Sudha Krishnan

Email: Sudha.Krishnan@csulb.edu
Office: CBA-CBA 406

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.

Conference Proceeding

"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.

Abstract

"The Impact of 2006 SEC Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements on Pay-for-Performance Relationship" (2012), 12th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Business.

Journal Article, Professional Journal

"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)