Biography
Jagan Krishnan is a Professor and Merves Senior Research Fellow in the department of Accounting. He is the coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Accounting and teaches undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses in auditing. He has over 30 years of teaching and professional experience in auditing and consulting.
After completing a doctorate at the Ohio State University, he joined Temple in 1991. He is the recipient of the 2003 Musser Award for Leadership in Teaching and the 2000 Beta Alpha Psi Teacher of the Year Award. His research interests are in the areas of audit quality, corporate governance, auditor litigation, regulation, and fraudulent financial reporting. He is an editor of Accounting Horizons (one of the three association-wide journals published by the American Accounting Association) and currently serves on the editorial boards of The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance and Current Issues in Auditing. He has published articles in academic journals including The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. He is listed among prolific auditing researchers by two different studies. Prior to entering academia, he worked in the audit and consulting divisions of affiliates of Ernst & Young and KPMG.
Research Interests
- Audit Quality
- Auditor litigation
- Regulation
- Corporate Governance
- International Audit
- and Fraudulent Financial Reporting
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
ACCT 3596 | Auditing | Undergraduate |
ACCT 9001 | Interdisciplinary Accounting Research | Graduate |
ACCT 9011 | Proseminar in Accounting | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Adams, T., Krishnan, J., & Krishnan, J. Client influence and auditor independence revisited: Evidence from auditor resignations. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2021.106846.
Khavis, J. & Krishnan, J. (2021). Employee satisfaction and work-life balance in accounting firms and audit quality. Auditing, 40(2), 161-192. doi: 10.2308/AJPT-18-029.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., & Maex, S. PCAOB Revolving Door, Audit Fees and Audit Quality. Virtual.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., & Maex, S. (2020). The PCAOB Revolving Door and Audit Quality.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., & Liang, S. (2020). Internal control and financial reporting quality of small firms: A comparative analysis of regulatory regimes. Review of Accounting and Finance, 19(2), 221-246. doi: 10.1108/RAF-05-2018-0107.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., & Maex, S. (2020). PCAOB Revolving Door, Audit Fees and Audit Quality.
Krishnan, J. & Krull, G. Secrets of a Successful Applicant.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., Lee, I., & Maex, S. (2019). Management Going Concern Reporting: Impact on Investors and Auditors.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., Lee, I., & Maex, S. Management Going Concern Reporting: Impact on Investors and Auditors. Boston, MA.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., Lee, I., & Maex, S. Management Going Concern Reporting: Impact on Investors and Auditors.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., Lee, I., & Maex, S. Management Going Concern Reporting: Impact on Investors and Auditors. American Accounting Association, Nashville, TN.
Basu, S., Krishnan, J., Lee, J.E., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Economic Determinants and Consequences of the Proactive Disclosure of Internal Control Weaknesses and Remediation Progress in IPOs. AUDITING: a Journal of Practice & Theory, 37(4), 1-24. American Accounting Association. doi: 10.2308/ajpt-51876.
Krishnan, J. & Krull, G. Secrets of a Successful Applicant. Chicago.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., Lee, I., & Maex, S. Management Going Concern Reporting: Impact on Investors and Auditors. Washington DC.
Krishnan, J. & Khavis, J. Employee Satisfaction in Accounting Firms, Work-Life Balance, Turnover, and Audit Quality. National Harbor, MD.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., & Zhao, X. Impact of Crash Risk on Auditors' Going Concern Opinion Decisions. Washington DC.
Krishnan, J. & Khavis, J. Employee Satisfaction in Accounting Firms, Work-Life Balance, Turnover, and Audit Quality. Portland, Oregan.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., & Zhao, X. Impact of Crash Risk on Auditors' Going Concern Opinion Decisions. Portland, Oregon.
Krishnan, J. & Krull, G. Secrets of a Successful Applicant. Chicago.
Krishnan, J., Krishnan, J., & Song, H. (2017). PCAOB international inspections and audit quality. Accounting Review, 92(5), 143-166. doi: 10.2308/accr-51642.