Costello College of Business Faculty Research

A George Mason University accounting professor explains how information on the behavior of companies that have been under SEC investigation reveals a variety of changes and opens the way for a step forward in accounting research.

Technological advancements and the dynamics of the platform economy make rooting out fraud more complicated than it may seem.

Glassdoor data show pandemic-era disruption was especially hard on audit team leaders. Worse, the effects have likely lingered until the present day.

Tens of trillions invested in social responsibility arguably hasn’t translated into large-scale benefits for people and the planet. A new book by a George Mason University adjunct professor attempts to explain why.

Whether ordering a pizza to split with friends or planning a family excursion, better communication can help reduce the anxiety that surrounds joint-consumption situations. Sharaya Jones, assistant professor of marketing at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, recently published research targeting this understudied area of consumer psychology.

Balancing and combining different kinds of intelligence may be even more important than how much you know, or how you think. In a recently published piece, Matthew A. Cronin, professor of management at Costello College of Business at George Mason University, deconstruct intelligence into three modalities, which they label the Scientist, the Artist and the Judge (or “SAJ,” pronounced “sage”).

How employees respond to being under surveillance depends on a number of factors, including how good they are at their jobs.

Long Chen, accounting area chair, and Yi Cao, assistant professor of accounting, contribute an article to Harvard Business Review about how managers need to "twice-groom" their public information as AI models generate meaningful insights at surprising scale and speed, in an article titled, "Corporate Disclosure in the Age of AI."

How does the PCAOB, which oversees corporate audits, select targets for inspection? A George Mason University accounting professor built a model to help capture the process.

To please both the planet and shareholders at the same time, firms must travel a triangular path.