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Associate Professor Drexel University, 1993, PhD (Accounting with a minor in Quantitative Methods) Phone: 610-660-1661 Fax: 610-660-1126 Office: MV 381 Email: wghani@sju.edu |
Awards:
- Presidential Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching, SJU, 2007
- Awarded Obesity Research Grant, Center for Disease Control, Summer 2005
- Excellence in Teaching Award MBA , SJU, 2003
- Excellence in Teaching Award, EMBA, SJU, 2001
- Presidential Merit Award for Excellence in Research, SJU, 1998 - 1999
- Research Award - awarded by I/B/E/S the right to use financial analysts' database worth $2,000.00 in recognition of contribution to creatively using the database in research - 1996
- Doctoral Consortium Fellow, American Accounting Association - 1990
Academic
- St. Joseph's University - Associate Professor - 1999 - Present
- St. Joseph's University - Assistant Professor - 1990 - 1998
- Drexel University - Teaching Fellow - 1987 - 1990
- Drexel University - Research Assistant - 1983 - 1984
Professional
- The Sidney W. Fairchild Company - Management Consultant - 1985 - 1987
Courses Taught
- Accounting Concepts (MBA)
- Accounting Info Mgmt I (specialized masters)
- Acct Information Mgmt II (specialized masters)
- Creat & Measur Sharehold Value (MBA)
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis (MBA)
- Global Business:Intl Acct (specialized masters)
Journal Publication
Food Marketing Practices and Anti-Obesity Policy Impact on Shareholder Wealth. Marketing Management Journal. 2007.
Financial Analysts' Forecasts and Unprecendented Event: The Case of German Reunification. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 13 (2). 2007
Accounting Development in Pakistan. International Journal of Accounting, 40, 175-201. 2005"Disclosure of EVA Use in Corporate Financial Reports: A Descriptive Analysis," Journal of Applied Business Research with A. Tezel, J. Ragan and A.J. Stagliano, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 2005.
"The Y2K Problem: The View from Corporate Public Disclosure," Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 1999, with R. Sherman.
"Wealth Effects of the Passage of Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 for Large US Multinational Food Corporations," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Fall 1999, Vol. 18, 22, pp. 147-158, with N. Childs.
"The Effects of Stock Split Announcements on Investors’ Informedness and Consensus: An Empirical Analysis," Journal of Accounting & Business Research, 1999, Vol. 7, pp. 69-81, with G. McManus.
"Consolidation of Nonhomogeneous Subsidiaries: The Impact of Alternative Accounting Treatment," Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 12, September 1998, pp. 215-227, with Asokan Anandrajan and A.J. Stagliano.
"Evaluating Market-Orientation of an Executive MBA Program," Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1998, pp. 49-59, with S. Davis, K. Dubas and J. Strong.
"Market Reaction of Multinational Corporations tPassage of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1998, pp. 95-112, with John Haverty.
"Differential Reaction tBond Downgrades for Small Versus Large Firms: Evidence from Analysts’ Forecast Revisions," Journal of Fixed Income, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1998, pp. 94-99, with Corolyn Clark and Paul Foster.
"An Empirical Analysis of the Incremental Information Content of SAS59 Going Concern Modified Reports," Indian Accounting Review, Vol.1, No.2, December 1997, pp. 38-48, with A. Anandarajan and A.J. Stagliano.
"U.S. Corporate Reaction tGATT: An Analysis of Management’s Public Disclosures," Journal of Applied Business Research, Summer 1997 (vol. 13, no. 3), with John Haverty.
"Home Sweet Home Away from Home,” Pennsylvania CPA Journal, 1996, with Richard Sherman.
"The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations," Journal of Business & Economic Studies, 1996, with M. Thomas.
"Strategic Implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement: The View from Management Disclosures," Central Business Review (vol. 14, no. 2), 1995, with John Haverty.
"The Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Multinational Firms: Evidence from the Stock market," Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation , Vol. 4, No. 2, 1995, with John Haverty.
" Retail Inventory Made Easy," Journal of Accounting, Taxation and Finance for Business, 1995.
"The IRS Non-filer Initiative," Management Accounting, 1994, with Richard Sherman.
Proceedings/Presentations
Impact of EVA Adoption on Long Term Shareholder Value: An Empirical Investigation. 2009 AAA Annual Meeting, New York.
Wealth Effect of OIG Guidelines on Large Pharmaceuticals Companies. Accepted for 2008 Marketing and Public Policy Annual Conference.
Long-Term Performance of EVA Adopters: Empirical Evidence. Accepted for 2008 AAA, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.
Business Groups, Corporate Governance, and Financial Performance: Evidence from Pakistan. Accepted for 2008 AAA Annual Meeting.
Corporate Governance, Business Group Affiliations, and Firm Performance: Descriptive Evidence from Pakistan. Presented at 2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the AAA, Parsippany, New Jersey.
Corporate Governance, Business Group, Affilations,and Firm Performace: Discriptive Evidence from Pakistan. Presented at 2006 Northeast Business and Economics Association, Port Jefferson, New York."Disclosure of EVA Use in Corporate Financial Reports: A Descriptive Analysis," Journal of Applied Finance with A. Tezel, J. Ragan, and A.J. Stagliano. 2003 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association.
Corporate Governance, Business Group Affiliation, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Pakistan. May 2004 Conference on Corporate Governance in Pakistan hosted by Center for Management and Research & the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan at LUMS, Pakistan (Presented by my co-author).
Evolution of Financial Reporting and its Determinants in Pakistan. May 2004 Conference on Corporate Governance in Pakistan hosted by Center for Management and Research & the Securities &Exchange Commission of Pakistan at LUMS, Pakistan (Presented by my co-author).
"Analysts' Reactions German Reunification - An Empirical Analysis" presented at the Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association Meeting, March 2001, with Samuel Szewczyk.
"The Impact of Stock Split Announcements on Investors' Divergence of Beliefs," presented at the Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association Meeting, March 1999, with G. McManus.
"EVA adoption and corporate disclosures," presented at the National Meeting of the Northeast Business and Economics Association, October 1998, with J. Ragan and A. Tezel.
"The Impact of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on Multinational Firms: Evidence from the Stock Market," presented at the American Accounting Association 1997 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, 1997, with J. Haverty.
"Impact of Asset Impairments Accounting Under SFAS 121 on Corporate Disclosures," presented to the Northeast Business and Economics Association, 1996, with Joseph Ragan.
"Corporate Responses to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): The View from Management's Public Disclosures," presented tthe Mid-Atlantic Conference of the American Accounting Association, 1996, with John Haverty.
"The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations (Outstanding Paper Award)," presented to the Northeastern Business and Economics Association, 1995, with M. Thomas.
"The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations," presented tthe Eastern Finance Association Meetings, 1995 with M. Thomas.
"The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations," presented and published in Proceedings of the FMA Annual Meeting, 1995, with M. Thomas.
"Impact of Fair Value Accounting Under SFAS 115 on Corporate Disclosures," presented tand published in the Proceedings of the Northeastern Business and Economics Association, 1995, with Joseph Ragan.
"Bond Downgrades and Long-term Prospects of Financially Distresses Large vs. Small Firms: Evidence of Size Effect in Analysts' Forecasts Revisions," presented and published in Proceedings of the Northeast Business and Economics Association, 1995, with Corolyn Clark and Paul Foster.
"Additional Evidence on the Effects of Consolidation of Nonhomogeneous Subsidiaries under SFAS-94," presented tand published in Proceedings of the Northeast Business and Economics Association, 1995, with A.J. Staglianand A. Anandarajan.
"NAFTA: The View from Management Discussions and Analyses and President's Letters tShareholders," presented tthe Southeast Regional Meetings of the American Accounting Association, 1995, with John Haverty.
"Analysts' Earnings Forecasts Revisions and Information Content of SFAS-94 Disclosures," presented tand published in Proceedings of the AAA 1994 Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting, 1994, with G. Ndubizu and S. Szewczyk.
"Going Concern Unqualified Opinion Under SAS 59 and Information Content of Annual Reports," presented to and published in Proceedings of AAA 1994 Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting, 1994, with A. Anandarajan and A.J. Stagliano.
"The Economic Impact of Accounting Information Aggregation and Disaggregation on Indormedness and Consensus: The Case of Consolidated Nonhomogeneous Subsidiaries," presented to and published in Proceedings of the AAA 1994 Northeastern Annual Meeting, 1994, with N. Gordian and S. Kwon.
Instructional Innovations/New Course (Program) Development:
- "Creating & Measuring Shareholder Value" (ACC 4115), Course Developer - 2001
- "Mutual Fund Accounting" (ACC 1575), Course Developer and Coordinator - 2001
- "Financial Statement Analysis" (ACC 5025), Course Coordinator - 1996.
- "Accounting Concepts" (ACC 3015), Course Coordinator - 1996.
Activities in Academic/Professional Organizations/Publications:
- Reviewer - AAA 1995 Annual Meeting - 1995
- Journal Editorial Board Reviewer
- Reviewer of Articles
Other:
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"Corporate Response the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): the View from Management’s Public disclosures," presented St. Joseph's University CB&A Research Forum, 1996, with John Haverty.
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"Bonds Downgrades," presented St. Joseph's University College of Business Research Series - 1994
