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Education

BS Accounting - Miami University, Oxford, OH 1994
MA Accounting - Miami University, Oxford ,OH 1996
Ph.D. Accounting - University of South Carolina 2003

Areas of Expertise

Accounting

Decision Making in Accounting and Auditing Environments

Financial Reporting

Selected Works

Articles

Agoglia, Christopher P., Doupnik, T. S. and Tsakumis, George T.. "Principles-Based Versus Rules-Based Accounting Standards: The Influence of Standard Precision and Audit Committee Strength on Financial Reporting Decisions " THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW 86.3 (May 2011):747-767

Porcano, Thomas M. , Tsakumis, George T. and Curatola, Anthony . "Tax Evasion, National Cultural Dimensions and Other Country-Structural Metrics" JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND INVESTIGATIVE ACCOUNT 3.1 (Mar 2011):85-115

Asare, Stephen K, Cianci, Anna M and Tsakumis, George T.. "The Impact of Competing Goals, Experience, and Litigation Consciousness on Auditors' Judgments" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDITING 13.3 (Nov 2009):223-236

Agoglia, Christopher P., Beaudoin, Cathy and Tsakumis, George T.. "The Effect of Documentation Structure and Task-Specific Experience on Auditors' Ability to Identify Control Weaknesses" BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING 21.1 (Winter 2009):1-17

Tsakumis, George T., Campbell, David R. and Doupnik, T. S.. "IFRS: Beyond the Standards" JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY 207.2 (Feb 2009):34-39

Brown, Kevin F. and Tsakumis, George T.. "Assessing Business Risk: The Case of Premier Punch, Inc." JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION 25.4 (Oct 2007):168-192

Tsakumis, George T., Curatola, Anthony and Porcano, Tom . "The Relation Between National Cultural Dimensions and Tax Evasion" JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING AUDITING & TAXATION 16.2 (Fall 2007):131-147

Tsakumis, George T.. "The Influence of Culture on Accountants' Application of Financial Reporting Rules" ABACUS 43.1 (Mar 2007):27-48

Tsakumis, George T., Doupnik, T. S. and Seese, L. P.. "Competitive Harm and Geographic Area Disclosure under SFAS 131" JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING AUDITING & TAXATION 15.1 (Sep 2006):32-47

Doupnik, T. S. and Tsakumis, George T.. "A Critical Review of Tests of Gray's Theory of Cultural Relevance and Suggestions for Future Research " JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING LITERATURE 23. (Dec 2004):1-48

Presentations

Beaudoin, Cathy , Fang, Qiaoling , Dang, Li and Tsakumis, George T.. The Agency Problem and the Moderating Role of Culturally-Based Management Style on Chinese Managers' Discretionary Accruals American Accounting Association Annual Conference : Denver, CO Aug 2011

Agoglia, Christopher P., Doupnik, T. S. and Tsakumis, George T.. Principles-based versus Rules-based Accounting Standards: The Influence of Standard Precision and Audit Committee Strength on Financial Reporting Decisions 2010 Deloitte/University of Kansas Auditing Symposium XX : Kansas City, KS Apr 2010

Beaudoin, Cathy , Agoglia, Christopher P. and Tsakumis, George T.. Earnings Management: The Agency Relationship and the Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility 2009 Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Midyear Meeting : Seattle, WA Oct 2009

Beaudoin, Cathy , Tsakumis, George T. and Agoglia, Christopher P.. Earnings Management: The Agency Relationship and the Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility American Accounting Association Annual Conference : New York, NY Aug 2009

Tsakumis, George T., Doupnik, T. S. and Agoglia, Christopher P.. Principles-based versus Rules-based Accounting Standards: The Influence of Standard Precision and Audit Committee Strength on Financial Reporting Decisions American Accounting Association Annual Conference : New York, NY Aug 2009

Tsakumis, George T., Doupnik, T. S. and Agoglia, Christopher P.. An Experiment to Examine the Effect on Financial Reporting Decisions of Moving from More Precise Standards (U.S. GAAP) to Less Precise Standards (IFRS) American Accounting Association International Accounting Section Midyear Conference : St. Petersburg, FL Feb 2009

Falsetta, Diana , Kahle, Jennifer B and Tsakumis, George T.. The Impact of Goal Conflict and IRS Audit Probability on Individuals' Tax Evasion Judgments American Accounting Association Annual Meeting : Chicago, IL Aug 2007

Falsetta, Diana , Kahle, Jennifer B and Tsakumis, George T.. The Influence of Goal Conflict and Information Asymmetry on Individuals' Tax Evasion Judgments American Accounting Association Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Midyear Meeting : Portland, OR Oct 2006

Agoglia, Christopher P., Beaudoin, Cathy and Tsakumis, George T.. The Effect of Fraud Assessment Documentation Structure on Auditors' Ability to Identify Control Weaknesses: The Moderating Role of Reviewer Experience American Accounting Association Annual Meeting : Washington, DC Aug 2006

Awards

2010-2011 Outstanding Online Instructor (2010 National Distance Learning Week Awards Ceremony, Drexel University Online)

2009-2012 Center for Teaching Excellence (Drexel University - LeBow College of Business)

2008-2009 Best Paper Award (American Accounting Association International Accounting Section Conference)

2008-2009 Excellence in Teaching Award (LeBow College of Business MBA Anywhere cohort)

2008-2009 Excellence in Teaching Award (LeBow College of Business Pharma MBA Cohort)

2004-2005 Excellence in Teaching Award (LeBow College of Business)

2003-2004 Excellence in Teaching Award (LeBow College of Business)

Professional Experience

Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young, LLP Indianapolis, IN Dec 1996-Jul 1999