Den Patten
Professor Emeriti

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SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 301
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- Education
- Selected Research
PhD Accounting
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
MS Accounting
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
BS Accounting
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Conference Proceeding
Corporate Web Page Financial Disclosures by Small Businesses
Crampton, W., & Patten, D.
Hawaii International Conference on Business, (2002)
Journal Article
Corporate Climate Change Disclosure During the Trump Administration: Evidence from Standalone CSR Reports
Antonini, C., Olczak, W., & Patten, D.
Accounting Forum, 45 (2), 118-141, (2021)
Seeking Legitimacy
Patten, D.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 11 (6), 1009-1021, (2020)
Creating Legitimacy for Sustainability Assurance Practices: Evidence from Sustainability Restatements
Michelon, G., Patten, D., & Romi, A.
European Accounting Review, 28 (2), 395-422, (2019)
Cultural Secrecy and Anti-Corruption Disclosure in Large Multinational Companies
Blanc, R., Branco, M., & Patten, D.
Australian Accounting Review, 29 (2), 438-448, (2019)
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal's Contributions to Sustainability Disclosure Research: A Review and Assessment
Patten, D., & Shin, H.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 10 (1), 26-40, (2019)
The Impact of Governmental Pressure on Corporate Corruption Spending: Evidence from China
Ren, Y., & Patten, D.
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 39 (2), 124-136, (2019)
Mandated Social Disclosure: An Analysis of the Response to the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
Birkey, R., Islam, M., Guidry, R., & Patten, D.
Journal Of Business Ethics, 152 (3), 827-841, (2018)
Mandated Social Disclosure: Evidence that Investors Perceive Poor Quality as Increasing Social and Political Cost Exposures
Sankara, J., Patten, D., & Lindberg, D.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 10 (1), 208-228, (2018)
Climate Change and Asset Prices: Are Corporate Carbon Disclosure and Performance Priced Appropriately?
Liesen, A., Figge, F., Hoepner, A., & Patten, D.
Journal Of Business Finance & Accounting, 44 (1/2), 35-62, (2017)
Corporate Anti-Corruption Disclosure: An Examination of the Impact of Media Exposure and Country-Level Press Freedom
Blanc, R., Islam, M., Patten, D., & Branco, M.
Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, 40 (8), 1746-1770, (2017)
Disclosure Strategies and Investor Reactions to Downsizing Announcements: A Legitimacy Perspective
Negre, E., Verdier, M., Cho, C., & Patten, D.
Journal Of Accounting And Public Policy, 36 (3), 239-257, (2017)
Does CSR Reporting Really Impact FERCs?
Birkey, R., Guidry, R., & Patten, D.
Accounting and the Public Interest, 17 (1), 144-162, (2017)
Does CSR Reporting Really Impact FERCs?
Birkey, R., Guidry, R., & Patten, D.
Accounting and the Pubilc Interest, 17 (1), (2017)
Exposing Students to Environmental Sustainability in Accounting: An Analysis of Its Impacts in a U.S. Setting
Lee, W., Birkey, R., & Patten, D.
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 37 (2), 81-96, (2017)
Market Reactions to Transparency International Reports on Corporate Anti-Corruption
Blanc, R., Patten, D., & Branco, M.
Accounting and the Public Interest, 16 (1), 84-99, (2017)
The Disclosure of Environmental Conservation Costs and Its Relation to Eco-efficiency: Evidence from Japan
Yook, K., Song, H., Patten, D., & Kim, I.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 8 (3), 20-42, (2017)
An Exploratory Analysis of Managerial Perceptions of Social and Environmental Reporting in China: Evidence from State-Owned Enterprises in Beijing
Zhao, N., & Patten, D.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 7 (1), 80-98, (2016)
CSR Disclosure in Response to Major Airline Accidents: A Legitimacy-Based Exploration
Vourvachis, P., Woodward, T., Woodward, D., & Patten, D.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 7 (1), 26-43, (2016)
Does assurance on CSR reporting enhance environmental reputation? An examination in the US context
Birkey, R., Michelon, G., Patten, D., & Sankara, J.
Accounting Forum, (2016)
Mandated Social Disclosure: An Analysis of the Response to the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
Guidry, R., Islam, A., Patten, D., & Birkey, R.
Journal Of Business Ethics, (2016)
An Insider's Reflection on Quantitative Research in the Social and Environmental Domain
Patten, D.
Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 32, 45-50, (2015)
CSR Disclosure: The More Things Change . . .?
Cho, C., Michelon, G., Patten, D., & Roberts, R.
Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, 28 (1), 14-35, (2015)
Does Stakeholder Pressure Influence Corporate GHG Emissions Reporting? Empirical Evidence from Europe
Liesen, A., Hoepner, A., Patten, D., & Figge, F.
Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, 28 (7), 1047-1074, (2015)
Manipulative Environmental Disclosure: Further Analysis of Corporate Projections of Environmental Capital Speding
Chen, J., Chen, J., & Patten, D.
Accounting and the Public Interest, 14 (1), 87-109, (2015)
Standalone CSR Reporting in China: An Exploratory Analysis of Its Relation to Legitimation
Patten, D., Ren, Y., & Zhao, N.
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 35 (1), 17-31, (2015)
Presentations
Does society trump Trump? Climate Change Disclosure during the Trump Administration
Dennis M Patten
St. Andrews Scotland, , 2019
Further Exploration of the Impact of Environmental Disclosure: The Market Reaction to the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Annika Beelitz, Dennis M Patten, Charles Cho
St. Andrews Scotland, , 2018
Seeking Legitimacy
Dennis M Patten
Toronto Canada, , 2018
Corporate Anti-Corruption Disclosure: An Examination of the Impact of Media Exposure and Country-Level Press Freedom
Dennis M Patten
Cergy France, , 2015
CSR Disclosure in China: An Analysis of Recent Standalone Reporting
Dennis M Patten, Yi Ren, Nana Zhao
Quebec City Canada, , 2014
The Age of Discovery, Simon & Garfunkle, and Quantitative SEA Research: Reflections and Connections on My Cargo Cult Science
Dennis M Patten
Leiria Portugal, , 2014
Corporate projections of environmental capital spending: Further analysis of its incidence and its realtion to legitimation
Dennis M Patten
St. Andrews Scotland, , 2013
Does Today's CSR Disclosure Differ from that of the 1970s? An Empirical Analysis
Dennis M Patten
Paris France, , 2013
Standalone CSR Reporting by U.S. Retail Companies: An Analysis of the Practice and Its Impact
Dennis M Patten
San Diego California, , 2013
Welcome to My World. Now, %(*&)#), Get it Right
Dennis M Patten
Montpellier France, , 2013
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and the Informativeness of Future Earnings: An Alternative Argument
Dennis M Patten, Ron Guidry
St. Andrews Scotland, , 2012
Initiating Disclosure of Environmental Liability Information: An Empirical Analysis of Firm Choice
Jennifer Chen, Charles H. Cho, Dennis M Patten
Montreal Canada, , 2011
The Informational Quality of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: An Exploratory Analysis
Sophie Spring, Jean-Noel Chauvey, Charles Cho, Dennis M Patten
St. Andrews Scotland, , 2011
White Tigers, Zoos, and Sustainability Reporting: A Cynical Reflection
Dennis M Patten
Chicago Illinois, , 2011
CSR Research in Accounting: The Pursuit of Corporat Social and Environmental Accountability
Dennis M Patten
Tacoma Washington, , 2010
Do Actions Speak Louder than Words? An Empirical Investigation of Corporate Environmental Reputation
Charles Cho, Ron Guidry, Amy Hageman, Dennis M Patten
St. Andrews Scotland, , 2010
Evironmental Reputation and the Financial Halo Effect
Ronald P. Guidry
Orlando Florida, , 2010
Corporate Disclosure of Environmental Capital Expenditures: A Test of Alternative Theories
Charles H. Cho, Martin Freedman, Dennis M Patten
New York New York, , 2009
Islands, Frogs, and the Social and Environmental Accounting Community
Dennis M Patten
Christchurch New Zealand, , 2009
Sustainability Reporting and Perceptions of Corporate Reputation: An Analysis Using Fortune Most Admired Scores
Darryl Lee Brown, Ronald P. Guidry, Dennis M Patten
New York New York, , 2009
The Use (and Misuse) of Graphs in Corporate Sustainability Reports: An International Comparison
Charles H. Cho, Giovanna Michelon, Dennis M Patten
St. Andrews Scotland, , 2009
Market Reactions to the First-Time Issuance of Corporate Social Responsibility Reports
Ronald P. Guidry, Dennis M Patten
St. Louis Missouri, April, 2009