Dr. Jomo Sankara
Professor of Accounting
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SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 312
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
ACC 230.003 Cost And Management Accounting
ACC 230.003 Cost And Management Accounting
ACC 403.001 Sustainability & ESG Reporting
ACC 303.001 Sustainability and ESG Reporting
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 and Contracts
Faculty Development (FD) grant
Daniel Ames, Brent Lao, Jomo Sankara, Justin Wood
Katie School of Insurance. 2019 - 2019
Faculty Development (FD) grant
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara
Katie School of Insurance. 2015 - 2015
Faculty Development (FD) grant
Daniel Ames, Jomo Sankara
Katie School of Insurance. 2014 - 2014
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara
Katie School of Insurance - Illinois State University. 2013 - 2013
Journal Article
Prevalence of Sustainability Metrics within Executive Compensation Schemes in Large US Companies
Sankara, J., & Trimble, M.
Journal of Management and Sustainability / Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education, Vol. 15, (No. 1;), 12, (2025), 10.5539/jms.v15n1p116
What did Relegated Clubs do Wrong : Evidence from the English Premier League
Nowland, J., Cannavan, D., & Sankara, J.
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 21, (2025), 10.1108/SBM-01-2025-0019
New players? New managers? New stadiums? Which investments drive football club performance?
Nowland, J., & Sankara, J.
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 14 (4), pp. 540-556, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-10-2023-0124
Stadium investments and club performance: Evidence from the English Premier League
Nowland, J., & Sankara, J.
International Journal of Sport Finance, 19 (2), 15, (2024), http://doi.org/10.32731/ijsf/192.052024.04
The Influence of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior: The Case of P&C Insurers
Ames, D., Lao, B., Sankara, J., & Wood, J.
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 51 (5-6), 1193-1216, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12745
Hindsight is 20/20: An Investigation into the Causes and Impact of the Wirecard Collapse
Trimble, M., Ren, Y., & Sankara, J.
Today's CPA, March/April, 25-30, (2022)
Putting a Pink Collar on the Fraud Diamond
Sankara, J., Lindberg, D., & Young, K.
Today's CPA, 31-36, (2022)
The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's Repatriation Tax on Financial Statements
Ren, Y., Sankara, J., & Trimble, M.
The CPA Journal, (2020)
Earnings Management and Subsequent Risk Assessments: Evidence from the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry
Ames, D., Rich, J., Sankara, J., & Wood, J.
Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research, 9 (3), 111-126, (2019)
Mandated Social Disclosure: Evidence that Investors Perceive Poor Quality Reporting as Increasing Social and Political Cost Exposures
Lindberg, D., Patten, D., & Sankara, J.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 10 (1), 208-228, (2019)
Are Earnings Strings Restrained After SOX?
Kohlbeck, M., Sankara, J., & Stewart, E.
Review of Accounting and Finance, 17 (1), 18-40, (2018), https://doi.org/10.1108/RAF-04-2016-0066
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Ames, D., Hines, C., & Sankara, J.
Journal Of Accounting And Public Policy, 37 (2), 130-145, (2018)
Sexting Has Many Costs
Young, K., Sankara, J., & Lindberg, D.
IMA Educational Case Journal, 28 (4), 1-4, (2018)
Who Estimates when it's not Required? The Case of Subrogation
Ames, D., Graden, B., & Sankara, J.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, (2018), 10.1515/apjri-2017-0028
Are Board Governance Characteristics associated with Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures? The Case of the Mandatory Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirement
Sankara, J., Lindberg, D., & Nowland, J.
Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics, (2017)
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation
Ames, D., Graden, B., & Sankara, J.
Journal Of Insurance Issues, (2017)
The 'Double Helix' of Mentoring: An Updated Paradigm of Mentor and Protege Relationships
Sankara, J., Drougas, A., Lindberg, D., & Razaki, K.
Today's CPA, (2017)
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)
Conflict minerals disclosures: Reporting Requirements and Implications for Auditing
Sankara, J., Lindberg, D., & Razaki, K.
Current Issues in Auditing, (2015)
Are earnings quality attributes reflected in financial strength ratings?
Ames, D., Hines, C., & Sankara, J.
American Journal of Business, 29 (3/4), 293-311, (2014)
Credit union failures: Why liquidate instead of merge?
Ames, D., Hines, C., & Sankara, J.
ABD Journal, 6 (1), 32-63, (2014)
Diamond Foods, Inc.
Lindberg, D., & Sankara, J.
IMA Educational Case Journal, 7 (4), 1-5, (2014)
Presentations
Nyiano Enterprises' Expansion Decision Amid Environmental Concerns
Deborah L Seifert, Jomo Sankara, Kristine Young, Joseph Johnston
Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting CTLA 2025, Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 2025
Nyiano Enterprises
Jomo Sankara, Joseph Johnston, Kristine Young
Sustainability, ESG and Accounting, Washington D.C., February, 2024
Sexting Has Many Costs
Debbie Lindberg, Jomo Sankara, Kristie Young
Rockford Illinois, , 2020
The impact of catastrophes on accounting quality in the P&C industry
Brent Lao, Jomo Sankara, Justin Wood, Daniel Ames
Brigham Young University Research (BYU) Conference, Online, September, 2020
The Impact of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior
Daniel Ames, Jomo Sankara
2020 BYU Accounting Research Symposium, Online, September 25, 2020
Sexting Has Many Costs
Debbie Lindberg, Jomo Sankara, Kristie Young
Rockford Illinois, , 2019
Sexting Has Many Costs
Kristine Young, Jomo Sankara
IMA Central Illinois Chapter Spring Conference, Peoria, IL, May, 2019
Sexting Has Many Costs
Kristine Young, Jomo Sankara
IMA Mid-America Educational Conference, Rockford, IL, May, 2019
Are Board Diversity and Earnings Management Associated with Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures? The Case of the Mandatory Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirement D
Jomo Sankara, Debbie L Lindberg, John Nowland
San Juan Puerto Rico, , 2017
Market Reaction to the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report: Form SD's effect on the CARs of Filers, Non-filers and Late Filers
Debbie L Lindberg, Dennis Patten, Jomo Sankara
Normal Illinois, , 2017
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara, Daniel Ames
Normal Illinois, , 2016
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara, Daniel Ames
Pocatello Idaho, , 2016
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara, Daniel Ames
Chicago Illinois, , 2016
Diamond Foods Case
Debbie Lindberg, Jomo Sankara
Rockford Illinois, , 2016
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara
Normal Illinois, , 2016
Market Reaction to the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report: Form SD's effect on the CARs of Filers, Non-filers and Late Filers
Debbie L Lindberg, Dennis Patten, Jomo Sankara
Normal Illinois, , 2016
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara
Provo Utah, , 2015
The effect of income-increasing earnings management on analysts' responses
Jomo Sankara, Terrence Skantz
Normal Illinois, August, 2015
The effect of income-increasing earnings management on analysts' responses
Jomo Sankara, Terrence Skantz
Normal Illinois, , 2014
Earnings strings and auditor quality
Mark Kohlbeck, Jomo Sankara, Errol Stewart
Normal Illinois, March, 2014
Are earnings quality attributes reflected in financial strength ratings?
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara
Napa California, , 2013
I was a discussant for two papers
Jomo Sankara
Anaheim CA, , 2013
Credit Union Failures: Why Liquidate Instead of Merge
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara
Normal Illinois, April, 2013
Credit Union Failures: Why Liquidate Instead of Merge
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara
Normal Illinois, April, 2013