(January 14, 2009) Perks for Buds XXIII Accountants in “Retreat” Dean Nail’s first retreat was, by all accounts, a huge
success. Reports say the area with the biggest no-shows for Lance seemed to be Accounting. Bob Smith apparently was
still in Atlanta. Where were Stan Clark and Mary Anderson? Aren’t they two of the reputed movers-and-shakers? Was
this a message sent to Lance that Lance is not in charge? Perhaps it was continued outrage over Lance’s non-hiring of
their favored candidate for director? Maybe it was apathy like it seemingly was for Hsieh, Chen, and Malik. [Editor's
note: DePree wasn't invited.] If there are no consequences – and why would you expect any – it is just another example
of Perks for Buds.
STAN CLARK, FORMER PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY
(March 24, 2009) Our Most Talented Colleagues Unique A-Level Hits of Current & Former CoB Faculty – Accounting
(August 7, 2009) Special Report Tedious An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Research Credentials USMNEWS.net hears
from readers from time to time, and one theme that has come across over the past three years pertains to the research records
of CoB accounting professors Stanley Clark and Charles Jordan. Their heavily co-authored research profiles have been
described as being overly represented by tedious studies of accounting standards amendments, and that much of their work
is repetitive/redundant, perhaps in an effort to "pump up" their respective research credentials. That being said, the recent
research on Google Scholar cites afforded USMNEWS.net reporters an opportunity to do at least a cursory examination of the
records of Clark and Jordan. Some of the findings are reported below.
(August 11, 2009) Special Report The GS Cites Trap An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Research Credentials
Recent reports here at USMNEWS.net have examined Google Scholar cites to research conducted by various CoB
faculty. As in past reports in this series, the data examined recently have been unadjusted GS cites. That is, there has
been no accounting for self-cites in the overall data. This report addresses that issue by subtracting self-cites from the
overall data, using a 6-Aug-09 GS cites search for ACC.