Faculty Directory

Professor Emeritus of Accounting

Dean Emeritus

Education

PhD The Ohio State University (1977)

MAS University of Illinois (1973)

BS University of Illinois (1970)

Academic Expertise

Current Research

The relation between dispersion in analysts' forecasts and stock returns.

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 1977

Auditor for Haskins & Sells, 1970-1972

Selected Publications

1. “Institutional Ownership and the Extent to Which Stock Prices Reflect Future Earnings“

   Journal Article:Jiambalvo, J., Rajgopal, S. and Venkatachalam, M., (2002). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 19(1), pp. 117-145.
2. “Do Stock Prices Fully Reflect the Implications of Special Items for Future Earnings?“

   Journal Article:Burgstahler, D., Jiambalvo, J., & Shevlin, T., (2002). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 40(3), pp. 585-612.
3. “Audit Planning and Analytical Procedures: The Role of Corroboration and Incentives to Manage Earnings“

   Journal Article:Glover, S., Jiambalvo, J., and Kennedy, J., (2000). Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Vol. 19(2), pp. 21-45.
4. “Error Projection and Uncertainty in the Evaluation of Aggregate Error“

   Journal Article:Burgstahler, D., Glover, S., & Jiambalvo, J., (2000). Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Vol. 19(1), pp. 79-99.
5. “The Effect of Audit Quality on Earnings Management“

   Journal Article:Becker, C., Defond, M., Jiambalvo, J., and Subramanyam, K., (1998). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 15(1), pp. 1-24.
6. “Incremental Information Content of the Change in the Percent of Production Added to Inventory“

   Journal Article:Jiambalvo, J., Noreen, E., and Shevlin, T., (1997). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 14(1), pp. 69-97.
7. “Debt Covenant Violation and Manipulation of Accruals“

   Journal Article:Defond, M., and Jiambalvo, J., (1994). Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 17(1-2), pp. 145-176.

Honors and Awards

Notable Contribution to Auditing Literature Award (2006) from the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association. See the full citation above under Selected Publications.

E-Business Core Professor of the Quarter for Spring, 2004

Dean’s Citizenship Award, 2003

MBA Core Professor of the Quarter for Spring, 2002-2004

Lex N. Gamble Award for Excellence in E-Commerce, 2002

Andrew V. Smith Award for Service to the School of Business, 2000

MBA Core Professor of the Year, 1997

Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award, 1990

Appointed to the Price Waterhouse and Alumni Endowed Professorship in Recognition of Philo R. Zimmerman and Robert P. Burns, 1995-2005

Academic Service

Dean, Foster School of Business, 2005-2019

Editorial board, The Accounting Review, 2000-2005

Editorial board, Contemporary Accounting Research, 1989-1999

Editorial board, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 1998-2000

Editorial board, Journal of Management Accounting Research, 1989-1993

Founding Editor, E-Business Review, 2002-2003

Faculty Director of E-Business, 2000-2003

Chairman, Department of Accounting, 1992-1996

Associate Editor, The Accounting Review, 1983-1986