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Ashok Robin, Ph.D.
Professor, Rosett Chair for Research
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Office Location: LOW-A331
Office Phone: 585-475-5211
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Staff Assistant Phone: 585-475-6063
Fax: 585-475-6920
Biography
Ashok J. Robin is a professor of finance in the College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Robin also serves as a Fellow in the Center for International Business. He completed his Ph.D. in finance with a minor in accounting at SUNY-Buffalo in 1988. Earlier he had earned an MBA in finance at the same school. His undergraduate education is in the area of commerce and accounting, completed at the University of Madras in India.
His research interests include corporate governance and international accounting. He has published articles in academic journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Financial Research and Financial Management. His teaching interests include corporate finance, international finance and financial derivatives.
He has served in the finance department at RIT's College of Business since 1989. Prior to this tenure, he taught for two years at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Education
- Ph.D., Finance, SUNY Buffalo, 1988
- MBA, Finance, SUNY Buffalo, 1987
- B.Com, Commerce and accounting, Unviersity of Madras (India), 1981
Experience
- Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance -- College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2002-2004
- Professor of Finance -- College of Business, RIT, 2001-Present
- Associate Professor of Finance -- College of Business, RIT, 1993-2001
- Assistant Professor of Finance -- College of Business, RIT, 1989-1993
- Assistant Professor of Finance -- School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987-1989
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, The CPA Journal -- Second-Tier Auditing Firms: Developments & Prospects, with Mithu Dey, 32-39, June, 2011
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Coporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society -- Labor Market Consequences of Accounting Fraud, with Chun-Keung (Stan) Hoi, 321-333, 2010
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Corporate Governance: International Review -- Agency Conflicts, Controlling Owner Proximity and Firm Value: An Analysis of Dual-Class firms in the United States, with Chun-Keung (Stan) Hoi, 124-135, 2010
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Journal of Global Information Management -- Economic Freedom and the Impact of Technology on Productivity, with Koffi N'Da & Tom Tribunella, 42 - 58, 2009
- Learning and Pedagogical Research, Equal Author, Journal of Financial Education -- Anatomy of an unusual merger: ABI (2006), with Stan Hoi and Daniel Tessoni, 101 - 121, 2009
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Review of Accounting Studies -- Is financial reporting shaped by equity markets or by debt markets? An international study of timeliness and conservatism, with Ray Ball & Gil Sadka, 168-205, 2008
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Managerial Auditing Journal -- Sarbanes-Oxley: Are Audit Committees Up To The Task?, with Hoi, Tessoni, 2007
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, Corporate Governance: The Intl Journal of Business in Society -- The Design of Incentive Compensation for Directors, with Chun-Keung Hoi, 47-53, 2004
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Journal of Accounting and Economics -- Incentives vs. Standards: Properties of Accounting Income in Four East Asian Countries, with Ray Ball and Joanna Wu, 235-270, 2003
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Financial Management -- Do Shareholders Benefit from the Adoption of Incentive Pay for Directors?, with M.Gerety and C.K.Hoi, 45-61, 2001
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, American Business Review -- CNBC's Squawk Box: Rocket Fuel for Share Prices?, with C.K Hoi and J.P.Lessard, 2001
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics -- Accounting Standards, the Institutional Environment and Issuer Incentives: Effect on Accounting Conservatism in China, with Ray Ball and Joanna Wu, December, 2000
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, American Business Review -- The Effect of State Anti-takeover Laws on Board Composition, with C.K. Hoi and J.P. Lessard, 9, January, 2000
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Journal of Accounting and Economics -- The Effect of Institutional Factors on Properties of Accounting Earnings, with Ray Ball and S.P.Kothari, 1, 2000
- Contributions to Practice, Sole Author, American Business Review -- Dividend Omissions:Rationale and Market Impact, 1, June, 1998
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, Review of Financial Economics -- Trading Volume on Earnings and Dividends Announcements: Implications for the Market Model, with John Helmuth, 183, 1998
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, Review of Financial Economics -- The Adjustment of Stock Prices to Wall Street Journal Corrections, with John Helmuth and John Zdanowicz, 1994
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Sole Author, Journal of Financial Research -- On Improving the Performance of the Market Model, 367, 1993
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, Journal of Financial Research -- The Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Cost-of-Capital Estimation: The Case of Electric Utilities, with David Goldenberg, 181, 1991
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, American Business Review -- Acquisition of U.S. Firms by International Firms: Wealth Effects, with J.P. Lessard, 1991
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, Journal of Financial Research -- The magnitude of pricing errors in the Arbitrage Pricing Theory, with Ravi Shukla, 65, 1991
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Sole Author, Financial Management -- The Impact of the 1986 Tax Reform Act on Ex-Day Returns, 60, 1991
Refereed Conference Proceedings
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, IRMA Vancouver 2007 -- Does Economic Freedom Enhance the Impact of Technology on Global Productivity?, with N'Da, Tribunella, 2007
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, European Accounting Association Annual Conference -- Incentive Vs Entrenchment: The Case of Founder CEO Succession, with C.K. Hoi, K. Karim, M. Lacina, April, 2002
Books (including Instructional Textbooks)
- Learning and Pedagogical Research, Sole Author, -- International Corporate Finance, January, 2010
Other
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, -- Book title: International Enterprises and Global Information Technologies: Advancing Management Practices Chapter title: Economic Freedom and the Impact of Technology on Productivity, with Koffi N'Da and Thomas Tribunella, 2011
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, -- Economic Freedom and the Impact of Technology on Productivity (lead chapter in book titled: Intl Ent & Global Info Technologies), with Thomas Tribunella, 2011
- Contributions to Practice, Sole Author, -- Principles of Hedging, in Handbook of Technology Management, edited by Hossein Bidgoli, January, 2010
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, -- Mergers & Acquisitions, in Handbook of Technology Management, edited by Hossein Bidgoli, with Robert Boehner & William Evans, January, 2010
- Equal Author, -- Venture Capital and Financing Strategies, in Handbook of Technology Mangement, edited by Hossein Bidgoli, with Patricia Wollan, January, 2010
- Contributions to Practice, Equal Author, -- Accounting Standards in China, with Ball, Ray and Wu, Joanna, November, 2001
Unpublished Conference Presentations
- An empirical analysis of the design of incentive compensation for directors: why use bonus-like contracts?, SFA, 2007
- Sarbanes-Oxley: Are audit committees up to the task?, SFA, 2007
- Is financial reported shaped by equity markets or by debt markets? An International study of timeliness and conservatism, RAST, 2007
- Is Accounting Conservatism Due to Debt or Share Markets? A Test of , JAR/LBS, 2005
- Opportunity and Incentive: Impact of Controller-Owners in US firms with Unequal Voting, FMA-European, 2005
- Corporate Governance and Consequences of Adopting Director Incentive Plans, Southern Finance Association, 2002
- Incentives vs. Standards: Properties of Accounting Income in Four East Asian Countries, JAE, 2002
- Incentives vs. Standards: Properties of Accounting Income in Four East Asian Countries, AAA, 2001
- CNBC's Squawk Box: Rocket Fuel for Share Prices?, Mid-West Finance Association, 2000
- Incentive Versus Entrenchment: The Case of Founder CEO Succession, Financial Management Assn, 1999
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