Preliminary Program

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Friday, February 26, 2021

11:00 am-12:50 pm

GASB Update

Welcome and Introductions
Robert Eger, Naval Post Graduate School

Speaker: Dean Mead, Governmental Accounting Standards Board

1:00 pm-2:30 pm

1.01 Nonprofit Research 1
Accounting - 1.8 CH
Moderator: Erica Harris, Florida International University

The Relation between Governance, Endowment Holdings, and Donations in Nonprofit Organizations
Mina Pizzini, Texas State University
Mikhail Sterin, Texas State University
Discussant: Frederick Udochi, Temple University

The Effect of Network Participation on Nonprofit Performance
Frederick Udochi, Temple University
Steven Balsam, Temple University
Discussant: Mina Pizzini, Texas State University

The Effect of State Minimum Wage Increases on Nonprofit Organizations
Steven Balsam, Temple University
Connie Xiangdong Mao, Temple University
Min Xu, Temple University
Jack Zhang, Temple University
Discussant: Amanda W. Beck, Georgia State University

Fairness of Not-for-Profit Managers’ Accounting Choice
Anubhav Gupta, National University of Singapore
David Matkin, Brigham Young University
Discussant: Jack Zhang, Temple University


1.02 Government Research 1
Accounting - 1.8 CH
Moderator: Robert Eger, Naval Postgraduate School

Organizational Identity, Fixed Contract, and Financial Performance in Local Governments: Theory
and Evidence

Makoto Kuroki, Yokohama City University
Toshiaki Wakabayashi, Sophia University
Discussant: Syrena Shirley, George Mason University

State Tax Abatement Disclosures: Lessons Learned Since GASB 77 Implementation
Amy Foshee Holmes, Trinity University
Mary Fischer, The University of Texas at Tyler
Discussant: Suzanne Lowensohn, The University of Vermont

The Effects of Federal Government Monetary Policy on Firm’s Financial Distress
E. Jin Lee, Florida International University
Discussant: Moon-Kyung Cho, Texas A&M International University

Federal Government Financial Reporting
Ryan McDonough, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
J. Donald Warren, Jr. Lamar University
Discussant:Andrew J. McLelland, Auburn University

3:00 pm-4:10 pm

2.01 GNP Case Studies 
Accounting - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Robert Eger, Naval Postgraduate School

Government and Nonprofit Accounting: A Human Capital Ecosystem Analysis
Renee Flasher, The Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg
Lydia N. Didia, Jackson State University
Justyna Skomra, The Pennsylvania State University Erie
Discussant: Kimberly Jane Tribou, McMurry University

Audit Case Study in Data Analytics
Kimberly Jane Tribou, McMurry University
Discussant: Marie Archambault, Marshall University

Publish or Perish: A Case of Not-for-Profit Issues
Marie Archambault, Marshall University
Tom Norton, Marshall University
Jeffrey J. Archambault, Marshall University
Discussant: Lydia N. Didia, Jackson State University

2.02 Nonprofit Research 2  
Accounting - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Erica Harris, Florida International University

Program Ratio Bias
Michael P. Carniol, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kyungha Lee, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Discussant: Chevonne Alston, Governors State University

Do Donors Value Volunteer Commitment in Assessing Nonprofit Effectiveness?
Amanda W. Beck, Georgia State University
Sarah Ann Garven, Middle Tennessee State University
Michelle Yetman, University of California, Davis
Discussant: Laurie Corradino, Colorado State University Pueblo

Low Quality IRS Form 990 Efficiency Information of Financially Supported Nonprofits
Arthur Allen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Laurie Corradino, Colorado State University Pueblo
Brian P. McAllister, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Discussant: Claire Jinqiu Yan, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark and New Brunswick

4:20 pm-5:30 pm

3.01 GNP Auditing 
Accounting - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Erica Harris, Florida International University

The Role of State and Local Government Auditors in the Fight Against Political Corruption
Renee Flasher, The Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg
Syrena Shirley, George Mason University
James Higgins, LWG CPAs & Advisors
Discussant: Nitin Bhojraj, DePaul University

Charter Schools: How Does Organizational Quality Differ between For-Profit and Non-Profit
Organizational Forms?

Chevonne Alston, Governors State University
Discussant: Michael P. Carniol, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Audit Report Timeliness of the Fifty States: An Examination of Component Units and Prior-Period
Adjustments

Andrew J. McLelland, Auburn University
Discussant: Renee Flasher, The Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg

Saturday, February 27, 2021

11:00 am-12:30 pm

4.01 International GNP Research
Accounting - 1.8 CH
Moderator: Erica Harris, Florida International University

The Effect of Nonprofit Governance on Tax-Motivated Expense Allocation
Hiroki Natsuyoshi, Yokohama City University
Makoto Kuroki, Yokohama City University
Discussant: Brian P. McAllister, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Accounting for Old and New Duality: China’s Long March to Communism
Chao Ren, Monash University
Discussant: Tom Norton, Marshall University

The Usefulness of Accrual-Based Surpluses in the Canadian Public Sector
Shadi Farshadfar, Ryerson University
Thomas Schneider, Ryerson University
Kathryn Bewley, Ryerson University
Discussant: Makoto Kuroki, Yokohama City University

Integrity and Public Enterprise Performance: Evidence from South Korea
Moon-Kyung Cho, Texas A&M International University
Ho-Young Lee, Yonsei University
Inkyung Yoon, Yonsei University
Discussant: Thomas Schneider, Ryerson University

11:20 am-12:30 pm

5.01 GNP Healthcare Research 
Accounting - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Robert Eger, Naval Postgraduate School

The Role of Funding on the Effectiveness of Medicaid Fraud Control Units
Barbara Arel, The University of Vermont
Suzanne Lowensohn, The University of Vermont
Tammy R. Waymire, Middle Tennessee State University
Discussant: Jared Koreff, Trinity University

Data Analytics (Ab)use in Healthcare Fraud Audits
Jared Koreff, Trinity University
Martin Michael Weisner, The University of Melbourne
Steve G. Sutton, Norwegian School of Economics
Discussant: Benedikt Markus Quosigk, Kennesaw State University

Liquidity and Availability of Resources of Not-for-Profit Healthcare Systems: The Implementation
of ASU 2016-14

Benedikt Markus Quosigk, Kennesaw State University
Michele McGowan, King’s College
Discussant: Tammy R. Waymire, Middle Tennessee State University

12:40 pm-1:40 pm Business Meeting 

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