whitecotton
School of Accountancy and Information Management
College of Business
Arizona State University
P. O. Box 873606
Tempe, AZ 85287-3006
Phone: (480) 965-8315
Fax: (480) 965-8392
Email: stacey.whitecotton@asu.edu

Secretary/Treasurer 2001/2003
Elaine Sanders
Division of Accounting and Information Systems
College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX 78249-0632
Phone: (210) 458-5787
Fax: (210) 458-4322
Email: dsanders@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu

Secretary/Treasurer 2002/2004
Stacy E. Kovar
Department of Accounting
Kansas State University
109 Calvin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-6083
Fax: (785) 532-5959
Email: skovar@ksu.edu

Vice Chair (Regions)
Alan T. Lord
Department of Accounting/MIS
College of Business Administration
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0262
Phone: (419) 372-8045
Fax: (419) 372-2875
Email: alord@cba.bgsu.edu

Nominations Committee Chair
Charles E. Davis
Department of Accounting and Business Law
Hankamer School of Business
Box 98002
Baylor University
Waco, TX 76798-8002
Phone: (254) 710-6138
Fax: (254) 710-1067
Email: Charles_Davis@baylor.edu

Joseph G. Fisher
Department of Accounting
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-3705
Email: jofisher@indiana.edu

Stacey M. Whitecotton
School of Accountancy and Information Management
College of Business
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 873606
Tempe, AZ 85287-3006
Phone: (480) 965-8315
Fax: (480) 965-8392
Email: stacey.whitecotton@asu.edu

Journal (Behavioral Research in Accounting)
Steven E. Kaplan
School of Accountancy and Information Management
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-3606
Phone: (480) 965-6498
Fax: (480) 965-8392
Email: steve.kaplan@asu.edu

Newsletter (The ABO Reporter)
Ralph H. Greenberg
Department of Accounting
School of Business and Management
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215) 204-6830
Fax: (215) 204-5587
Email: v5359e@vm.temple.edu

Webmaster
Charles E. Davis
Department of Accounting and Business Law
Hankamer School of Business
Box 98002
Baylor University
Waco, TX 76798-8002
Phone: (254) 710-6138
Fax: (254) 710-1067
Email: Charles_Davis@baylor.edu

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Committee
Linda Thorne
Accounting Area
Schulich School of Business
York University
Toronto, Canada M3J 1P3
Phone: (416) 736-5062
Fax: (416) 736-5687
Email: lthorne@schulich.yorku.ca

Working Paper Series Coordinator
John T. Rigsby
School of Accountancy Drawer EF
College of Business and Industry
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5661
Phone: (601) 325-1635
Fax: (601) 325-1646
Email: jrigsby@cobilan.msstate.edu

2002 ABO Research Contribution Award
To be named

Publications Committee
Jacob G. Birnberg
Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: (412) 648-1523
Fax: (412) 648-1693
Email: birnberg@katz.pitt.edu

Membership Coordinator
Ronald A. Davidson
Accountancy Program
School of Management Box 37100
Arizona State University West
4701 West Thunderbird Road
Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100
Phone: (602) 543-6127
Fax: (602) 543-6303
Email: rdavids@asu.edu

Foreign (International) Liaison Coordinator
Frank Collins
Department of Accounting
School of Business Administration
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL 33146-6531
Phone: (305) 284-5533
Fax: (305) 284-5737
Email: fcollins@exchange.sba.miami.edu

2002 ABO Research Conference Coordinator
Marlys Gascho Lipe
School of Accounting
Price College of Business
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-4004
Phone (405) 325-2293
Fax: (405) 325-7348
Email: mlipe@ou.edu

2003 ABO Research Conference Coordinator
Sean A. Peffer
Von Allmen School of Accountancy
Gatton College of Business
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0034
Phone (859) 257-3149
Fax: (859) 257-3654
Email: speffer@pop.uky.edu

2002 AAA Annual Meeting Coordinator
Kathryn Kadous
Department of Accountacy
University of Illinois
284 Wohlers Hall
1206 S. Sixth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-9247
Fax: (217) 333-0857
Email: kadous@uiuc.edu

2003 AAA Annual Meeting Coordinator
Anne M. Magro
School of Accounting
Price College of Business
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-4004
Phone (405) 325-4221
Fax: (405) 325-7348
Email: amagro@ou.edu

Mid-Atlantic
Penelope Sue Greenberg
Department of Accounting and Taxation
School of Business Administration
Widener University
Chester, PA 19013-5792
Phone: (610) 499-4475
Fax: (610) 499-4614
Email: psg0001@mail.widener.edu

Midwest
Michael D. Shields
Department of Accounting
Eli Broad Graduate School of Management
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1122
Phone: (517) 432-2915
Fax: (517) 432-1101
Email: shields@pilot.msu.edu

Northeast
Khondkar E. Karim
Department of Accounting
College of Business
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: (585) 475.5268
Fax: (585) 475.6920
Email: kekbbu@rit.edu

Ohio
Vaughan S. Radcliffe
Department of Accountancy
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44106-7235
Phone: (216) 368-2051
Fax: (216) 368-4776
Email: vsr3@exchange.som.cwru.edu

Southeast
Richard W. Houston
Culverhouse School of Accountancy
College of Commerce and Business Administration
310 Alston Hall
The University of Alabama
Box 870220
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0220
Phone: (205) 348-8392
Fax: (205) 348-8453
Email: rhouston@cba.ua.edu

Southwest
Elaine Sanders
Division of Accounting and Information Systems
College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX 78249-0632
Phone: (210) 458-5787
Fax: (210) 458-4322
Email: dsanders@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu

Western
Jane M. Cote
Washington State University
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686
Phone: (360) 546-9756
Fax: (360) 546-9037
Email: cotej@vancouver.wsu.edu

Canadian Region
Theresa Libby
Accounting Area
School of Business and Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5
CANADA
Phone: (519) 884-0710A
Fax: (519) 884-0201
Email: tlibby@wlu.ca

Australian and New Zealand Region
Kim Langfield-Smith
School of Business
La Trobe University
Bundoora 3083 Vic
AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 395791725
Fax: +61 394791654
Email: k.langfield-smith@latrobe.edu.au

European and Asian Region
John A. Brierley
Department of Accounting & Finance
Cledwyn Building
University of Wales
Penglais
Aberystwyth SY23 3DD
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44 1970622202
Fax: +44 1970622409
Email: jhb@aber.ac.uk

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