Nandu J Nagarajan

[Nandu Nagarajan]

Professor, Accounting

Last Updated: September 22, 2021

nagaraja@uta.edu

about me

Research Interests

The Economics of Contracts, Corporate Governance, Performance Measurement, Disclosure.
Cost, Quality and Incentive Issues in the Healthcare Industry

Teaching Interests

Managerial Accounting, Strategic Cost Management, Corporate Governance

Biography

Nandu J. Nagarajan

PhD (Kellogg, Northwestern University), MSc (IIT, India), ACMA, CGMA
Accounting Alumni Endowed Professor
Department of Accounting
College of Business
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX 76010
nagaraja@uta.edu

Nandu J. Nagarajan is a Chair Professor at the College of Business, University of Texas at Arlington, Former Full Professor at the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, and is a former Visiting Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Nagarajan’s research interests are in the areas of the economics of contracts, performance measurement, corporate governance, law and financial economics, disclosure and fraud and strategic issues in Auditing. His teaching interests are in Managerial Accounting and Corporate Governance. He has published extensively in the leading research journals in Accounting, Finance and Business.
Dr. Nagarajan was Academic Director of the ‘Management Program for Executives’ and ‘Financial Thinking for Non Financial Managers’ at the Katz School. He has received numerous teaching awards including the Katz School’s ‘Excellence in Teaching Award’ several times, and the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award from EMBA students enrolled in Pitt’s EMBA (Pittsburgh), EMBA (Prague) and EMBA (Manchester) programs. In addition to his business school teaching experience he has taught in numerous executive and corporate training programs in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Dr. Nagarajan is a past member of the editorial boards of The Accounting Review and the Journal of Management Accounting Research and past associate editor of the Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance. He is also a referee for several journals in accounting, economics and finance. He has extensive work experience with Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd and has also provided consulting services on cost reduction and performance measurement to several companies in the US, China, Eastern Europe, South America and Thailand.

Education

- 1984 PhD
  Northwestern University
- 1984 PhD in Accounting
  Northwestern University
- 1984 PhD in Accounting
  Northwestern University
- 1972 MS in Accounting
  Indian Institute Of Technology
- 1972 MS in Accounting
  Indian Institute Of Technology
- 1971 BS in Accounting
  Saint Josephs College
- 1971 BS in Accounting
  Saint Josephs College

Licensure and Certifications

- 2012 CGMA, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- 1975 ACMA, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Appointments

- 2015 to 2017 Visiting Professor
  Indian School fo Business
- 2000 to 2016 Visiting Professor
  Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration

Memberships

- June 1986 to Present American Finance Association
  None
- July 1984 to Present American Accounting Association
  None
- Jan 1975 to Present Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  None

Awards and Honors

- 2020 2020 Dean's Restricted Research Grant sponsored by UTA College of Business
- 2020 2020 Research Grant sponsored by UTA College of Business
- 2020 2020 UTA COB Graduate Teaching Award sponsored by College of Business
- Dec 2013 Runner Up for the Best Paper Award sponsored by Multinational Finance Society
- Dec 2012 Semi-Finalist for the Best paper Award in Corporate Finance sponsored by Financial Management Association
- 2012 Journal of Management Accounting Research Best Paper Award sponsored by
- May 2011 BNY Mellon Faculty Fellowship sponsored by Katz School and Mellon Bank
- 2010 "Excellence in Teaching Award sponsored by Katz School
- Jul 2008 Excellence in Teaching sponsored by Katz School, University of Pittsburgh
- Jul 2007 Excellence in Teaching sponsored by Katz School, University of Pittsburgh
- 2006 Teacher of the Year sponsored by University of Pittsburgh EMBA program (Manchester)
- Jul 2006 Excellence In Teaching sponsored by Katz School, University of Pittsburgh
- Jul 2006 Teacher of the year sponsored by Katz School, University of Pittsburgh, EMBA program (Prague)
- Jul 2003 Excellence in Teaching Award sponsored by Katz School, University of Pittsburgh
- Jul 2002 Excellence In Teaching Award sponsored by Katz School , University of Pittsburgh
- Jul 1997 Teacher of the Year sponsored by Katz School, University of Pittsburgh, EMBA program (Pittsburgh)
- Jul 1986 Apple for the Teacher, Undergraduate teaching award sponsored by Katz School, University of Pittsburgh

Support & Funding

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- Past to 2011 BNY Mellon Faculty Fellowship sponsored by Array - $0
  Nandu Nagarajan

Publications

In Process

Journal Article
Gender Diversity and Directors Networks
No
[Nagarajan, NanduJ]. ????. In Preparation; Not Yet Submitted.

Journal Article
Supply Chain Shocks and Firm Reactions
[Bui, LongthaiD, Nagarajan, NanduJ]. In Preparation; Not Yet Submitted.

Journal Article
Covenant Tightness as a Signal of Safety in Public Bonds
No
[Nagarajan, NanduJ, Venugopalan, Raghu]. ????. In Preparation; Not Yet Submitted.

Journal Article
Blockholder Heterogeneity and Corporate Textual Disclosure Quality
No
[Yu, Xiaoxiao, Nagarajan, NanduJ, Srinidhi, Bin]. ????. Working Paper.

Journal Article
CEO Compensation and U.S. Airline Responses to Mandated Disclosure of Non-financial Performance Information.
No
[Gu, XiaozheJ, Nagarajan, NanduJ, Sayrak, Akin, Srinivasan, Dhinu]. ????. Southlake.
402 Osprey Ct. Working Paper.

Journal Article
Founder Certification, Voluntary Disclosure and Cost of SEO Financing
No
[Fan, Yun, Gu, Xiaozhe, Nagarajan, NanduJ]. Working Paper.

Journal Article
Readability of Financial Disclosures and the Cost of Raising Equity Capital
No
[Nagarajan, Nandu, Srinidhi, Bin, Yu, Xiaoxiao, Nerur, Sridhar]. ????. Working Paper.

Journal Article
The Role of Founder Decision Rights and Operational and Disclosure Mechanisms on Firm Value Creation,
No
[Nagarajan, NanduJ, Hsu, Wei, Srinidhi, Bin, Lee, Yvonne]. Advances in Accounting. Submitted.

Journal Article
The Performance of Acquirers of Founder CEO Firms: The Effect of Founder Firm Premium
No
[Nagarajan, NanduJ, Kumar, Shyam, Schlingemann, FrederikP]. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Accepted.

Journal Article
How do Auditors respond to Litigation? An Analysis of Post-Litigation Audit Fees, Auditor Market Share and Portfolio Strategies
No
[Nagarajan, NanduJ, Li, Chan, Gunn, Joshua , Fan, Yangyang]. Accounting, Organizations and Society. Submitted.

2020

Journal Article
The Certification Role of Insider Participation in PIPE transactions
No
[Nagarajan, NanduJ, Floros, Ioannis, Sivaramakrishnan, Shiva]. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.

2015

Journal Article
Information Complementarities and Supply Chain Analysts
[Luo, Shuqing, Nagarajan, Nandu]. Accounting Review, The. 90(5), 1995-2029. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/accr-51011

2014

Journal Article
Birds of a feather: Value implications of political alignment between top management and directors
[Lee, Jongsub, Lee, KwangJ., Nagarajan, Nandu]. Journal of Financial Economics. 112(2), 232-250. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2014.02.004
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Journal Article
CEO Turnover, Financial Distress, and Contractual Innovations
[Evans, III, JohnHarry, Luo, Shuqing, Nagarajan, Nandu]. 89(3), 959-990. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/accr-506882014

Journal Article
Do You Get What You Measure? Research Opportunities Based on the Veterans Health Administration Experience
[Thibodeau, Nicole, Evans, III, JohnHarry, Nagarajan, Nandu]. Accounting Horizons. 28(2), 385-413. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/acch-50731

2012

Journal Article
Form versus substance: The effect of ownership structure and corporate governance on firm value in Thailand
[Connelly, J.T., Limpaphayom, Piman, Nagarajan, Nandu]. 36(6), 1722-1743. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.01.017

2010

Journal Article
CEO Turnover and Retention Light: Retaining Former CEOs on the Board
[EVANS, JOHNHARRY, Nagarajan, Nandu, SCHLOETZER, JASOND.]. Journal of Accounting Research. 48(5), 1015-1047. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-679X.2010.00383.x

Journal Article
Non-Financial Performance Measures and Physician Compensation Contracts
[Nagarajan, Nandu]. Journal of Management Accounting Research. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/jmar.2010.22.1.31

2008

Journal Article
Board size and firm performance: the moderating effects of the market for corporate control
[Cheng, Shijun, Evans, John, Nagarajan, Nandu]. 31(2), 121-145. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11156-007-0074-3

2007

Journal Article
Value Creation in Public Enterprises: An Empirical Analysis of Coordinated Organizational Changes in the Veterans Health Administration
[Thibodeau, Nicole, Evans III, John H (Harry), Nagarajan, Nandu, Whittle, Jeff]. 82(2), 483-520.

2006

Journal Article
Does Ceo Charisma Matter? an Empirical Analysis of the Relationships among Organizational Performance, Environmental Uncertainty, and Top Management Team Perceptions of Ceo Charisma
[Agle, BradleyR., Nagarajan, Nandu, Sonnenfeld, JeffreyA., Srinivasan, Dhinu]. Academy of Management Journal. 49(1), 161-174. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMJ.2006.20785800

Journal Article
Uncertainty, Legal Liability, and Incentive Contracts
[Evans, III, JohnH., Kim, Kyonghee, Nagarajan, Nandu]. 81(5), 1045-1071.

2001

Journal Article
Management control and hospital cost reduction: additional evidence
[Evans, III, JohnH., Hwang, Yuchang, Nagarajan, Nandu]. 20(1), 73-88. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0278-4254(00)00024-7

1998

Journal Article
The Effect of Property Rights and Audit Information Quality on Team Incentives for Inventory Reduction
[Balakrishnan, Ramji, Nagarajan, Nandu, Sivaramakrishnan, K.]. Management Science. 44(9), 1193-1204.

Journal Article
Cost Reduction and Process Reengineering in Hospitals .
[Nagarajan, NanduJ, Evans III, JohnH, Hwang, Yuhchang]. "Warren, Gorham and Lamont".

1997

Journal Article
Involuntary Benchmarking and Quality Improvement: The Effect of Mandated Public Disclosure on Hospitals
[Evans, III, JohnH., Hwang, Yuhchang, Nagarajan, Nandu, Shastri, Karen]. 12(3), 315-346.

1996

Journal Article
Corporate responses to segment disclosure requirements
[Nagarajan, Nandu, Sridhar, SriS.]. Journal of Accounting & Economics. 21(2), 253-275.

1995

Journal Article
Managerial Entrenchment, Reputation and Corporate Investment Myopia
[Nagarajan, Nandu, Sivaramakrishnan, K., Sridhar, SriS.]. 10(3), 565-585.

Journal Article
Moral hazard and contractibility in investment decisions
[Mukherji, Arijit, Nagarajan, Nandu]. 26(3), 413.

1992

Journal Article
Incentives for overhead cost reduction: Setup time and lot size considerations
[Hegde, G.G., Nagarajan, Nandu]. International Journal of Production Economics. 28(3), 255-263.

Journal Article
The Role of Cost Information in Competitive Strategy: A Comparison of US and Japanese Approaches
[Nagarajan, Nandu]. 2(3), 20-22.

1991

Journal Article
Collusion in Auditing
[Baiman, Stanley, Evans, III, JohnH., Nagarajan, Nandu]. Journal of Accounting Research. 29(1), 1-18.

1990

Journal Article
Corporate Capital Structure, Agency Costs, and Ownership Control: The Case of All-Equity Firms
[Agrawal, Anup, Nagarajan, Nandu]. Journal of Finance. 45(4), 1325-1331.

1987

Journal Article
Imperfect information, insurance, and auditors’ legal liability
[Balachandran, BalaV., Nagarajan, Nandu]. Contemporary Accounting Research. 3(2), 281-301.

1986

Journal Article
Threshold Margins for Creating Economic Value
[Balachandran, BalaV., Nagarajan, Nandu, Rappaport, Alfred]. 15(1), 68-77.

1985

Journal Article
AN ANALYSIS OF THE STOCK PRICE REACTION TO SUDDEN EXECUTIVE DEATHS Implications for the Managerial Labor Market
[Johnson, W.B., Magee, RobertP., Nagarajan, Nandu, Newman, HarryA.]. Journal of Accounting & Economics. 7(1), 151-174.

Presentations

- August 2020
  Gu, Xiaozhe (Author & Presenter), Nagarajan, Nandu (Author), "Founder Certification, Voluntary Disclosure and Cost of SEO Financing", American Accounting Association, Virtual. (August , 2020).
- May 2017
  Nagarajan, NanduJ (Author & Presenter), "How do Auditors respond to Litigation? An Analysis of Post-Litigation Audit Fees, Auditor Market Share and Portfolio Strategies", COB, COB. (May 3, 2017).
- 2015
  Nagarajan, Nandu, FARS conference 2015. ( , 2015).

Students Supervised

- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Xiaozhe Gu, (Accounting)
- Present
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Long Thai (David) Bui, (Accounting)
- Present
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Rohit Agarwal, Developing research ideas (Accounting)
- Aug 2019
  Dissertation Committee Co-Chair
  Xiaoxiao Yu, Proposal completed in November 2018 (Accounting)
  Blockholder Heterogeneity and Corporate Textual Disclosure Quality
- Aug 2019
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Yuan Shi, Proposal completed in 2018 (Accounting)
  1An Empirical Test of the Learning Hypothesis in Management Earnings Forecast
- Sept 2018
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Hannah Hurt, (Accounting)
  Co-Chair Second Year summer paper
  Rebuilding Trust after an Auditor Change Through Executive Turnover
- Sept 2018
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Xiaozhe Gu, (Accounting)
  Chair, Scond Year summer paper
  Does Founder control affect the gross spread of seasoned equity offerings?
- May 2018
  Undergraduate Supervised Research
  Sanjari Chelawat, I supervised this research for honors credit. Also, I helped her develop the idea further for submission for an Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, which she won. (Business)
  Airline responses to mandated disclosure requirements
- Aug 2017
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Wei Hsu, (Accounting)
  Financial Analysts
- Dec 2016
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Yvonne Lee, (Accounting)
  Essays on Crash Risk and Financial Analysts
- 2013
  Other
  Sehan Kim,
  Co-Chair
- 2013
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Amy Yurko,
- 2010
  
  Shuqing Luo,
  Joint Chairman

Courses

Service to the University

- Aug 2020 to Present Committee Member
  
  Promotion and Tenure Committee
- Aug 2019 to Present Chairperson
  
  Cost Accounting course design task force
  Redesign the cost Accounting courses and get IMA participation
- Aug 2019 to Present Committee Member
  
  Curriculum Committee
  helping to design and manage courses
- Sept 2016 to Present Committee Member
  
  Health programs committee
- Sept 2016 to Present Chairperson
  
  PhD committee
  Chair of committee on Accounting Department PhD program
- Oct 2019 to Dec 2020 Chairperson
  
  Second Year Student summer papers
  Helping 2 PhD students develop second year summer paper research ideas
- Sept 2017 to Aug 2018 Chairperson
  
  Promotion and Tenure Committee
  Reviewing Accounting Department faculty cases for promotion and tenure
- Sept 2017 to Aug 2018 Committee Member
  
  Promotion and Tenure Committee
  Reviewing cases for promotion and tenure
- Sept 2017 to July 2018 Committee Member
  
  COB Dean search Committee
  Committee member
- Sept 2016 to Aug 2017 Faculty Mentor
  
  First year PhD student summer papers
  I am the chair of the Accounting Department PhD committee. Therefore, I took it on myself to help the first year PhD students, as a faculty mentor, with their first year summer papers.
- Sept 2016 to Feb 2017 Committee Member
  
  Lone Star Accounting Conference
  Organizing the Lone Star Accounting Conference at UTA in January/February 2017

Service to the Profession

- Aug 2017 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Numerous Accounting journals
- Aug 2016 to Sept 2017
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Numerous Accounting journals
  Referee for journal articles
- July 2013 to Dec 2016
  Editorial Review Board Member (Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand)
  Sasin Journal of Management

Faculty & Staff Resources