Dr. Jomo Sankara
Professor of Accounting
Accounting
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SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 312
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- About
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Current Courses
ACC 230.003 Cost And Management Accounting
PhD Business Administration
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
MBA Accounting specialization
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2018
ADM
2020
2018-2019 COB Outstanding Service Award for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Illinois State University
2019
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2019
ADM
2019
Outstanding Educator Award - Nomination
Illinois CPA Society
2019
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2018
ADM
2018
Outstanding Educator Award - Nomination
Illinois CPA Society
2018
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2017
ADM
2017
Faculty Advisor of the Year Award
NABA Chicago Professional Chapter
2017
IMA Case Writing competition
Institute of Management Accountants
2017
SAS / RSM Professor of the Year
Student Accounting Society / RSM
2017
Faculty Fellowship
ISU
2015
IMA Case Writing competition
Institute of Management Accountants
2014
Grants & Contracts
Faculty Development (FD) grant. Katie School of Insurance. Illinois State University. (2019)
Faculty Development (FD) grant. Katie School of Insurance. Illinois State University. (2015)
Faculty Development (FD) grant. Katie School of Insurance. Illinois State University. (2014)
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant. Katie School of Insurance - Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2013)
Journal Article
Nowland, J., Cannavan, D., & Sankara, J. What did Relegated Clubs do Wrong : Evidence from the English Premier League. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal (2025): 21.
Sankara, J., & Trimble, M. Prevalence of Sustainability Metrics within Executive Compensation Schemes in Large US Companies. Journal of Management and Sustainability / Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Vol. 15,.No. 1; (2025): 12.
Ames, D., Lao, B., Sankara, J., & Wood, J. The Influence of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior: The Case of P&C Insurers. Peter F. Pope; Andrew Stark (EDs). Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 51.5-6 (2024): 1193-1216.
Nowland, J., & Sankara, J. New players? New managers? New stadiums? Which investments drive football club performance?. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal 14.4 (2024): pp. 540-556.
Nowland, J., & Sankara, J. Stadium investments and club performance: Evidence from the English Premier League. International Journal of Sport Finance 19.2 (2024): 15.
Sankara, J., Lindberg, D., & Young, K. Putting a Pink Collar on the Fraud Diamond. Today's CPA (2022): 31-36.
Trimble, M., Ren, Y., & Sankara, J. Hindsight is 20/20: An Investigation into the Causes and Impact of the Wirecard Collapse. Today's CPA March/April (2022): 25-30.
Ren, Y., Sankara, J., & Trimble, M. The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's Repatriation Tax on Financial Statements. The CPA Journal (2020)
Ames, D., Rich, J., Sankara, J., & Wood, J. Earnings Management and Subsequent Risk Assessments: Evidence from the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry. Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research 9.3 (2019): 111-126.
Lindberg, D., Patten, D., & Sankara, J. Mandated Social Disclosure: Evidence that Investors Perceive Poor Quality Reporting as Increasing Social and Political Cost Exposures. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 10.1 (2019): 208-228.
Ames, D., Hines, C., & Sankara, J. Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance. Journal Of Accounting And Public Policy 37.2 (2018): 130-145.
Ames, D., Graden, B., & Sankara, J. Who Estimates when it's not Required? The Case of Subrogation. Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance (2018)
Kohlbeck, M., Sankara, J., & Stewart, E. Are Earnings Strings Restrained After SOX?. Review of Accounting and Finance 17.1 (2018): 18-40.
Young, K., Sankara, J., & Lindberg, D. Sexting Has Many Costs. IMA Educational Case Journal 28.4 (2018): 1-4.
Ames, D., Graden, B., & Sankara, J. Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation. Journal Of Insurance Issues (2017)
Sankara, J., Lindberg, D., & Nowland, J. Are Board Governance Characteristics associated with Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures? The Case of the Mandatory Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirement. Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics (2017)
Sankara, J., Drougas, A., Lindberg, D., & Razaki, K. The 'Double Helix' of Mentoring: An Updated Paradigm of Mentor and Protege Relationships. Today's CPA (2017)
Birkey, R., Michelon, G., Patten, D., & Sankara, J. Does assurance on CSR reporting enhance environmental reputation? An examination in the U.S. context. Accounting Forum 40.3 (2016): 143-152.
Sankara, J., Lindberg, D., & Razaki, K. Conflict minerals disclosures: Reporting Requirements and Implications for Auditing. Current Issues in Auditing (2015)
Ames, D., Hines, C., & Sankara, J. Are earnings quality attributes reflected in financial strength ratings?. American Journal of Business 29.3/4 (2014): 293-311.
Ames, D., Hines, C., & Sankara, J. Credit union failures: Why liquidate instead of merge?. ABD Journal 6.1 (2014): 32-63.
Lindberg, D., & Sankara, J. Diamond Foods, Inc.. IMA Educational Case Journal 7.4 (2014): 1-5.
Presentations
https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2025/Annual-Meeting/CTLA/Program
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Nyiano Enterprises. Sustainability, ESG and Accounting. American Accounting Association. (2024)
Sexting Has Many Costs. Mid-America Council IMA Leadership Training Seminar. (2020)
The Impact of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior. 2020 BYU Accounting Research Symposium. BYU. (2020)
The impact of catastrophes on accounting quality in the P&C industry. Brigham Young University Research (BYU) Conference. Brigham Young University. (2020)
Sexting Has Many Costs. Institute of Management Accountants - Central Illinois Chapter Annual Spring Conference. (2019)
Sexting Has Many Costs. IMA Central Illinois Chapter Spring Conference. Institute of Management Accountants. (2019)
Sexting Has Many Costs. IMA Mid-America Educational Conference. Institute of Management Accountants. (2019)
Are Board Diversity and Earnings Management Associated with Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures? The Case of the Mandatory Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirement D. Management Accounting Section - Doctoral Colloquium and Midyear Research Conference. (2017)
Market Reaction to the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report: Form SD's effect on the CARs of Filers, Non-filers and Late Filers. 29th ICSEAR UK Conference, St. Andrews, Scotland. (2017)
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance. Faculty Research Presentations. (2016)
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance. Idaho State University - COB brownbag presentation. (2016)
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance. Midwest American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. (2016)
Diamond Foods Case. Mid-America Council IMA Leadership Training Seminar. (2016)
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation. Faculty Research Presentations. (2016)
Market Reaction to the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report: Form SD's effect on the CARs of Filers, Non-filers and Late Filers. 6th CSEAR North America Conference. (2016)
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation. Brigham Young University Accounting Research Symposium. (2015)
The effect of income-increasing earnings management on analysts' responses. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. (2015)
Earnings strings and auditor quality. COB Research Presentation. (2014)
The effect of income-increasing earnings management on analysts' responses. American Accounting Association Southwest Regional Meeting. (2014)
Are earnings quality attributes reflected in financial strength ratings?. WRIA 2014 Annual Meeting. (2013)
Credit Union Failures: Why Liquidate Instead of Merge. American Accounting Association-Western Regional Meeting. (2013)
Credit Union Failures: Why Liquidate Instead of Merge. American Accounting Association Ohio Regional Meeting. (2013)
I was a discussant for two papers. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. (2013)