I graduated with a B. Com. and M. Com from Bombay University, M. Acc. and PhD from University of Southern California. I am also a Chartered Accountant from India.
Teaching Interests: I teach Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions Accounting and Financial Instruments including Hedge Accounting
Research Interests: Corporate governance, education pedagogy and Business Communication
Education
- Ph D, University of Southern California, 1999
Major: Business Administration (Accounting) - M.Acc., University of Southern California, 1993
Major: Accounting - Master of Commerce , Bombay University, 1989
Major: Accounting and Financial Management - Bachelor of Commerce, Bombay University, 1985
Major: Accounting and Financial Management
Past Experience
- Professor, California State University, Long Beach (2011 - Present)
- Associate Professor, California State University, Long Beach (2007 - Present)
- Assistant Professor, Loyola Marymount University (1999 - 2007)
- Lead Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California (1995 - 1999)
- Part Time Faculty, University of Southern California (1996 - 1996)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California (1994 - 1995)
- Instructor, University of Southern California (1993 - 1994)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California (1992 - 1993)
- Officer, Corporate Planning Department, Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India(ICICI) (1987 - 1989)
- Intern, M.P. Chitale and Co.(Chartered Accountants) (1984 - 1987)
Research and Scholarly Activities
Journal Article, Academic Journal- "The Effect of Experience on Perceived Communications Skills: Comparisons Between Accounting Professionals and Students" (2013), Advances in Accounting Education.
- "Failure to Communicate: Why Accounting Students Don't Measure Up to Professionals Expectations" (2010), The CPA Journal.
- "A Comparison of Corporate Governance in China and India with the U.S." (2009), The Business Review, Cambridge.
- "Using Case Materials to Research Professional Standards on Revenue Recognition Issues" (2007), Issues in Accounting Education.
- "The Impact of Incentives on CEO Compensation and Firm Performance" (2006), International Review of Economics and Business.
- "The Effect of Non-Recurring Gains and Losses on CEO's Compensation" (2006), Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control.
- "Deferred Forward and Reverse Exchanges of Real Estate" (2006), Journal of Taxation of Investments.
- "Comparison Between Traditional and New Media in Business Communication - A Survey of Business Major Students" (2013), Western Decision Science Institute Meeting.
- Executive Compensation and the Impact of SEC Disclosure Requirements (2010), Decision Sciences Institute (DSI).
- "Attitude Toward Communications Skills: The Comparison Between Accounting Students and Professionals" (2009), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting .
- "How to Engage Your Faculty in the Assessment Process" (2007), Western Decision Sciences Conference, San Diego.
- "Creating a Modern Corporate Reporting Class" (2003), Advances in Technology-Based Education: Towards a Knowledge Based Society, 2nd International Confererence on Multimedia, Information and Communication Technologies in Education (m-ICTE 2003).
- "Developing a Current 'Modern Corporate Reporting' Class" (2003), Proceedings on the Hawaii Conference for Business.
- "Revenue Recognition Fraud or Error: The State of MicroStrategy Inc" (2003), Proceedings of the Hawaii Conference for Business.
- "The Impact of 2006 SEC Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements on Pay-for-Performance Relationship" (2012), 12th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Business.
- "Inventory Valuation Under IFRS and GAAP" (2012), .
- "Ethics Education in Accounting: At A Glance" (2009), Long Beach Business Journal.
Presentations
- Western Decision Science Institute 2013 Annual Meeting, "COMPARISON BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND NEW MEDIA IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION – A SURVEY OF BUSINESS MAJOR STUDENTS," DSI, Long Beach ( , )
- Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, "Comparison Between Traditional and New Media in Business Communication - A Survey of Business Major Students," SCI, San Francisco, CA (November , 2012)
- Western AAA 2010 Annual Meeting, "Experience Effect on the Communication Skills: The Perception Gap Between Accounting Students and Professionals," AAA, Portland, Oregon (April , 2010)
- Western AAA 2010 Annual Meeting, "The Impact of 2006 SEC Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements On Pay-for-Performance Relationship," AAA, Portland, Oregon (April , 2010)
- Western Decision Sciences Conference, "Independent Board of Directors and Firm Performance: An Indian Perspective," , San Diego, CA ( , 2008)
- American Accounting Association, "Assessment, Accreditation & Faculty," , (August , 2008)
- 9th International Conference on Corporate Governance and Board Leadership, "Board of Directors Training: Transitional vs. Developed Economy," Henley Management College, UK ( , 2006)
- SEC Financial Reporting Conference, "Corporate Governance in Emerging Nations," Center for Corporate Reporting and Governance, California State University, Fullerton ( , 2005)
- Second International Conference on Multimedia, Information and Communication Technologies in Education(m-ICTE 2003), "Creating a Modern Corporate Reporting Class," , Badajos, Spain (December , 2003)
- Hawaii Conference for Business, "Developing a Current 'Modern Corporate Reporting' Class ," , Hawaii ( , 2003)
- Hawaii Conference for Business, "Revenue Recognition Fraud or Error: The case of MicroStrategy Inc," , Hawaii ( , 2003)



