Venkataraman Iyer
Biography
Dr. Venkat Iyer joined the accounting department at the Bryan School of Business and Economics in 1999. Prior to that he was a faculty member at the Wright State University in Dayton, OH and at Georgia College and State University. He is a licensed CPA in North Carolina. Before becoming a professor of accounting, Dr. Iyer worked in public accounting with a big four accounting firm and as an internal auditor in a cement manufacturing company. He teaches Accounting Information Systems, Auditing, and Data Analytics. His areas of expertise include organizational, behavioral, and ethical issues in organizations and regulation and policy issues related to auditing and internal audits. His articles have appeared in many accounting and business journals including Accounting, Organizations, and Society, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Accounting Horizons, and The CPA Journal.
Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration. J.M. Tull School of Accounting, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
B.Com. The University of Bombay, Bombay, India.
Research/Publications
“Investigating the Effect of Audit Evidence Weighting on Auditor Objectivity” Badpa, B., and Iyer, V.M. Forthcoming in Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research.
“Who Aspires to be a Partner in a Public Accounting Firm? A Study of Individual Characteristics and Gender Differences” (2020). A. Jones III and Iyer, V.M. Accounting Horizons. 34 (3): 129–151.
“An Examination of Factors Related to Internal Auditors’ Organizational-Professional Conflict”. (2018). Accounting Horizons. 32(4): 133-146.
“CAE Career Paths”. (2016). Iyer, V.M., The Institute of Internal Auditors. Altamonte Springs, FL. March.
“Job Satisfaction for Internal Auditors: How to Retain Top Talent” (2014). Iyer, V.M. The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. Altamonte Springs, FL.
Conference and Other Presentations
“Investigating the Effect of Audit Evidence Weighting on Auditor Objectivity”, with B. Badpa. Presented at the American Accounting Association-Annual Meeting (August 2021).
“Who Aspires to be a Partner in a Public Accounting Firm? A Study of Individual Characteristics and Gender Differences”, with A. Jones III. Presented at the American Accounting Association-Annual Meeting (August 2018).
“Who Aspires to be a Partner in a Public Accounting Firm? A Study of Individual Characteristics and Gender Differences”, with A. Jones III. Presented at the American Accounting Association meeting (Southeast Region) (April2018). Received the Best Paper Award for Gender issues.