Xi (Jason) Kuang
Scheller College of Business
Georgia Institute of Technology
800 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-1149
Voice: +1-404-894-1555
Email: [email protected]
DEGREES
Ph.D. in Accounting (minor in experimental economics), University of Pittsburgh
M.S. in Accounting, Renmin University of China
B.S. in Statistics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2011 – present
2005 – 2010
Associate professor of accounting (with Tenure)
Assistant professor of accounting
Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
AREAS OF INTEREST
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The effects of economic and psychological factors on accounting decision making
Management control and accounting ethics
Behavioral sciences and experimental economics
RESEARCH
Publications
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Church, B.K., R.L. Hannan, and X. Kuang. 2013. Information acquisition and opportunistic
behavior in managerial reporting. Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming.
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Church, B.K., R.L. Hannan, and X. Kuang. 2012. Shared interest and honesty in budget reporting.
Accounting, Organizations and Society 37(3): 155-167.
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Kuang, X., and D.V. Moser. 2011. Wage negotiation, employee effort and firm profit under
output-based versus fixed-wage incentive contracts. Contemporary Accounting Research 28 (2):
616-642.
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Ackert, L.F., B.K. Church, X. Kuang, and L. Qi. 2011. Lying: An experimental investigation of
the role of situational factors. Business Ethics Quarterly 21 (4): 605-632.
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Hales, J., X. Kuang, and S. Venkataraman. 2011. Who believes the hype? An experimental
examination of how language affects investor judgments. Journal of Accounting Research 49(1):
223-255.
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Kuang, X., and D.V. Moser. 2009. Reciprocity and the effectiveness of optimal agency contracts.
The Accounting Review 84 (5): 1671-1694.
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Church, B.K., and X. Kuang. 2009. Conflicts of interest, disclosure, and (costly) sanctions:
Experimental evidence. Journal of Legal Studies 38 (2): 505-532.
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Dana, J., R.A. Weber, and X. Kuang. 2007. Exploiting moral wiggle room: Experiments
demonstrating an illusory preference for fairness. Economic Theory 33 (1): 67-80.
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Kuang, X., R.A. Weber, and J. Dana. 2007. How effective is advice from interested parties? An
experimental test using a pure coordination game. Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization 62 (4): 591-604.
TEACHING
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Undergraduate core Financial Accounting
Undergraduate elective Advanced Management Accounting
MBA elective Advanced Management Accounting
Ph.D. management accounting research seminar
SERVICES
Editorial board
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The Accounting Review
Reviewer for journals
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The Accounting Review
American Economic Review
Academy of Management Journal
Management Science
Contemporary Accounting Research
Accounting, Organizations and Society
Journal of Management Accounting Research
Behavioral Research in Accounting
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
Southern Economic Journal
Journal of Economic Psychology
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
Reviewer for grant proposals
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Deanship of Scientific Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
(October 2011).
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) (April 2010; March 2008).
Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (March 2008).
Campus contributions
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Director, the Experiential Laboratory and Ussery Management Research Laboratory, Georgia
Institute of Technology.
Member, Faculty Honors Committee, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of
Technology.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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American Accounting Association.
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Canadian Academic Accounting Association.
Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2010
2002
AAA’s Accounting, Behavior and Organization (ABO) Section Conference Best Paper Award.
AAA’s Deloitt & Touchie Doctoral Consortium Fellow.
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