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Wendy J. Bailey


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Associate Professor of Accounting


422C Hayden Hall
617-373-3371
w.bailey@neu.edu

Education

Ph.D. from University of Pittsburgh
MBA from University of Colorado
BSBA from Washington University, St. Louis

Research and Teaching Interests

Research interests focus on judgment and decision making in accounting especially as it relates to managerial ethics, accounting standard setting and performance evaluation. Teaching interests include both financial accounting and managerial accounting.

Awards and Honors

Professor of the Semester, Beta Alpha Psi, University of South Carolina, Fall 2007

Best Paper, Ethics in Accounting Symposium at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, 2003

Graduate Faculty of the Year, University of California Riverside, 2002-2003

Best Dissertation Award, Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section of the American Accounting Association, 2000

Selected Publications

Bailey, W., Hecht, G., Towry, K. (2011). Dividing the Pie: The Influence of Managerial Discretion Extent on Bonus Pool Allocations. Contemporary Accounting Research, 28(5).

Bailey, W., and Spicer, A. 2007. “When does National Identity Matter? Convergence and Divergence in International Business Ethics” Academy of Management Journal, 50(6).

Spicer, A. Dunfee, T. and Bailey, W. 2004. “Does National Context Matter in Ethical Decision Making? An Empirical Test of Integrative Social Contracts Theory,” Academy of Management Journal, 47: 610-620.

Selected Presentations

Bailey, W., New England Behavioral Accounting Research Series, "Do Ethical Attitudes About Accrual and Real Earnings Management Converge or Diverge? An Application of Integrative Social Contracts Theory,” Bentley University. (October 2010).

Bailey, W., Alternative Perspectives in Accounting Conference, "Moving Toward a Principle-Based Approach to U.S. Accounting Standards: Is it Stakeholder Preference or a Demand for Procedural Justice?" (2009).

Bailey, W., Management Accounting Conference, "Dividing the Pie: Do Managers Incorporate Non-Contractible Information Into Full and Partial Discretionary Bonus Allocations?" (2007).

Industry and Academic Experience

Previous industry and academic experience pertains to work conducted at the University of South Carolina and the University of California, Riverside.

Recent Press

“When does National Identity Matter? Convergence and Divergence in International Business Ethics” (2007) referenced by U.S. News and World Report, Business Week Online, and TAAC (Russia) News Agency

Mailing Address

Wendy Bailey
404 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue 
Boston, MA 02115-5000