Kristy Towry
Associate Professor of Accounting
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Phone: 404-727-4895
Fax: 404-727-6313
Email: kristy.towry@emory.edu
Mailing Address:
Goizueta Business School
Emory University
1300 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
Biography
Kristy L. Towry joined the Goizueta Business School faculty in the Fall of 2002, after receiving her Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. She has extensive experience in managerial accounting and finance, having spent 9 years at Exxon Company, USA and Compaq Computer Corp. Dr. Towry's research relates to the use of accounting information for managerial decision making, with a special focus on managerial control systems and financial incentives.
Publications
- Turning Up the Volume: An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Mutual Monitoring (with R.L. Hannan and Y. Zhang), Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming.
- Framing Sticks as Carrots: An Experimental Investigation of Contract Frame and Effort in Agency Relationships (with K. Sedatole and M. Christ), The Accounting Review, 2012.
- Discussion of "Subordinates as the First Line of Defense Against Biased Financial Reporting," Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2012.
- Does the Communication of Causal Linkages Improve Effort Allocations? An Experimental Investigation (with A.M. Farrell and K.K. Kadous), Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2012.
- Performance Spillover in a Multi-Task Environment (with G. Hecht and I. Tafkov), Contemporary Accounting Research, 2012.
- In Search of Informed Discretion: An Experimental Investigation of Fairness and Trust Reciprocity (with V. Maas and M. van Rinsum), The Accounting Review, 2012.
- Dividing the Pie: The Influence of Managerial Discretion Extent on Bonus Pool Allocation (with W.J. Bailey and G. Hecht), Contemporary Accounting Research, 2011.
- Flattening the Organization: The Effect of Organizational Reporting Structure on Honesty in Managerial Reporting (with W.F. Rankin and R.L. Hannan), Review of Accounting Studies, 2010.
- Recordkeeping Alters Economic History by Promoting Reciprocity (with S. Basu, J. Dickhaut, G. Hecht, and G. Waymire). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009.
- Contracting on Contemporaneous vs. Forward Looking Measures: An Experimental Investigation (with A.M. Farrell and K.K. Kadous). Contemporary Accounting Research, 2008).
- When Formal Controls Undermine Trust and Cooperation (with M.H. Christ, K.L. Sedatole, and M.A. Thomas). Strategic Finance, 2008.
- The Effect of Information Systems on Honesty in Managerial Reporting: A Behavioral Perspective (with W.F. Rankin and R.L. Hannan), Contemporary Accounting Research, 2006.
- Quantification and Persuasion in Managerial Judgment (with K.K. Kadous and L.L. Koonce), Contemporary Accounting Research, 2005.
- The Effect of Control on Trust and Cooperation in Collaborative Environments (with A.L. Coletti and K.L. Sedatole), The Accounting Review, 2005.
- The Limitations of Experimental Design: A Case Study Involving Monetary Incentive Effects in Laboratory Markets (with S.J. Kachelmeier), Experimental Economics, 2005.
- Control in a Teamwork Environment -- The Impact of Social Ties on the Effectiveness of Mutual Monitoring Contracts, The Accounting Review, 2003.
- Negotiated Transfer Pricing: Is Fairness Easier Said than Done? (with S.J. Kachelmeier), The Accounting Review, 2002.
- Pecos Products: A Project Introducing Complexity into the Study of Activity-Based Costing (with D.E. Platt), Issues in Accounting Education, 2001.
Working Papers
- Monkey See Monkey Do? Vicarious Learning under Implicit Contracts (with J. Choi, I. Tafkov, and G. Hecht).
- Sooner or Later: The Effects of Timing on Managers' Discretionary Weighting of Multiple Performance Measures (with S. Deason, G. Hecht, and W. Tayler).
- Does Reciprocity Have a Dark Side? Behavior in Ultimatum Games with Multiple Proposers (with J.C. Coats, R.L. Hannan, and W.F. Rankin).
- Presentations: MAS 2013 Doctoral Colloquium, PhD Project Conference 2008, MAS 2007 Doctoral Colloquium, MAS 2004 Doctoral Colloquium, ABO 2008 Innovation Panel, ABO 2007 Doctoral Consortium, AAA 2007 Doctoral Consortium
Areas of Specialization
- Managerial Accounting
- Internal Audit
- Behavioral Economics
Achievements and Honors
- American Accounting Association Notable Contributions to Management Accounting Literature Award, 2009.
- “Best Paper” Award, AAA Management Accounting Section Midyear Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2010.
- Goizueta Evening MBA Core Distinguished Educator Award, 2009, 2012.
- Best Early Career Researcher in Managerial Accounting, 2008 (sponsored by AICPA, CIMA, & CMA).
- Goizueta Full-time MBA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007.
- Alumni Award for Excellence in Research, 2006.
- Adler Teaching Prize, 2006.
- McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting Ethics, 2004.
- American Accounting Association Managerial Accounting Best Dissertation, 2003.
- Institute of Internal Auditors Michael J. Barrett Dissertation Grant.
- McCombs School of Business Fred Moore Teaching Award.
- Deloitte and Touche Foundation Doctoral Fellow.
Memberships and Activities
- American Accounting Association
- Economic Science Association
- Institute of Managerial Accountants
- Institute of Internal Auditors
- Society for Judgment and Decision Making
Education
| 2002 | PhD | Accounting | The University of Texas at Austin | |
| 1988 | MBA | Accounting and Finance | Texas A&M | |
| 1982 | BS | Mathematics and Computer Science | Northwestern State University of Louisiana |
