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Gregory Jonas

The Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professorship of Management
Weatherhead School of Management
Senior Associate Dean
Academics and Graduate Programs
Weatherhead School of Management
Associate Professor
Department of Accountancy
Weatherhead School of Management
Faculty Director
Full-Time MBA
Weatherhead School of Management

Prior to earning his doctoral degree, Gregory A. Jonas, PhD, CMA, worked for over twenty years in roles ranging from cost accountant to CEO. His industry experience includes working with closely held corporations, acquisitions, and company turnarounds. Since receiving his PhD in 2007 from the Virginia Commonwealth University, Jonas’s research has focused on two main streams, antecedents and consequences of corporate disclosures, and exploring factors associated with the development of accounting scholars.

Jonas’s appointment at Case Western Reserve University began in 2007. His teaching specialty focuses on graduate level financial analysis topics. Recent courses he has taught include Corporate Reporting & Analysis, Financial & Managerial Accountancy, and Archival Research Methods.

Jonas has numerous publications. He has presented at the American Accounting Association (AAA) annual meetings and at the AAA Regional Ohio meetings. His recent awards include Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award, AAA in 2014; Graduate Teaching Excellent Award, Weatherhead School of Management in 2013 and 2015; and Best Manuscript Award, AAA-Ohio Region in 2012.

Jonas is a certified management accountant (CMA). He is active in Financial Executives International and is chair of the research foundation of the Institute of Management Accountants Research Foundation.

Prior to earning his PhD, Jonas received both his MBA and BBA from Western Michigan University.

Initially Appointed: 2007

Curriculum Vita

Education

PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
2007
MBA
Business Management
Western Michigan University
1988
Bachelor of Business Administration
Western Michigan University
1978

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

  • Managerial Accounting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Accounting Information Systems

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Courses Taught

  • Financial Accounting

Office Hours

By Appointment Only

Research Information

Research Interests

Focuses on two research streams:

  1. the antecedents and consequences of corporate disclosures
  2. factors associated with the development of accounting scholars

Key areas with ongoing activity and interest:

  • executive compensation
  • restatements
  • performance metrics
  • social organization of accounting as it affects learning and curriculum matters, including the development of scholars and practitioners in accounting

Awards and Honors

  • Graduate Teaching Excellence Award
    2015
    Weatherhead School of Management
  • Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award
    2014
    American Accounting Association
  • Graduate Teaching Excellence Award
    2013
    Weatherhead School of Management
  • Best Manuscript Award
    2012
    American Accounting Association-Ohio Region
  • Stuart Cameron McLeod Society
    2011
    Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

External Appointments

  • Financial Executives International. 2010 - 2018
  • Various see Professional Service Section, Institute of Management Accounting. 1983 - Present
  • Committee Member, Faculty Senate Committee On Graduate Studies, 2019 - 2021
  • Committee Chair, Curriculum Commitee, 2018 - 2021
  • Committee Member, Online Advisory Commitee (OLAC), 2018 - 2020
  • Committee Member, Institute of Management Accountants, Montvale, New Jersey, 2017 - 2023
  • Chairperson, Institute of Management Accountants-Research Foundation, Montvale, New Jersey, 2015 - 2017
  • Committee Member, Faculty Council, Weatherhead, 2013 - 2014
  • Assistant Editor, Research in Accounting Regulation, 2013 - 2018
  • Committee Chair, Institute of Managment Accountants Research Foundation-Academic Research Committee, Montvale, NJ, 2013 - 2015
  • Committee Member, Weatherhead Database Committee, 2012 - 2013
  • Committee Member, Curriculum Committee, 2011 - 2017
  • Committee Member, Institute of Management Accountants Foundation for Applied Research, 2010 - 2013

Publications

  • Fogarty, T. J., Jonas, G. (2018). In Emerald Publishing Limited (Ed.)
    The Goldilocks Relationship Between Exam Completion Sequencing and Performance in Accounting Classes (vol. 22, pp. 89-107)   Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Zimmerman, A. B., Fogarty, T. J., Jonas, G. (2017).
    Is accounting an applied discipline? An institutional theory assessment of faculty accounting-related work experience in the academic labor market (vol. 41, pp. 33-47)  Journal of Accounting Education
  • Hogan, B. , Jonas, G. (2016).
    The Association between Executive Pay Structure and the Transparency of Restatement Disclosures (vol. 30, issue 3, pp. 307-323)  American Accounting Association: Accounting Horizons
  • Jonas, G. (2016).
    Do Public Comment Letters on Proposed SEC Regulations Matter? (pp. 17)  Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc.: Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc.
  • Fogarty, T. J., Jonas, G. (2013). In William Pasewark (Ed.)
    Author Characteristics for Major Accounting Journals: Differences among Similarities 1989-2009 (vol. 28, issue 4, pp. 731-757)  Sarasota, Florida: Issues in Accounting Education
  • Fogarty, T. J., Jonas, G. , Parker, L. M. (2013). In David Stout (Ed.)
    The Medium is the Message: comparing paper-based and web-based course evaluation modalities (vol. 31, issue 2, pp. 177-193)  Youngstown, Ohio: Journal of Accounting Education
  • Moehrle, S. E., Jonas, G. , Kozloski, T. , Moehrle, J. A. (2012).
    Developments in Accountng Regulation: A Synthesis and Annotated Bibliography of Evidence and Commentary in the 2009 Academic Literature (vol. 24, issue 2, pp. 45-64)  San Diego, CA: Research in Accounting Regulation
  • Jonas, G. , Norman, C. (2011). In Ahmet Cakir (Ed.)
    Textbook Websites: User Technology Acceptance Behaviour (vol. 30, issue 2, pp. 147-159) Oxon: Behavior & Information Technology / Taylor & Francis LTD
  • Jonas, G. , Jones, III, A. (2011).
    Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: The Growing Need for Input from the Accounting Profession (vol. 8, issue 2, pp. 65-71)  CPA Journal
  • Jonas, G. , Moehrle, S. R., Moehrle, J. A. (2010).
    Developments in Accounting Regulation: A Synthesis and Annotated Bibliography of Evidence and Commentary in the 2007 Academic Literature (vol. 22, issue 2, pp. 71-86)  Research in Accounting Regulation
  • Fogarty, T. J., Jonas, G. (2010). In M. Annissette (Ed.)
    The Hand that Rocks the Cradle: Disciplinary Socialization at the American Accounting Association's Doctoral Consortium (vol. 21, issue 4, pp. 303-317)  Oxford: Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Presentations

  • King, T. (Author Only), Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author)  Jill McKinnon Seminar Series, "The Role of Earnings Guidance in Subsequent Earnings Management Behavior", Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. (2018).
  • Fogarty, T. J. (Author Only), Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author)  AAA Annual Meeting, "The Heterogeneity of Success in the Big Leagues", American Accounting Association, Denver, CO. (2011).
  • Fogarty, T. J. (Author Only), Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author)  AAA Ohio Regional Meeting, "The Heterogeneity of Success in the Big Leagues", American Accounting Association, Dublin, OH. (2011).
  • Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author), Hogan, B. (Author Only)  The Institute for Business and Finance Research, "Beyond the Restatement Decision: The Persistence of Executive Compensation in Explaining Disclosure Transparency Choice", The Institute for Business and Finance Research, Las Vegas, NV. (2011).
  • Jonas, G. (Author Only), , A. J. (Presenter & Author)  AAA Annual Meeting, "Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Examining a Political Cost Motivation", American Accounting Association, San Francisco, CA. (2010).
  • Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author), Cereola, S. J. (Author Only), Cereola, R. (Author Only)  AAA Ohio Regional Meeting, "Evaluating the Benefits from XBRL Adoption: An Empirical Study of the SEC Voluntary Filing Program", American Accounting Association, Columbus, OH. (2010).
  • Jonas, G. (Author Only), Cereola, S. J. (Presenter & Author), Cereola, R. (Author Only)  AAA Annual Meeting, "Evaluating the Benefits from XBRL Adoption: An Empirical Study of the SEC Voluntary Filing Program", American Accounting Association, New York City, New York. (2009).
  • Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author), Jones, A. (Author Only)  Ohio Regional Meeting, "Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Effects of Voluntary Disclosure Using Global Reporting Initiative Standards", American Accounting Association, Geneva On-the-Lake, Ohio. (2009).
  • Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author), Norman, C. (Author Only)  Ohio Regional Meeting, "Textbook Websites: User Technology Acceptance Behavior", American Accounting Association, Geneva On-the-Lake, Ohio. (2009).
  • Jonas, G. (Presenter & Author), Fogarty, T. J. (Author Only)  Research Workshop, "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: Disciplinary Socialization at the American Accounting Association's Doctoral Consortium", University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC. (2009).