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James Wainberg

James Wainberg

Associate Professor
School of Accounting
Office: Barry Kaye Hall - Room 106 (Boca Raton)

Education

  • PhD (2010) Accounting, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
  • MS (2003) Accounting, University of Rhode Island
  • BA (1991) History, Concordia University-Montreal

Research Interests

  • My research examines decision making in accounting and auditing contexts using behavioral decision theory. Specific interests include audit risk factors, regulatory inspections of audit firms, professional skepticism, and whistleblower reporting.

Intellectual Contributions

  • Desir, Rosemond; Rakestraw, Joseph; Seavey, Scott; Wainberg, James; Young, George. (2024). Managerial Ability, CEO Age and the Moderating Effect of Firm Characteristics, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 51(1-2), 148-179
  • Desir, Rosemond; Perreault, S.; Wainberg, James. (2023). When Cash is Not King: An Examination of the Relative Effectiveness of Tangible Versus Cash Rewards on Whistleblower Reporting, Accounting Horizons, 37(3), 103-115
  • Lauck, John; Perreault, Steve; Rakestraw, Joseph; Wainberg, James. (2022). How Auditor’ Fraud Inquiry Strategies Can Increase the Likelihood of Whistleblowing, Current Issues in Auditing, 16(2), 58-63
  • Lauck, J.; Perreault, S.; Rakestraw, Joseph; Wainberg, James. (2020). Strategic Audit Inquiry: The Impact of Timing and Statutory Protection Promotion on Client Fraud Disclosures, Accounting Horizons, 34(3), 153-167
  • Casterella, Jeffrey; Desir, Rosemond; Stallings, Matthew; Wainberg, James. (2020). Information Transfer of Bankruptcy Announcements: Examining the Impact of Auditor Opinions, Accounting Horizons, 34(1), 45-66
  • Wainberg, James. (2018). Stories vs. Statistics: The Effect of Anecdotal Data on Managerial Decision Making, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, 21, 127-141
  • Perreault, S.; Wainberg, James; Luippold, B.L.. (2017). The Impact of Client Error-Management Climate and the Nature of the Auditor-Client Relationship on External Auditor Reporting Decisions, Behavioral Research in Accounting, 29(2), 37-50
  • Berger, L.; Perreault, S.; Wainberg, James. (2017). Hijacking the Moral Imperative: How Financial Incentives Can Discourage Whistleblower Reporting, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 36(3), 1-14
  • Wainberg, James; Perreault, S.. (2016). Whistleblowing in audit firms: Do explicit protections from retaliation activate implicit threats of reprisal?, Behavioral Research in Accounting, 28(1), 83-93
  • Luippold, B.L.; Perreault, S.; Wainberg, James. (2015). Five ways to overcome confirmation bias, Journal of Accountancy, 219(2), 30-32
  • Wainberg, James; Kida, T.; Piercey, D.; Smith, J.. (2013). The impact of anecdotal data in regulatory audit firm inspection reports, Accounting, Organizations and Society, 38(6), 621-636
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