Steve Kaplan
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Phone: 480-965-6498
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BA 223J TEMPE, AZ 85287-3606
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Mail code: 3606Campus: Tempe
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Steve Kaplan joined the W. P. Carey School of Business as a lecturer of accountancy in 1981.
Kaplan has more than 35 years of experience at W. P. Carey and is passionate about behavioral and ethical issues in decision-making involving accounting and tax information among managers, auditors, tax preparers, and financial statement users. Additionally, his research covers auditor legal liability and reporting, financial reporting, and tax compliance. He has published more than 70 articles in industry-leading journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, and Business Ethics Quarterly.
Professor Kaplan is an active member of the American Accounting Association (AAA) and has recently finished a three-year term on the council. Previously, he has served as the president of the Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section of the AAA, and has been the editor of the section’s journal, Behavioral Research in Accounting. He is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the ABO section. He was named the director of the School of Accountancy in 2016.
- Ph.D. University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana, 1982
- M.S. Accountancy, University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana 1976
- B.S. Accounting, Arizona State University 1974
