Eric Chan
Associate Professor
Department: Accounting
Research Areas: Accounting - Managerial
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Biography
Eric Chan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting. He received his Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh, and B.S. degrees in Accounting and Finance from the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., he worked as a senior auditor for Ernst & Young in Washington, DC. Professor Chan currently teaches the Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting in the Canfield Business Honors Program and the Behavioral Research in Accounting doctoral seminar. His research focuses on using experimental methods to examine issues related to incentive contracting, performance measurement and evaluation, and managerial decision-making.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & AWARDS
2021 | Journal of Management Accounting Research (JMAR) Outstanding Reviewer Award |
2021 | McCombs BBA Faculty Honor Roll |
2020 | McCombs BBA Faculty Honor Roll |
2019 | McCombs BBA Faculty Honor Roll |
2018 | Member of Society for Teaching Excellence at UT Austin |
2016 | Outstanding Paper Award at Management Accounting Section Midyear Meeting |
Eric W. Chan, and Todd A. Thornock. Aug. 2023. Subjective Performance Evaluation Systems and Employee Ratings: The Level of Detail in Performance Evaluation Systems Can Influence How Supervisors Assess their Employees’ Performance When a Job Promotion is Coming Up. Strategic Finance 105(2): 30-32.
Eric W. Chan, Jeremy B. Lill, and Victor S. Maas. May 2023. Promote Internally or Hire Externally? The Role of Gift Exchange and Performance Measurement Precision. Journal of Accounting Research 61(2): 493-530.
Eric W. Chan, and Jeremy B. Lill. March 2023.
Journal of Management Accounting Research 35(1):69-91.
Eric W. Chan, John H. Evans, III, and Duanping Hong. Nov 2022. Losers of CEO Tournaments: Incentives, Turnover, and Career Outcomes. The Accounting Review 97(6): 123-148.
Eric Chan and Xinyu Zhang. 2021. Understanding and Deterring Misreporting in Nonprofits: The Joint Effects of Pay Level and Penalty Type. The Accounting Review 96(4), 157-177.
Eric Chan, Steven J. Kachelmeier, and Xinyu Zhang. 2021. Working Longer but Not Harder: The Effects of Incentivizing Inputs versus Outputs in a Heterogeneous Workforce. The Accounting Review 96(5), 133-156.