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Dr. Anna Cianci

Thomas C. Taylor Faculty Fellow; Associate Professor of Accounting
OFFICE: Farrell 264
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BIOGRAPHY

Anna Cianci, Associate Professor of Accounting, graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from Villanova University, a M.A. in Pastoral Theology at St. Joseph's College, a M.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. in Accounting from Duke University. Anna's academic research primarily focuses on judgment and decision making behavior in financial accounting and auditing settings. She is published in numerous journals, including, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Accounting, Organizations and Society and the Journal of Applied Psychology. Anna's teaching interests include financial accounting, managerial accounting and auditing.

HONORS

  • 2010 - 2010 Literati Network Awards for Excellence: Highly Commended Award Winner, Emerald Literati Network (Managerial Auditing Journal)
  • 2010 - 2010 Outstanding Paper Award, Emerald LiteratiNetwork (Managerial Auditing Journal)
  • - 2012 Wake Forest University Research Award, Wake Forest University

EDUCATION

  • MA, St. Joseph's College (Pastoral Theology) - 2004
  • MA, Wake Forest University (Psychology) - 2003
  • Ph D, Duke University (Accounting) - 2000
  • BS, Villanova (Accounting) - 1985

PUBLICATIONS

Behavioral Research in Accounting

The Impact of Audit Committee Strength on the Influence of Management Team Likeability
Cianci, A. ,  Kuselias, S. ,  Lowe, J. , &  Tsakumis, G.

Behavioral Research in Accounting

The Impact of Audit Committee Strength on the Influence of Management Team Likeability
Cianci, A. ,  Kuselias, S. ,  Lowe, J. , &  Tsakumis, G.

Journal of Management Accounting Research

The immunization effect of internal control system transparency following a supplier's violation of buyer trust
Cianci, A. ,  Reichert, B. ,  Sedatole, K. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2024)

Journal of Management Accounting Research

The immunization effect of internal control system transparency following a supplier's violation of buyer trust
Cianci, A. ,  Reichert, B. ,  Sedatole, K. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2024)

Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting

Principles-Based Standards and Accountants' Financial Reporting Judgments: Does Work Experience Matter?
Cianci, A. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2024)

Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting

Principles-Based Standards and Accountants' Financial Reporting Judgments: Does Work Experience Matter?
Cianci, A. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2024)

California Management Review Insights

"I Expected More From You": Navigating Client Trust Violations
Cianci, A. ,  Convery, A. M. ,  D'Arcy, J. , &  Tsakumis, G. T. (2021)

California Management Review Insights

"I Expected More From You": Navigating Client Trust Violations
Cianci, A. ,  Convery, A. M. ,  D'Arcy, J. , &  Tsakumis, G. T. (2021)

Academy of Management Journal

Struggling to meet the bar: Occupational progress failure and informal leadership behavior
Schaubroeck, J. ,  Peng, A. ,  Hannah, S. ,  Ma, J. , &  Cianci, A. (2021)

Academy of Management Journal

Struggling to meet the bar: Occupational progress failure and informal leadership behavior
Schaubroeck, J. ,  Peng, A. ,  Hannah, S. ,  Ma, J. , &  Cianci, A. (2021)

Advances in Accounting

The Impact of Costly Regulation on R&D Investment Levels and Productivity
Cianci, A. ,  Convery, A. ,  Evans, M. ,  Hughen, L. , &  Werner, E. (2021)

Advances in Accounting

The Impact of Costly Regulation on R&D Investment Levels and Productivity
Cianci, A. ,  Convery, A. ,  Evans, M. ,  Hughen, L. , &  Werner, E. (2021)

Journal of Business Research

Paid for looks when others are looking: CEO facial traits, compensation, and corporate visibility
Canace, T. ,  Cianci, A. ,  Liu, K. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2020)

Journal of Business Research

Paid for looks when others are looking: CEO facial traits, compensation, and corporate visibility
Canace, T. ,  Cianci, A. ,  Liu, K. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2020)

Journal of Business Ethics

How do investors respond to restatements? Repairing trust through managerial reputation and corrective actions
Cianci, A. ,  Clor-Proell, S. , &  Kaplan, S. (2019)

Journal of Business Ethics

How do investors respond to restatements? Repairing trust through managerial reputation and corrective actions
Cianci, A. ,  Clor-Proell, S. , &  Kaplan, S. (2019)

Journal of Business Ethics

Bolstering managers' resistance to temptation via the firm's commitment to corporate social responsibility
Beaudoin, C. ,  Cianci, A. ,  Hannah, S. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2019)

Journal of Business Ethics

Bolstering managers' resistance to temptation via the firm's commitment to corporate social responsibility
Beaudoin, C. ,  Cianci, A. ,  Hannah, S. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2019)

Review of Accounting Studies

Tax-related mandatory risk factor disclosures, future profitability, and stock returns
Campbell, J. ,  Cecchini, M. ,  Cianci, A. ,  Ehinger, A. , &  Werner, E. (2019)

Review of Accounting Studies

Tax-related mandatory risk factor disclosures, future profitability, and stock returns
Campbell, J. ,  Cecchini, M. ,  Cianci, A. ,  Ehinger, A. , &  Werner, E. (2019)

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

Audit partner identification: Unintended consequences on audit judgment
Cianci, A. ,  Houston, R. ,  Montague, N. , &  Vogel, R. (2017)

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

Audit partner identification: Unintended consequences on audit judgment
Cianci, A. ,  Houston, R. ,  Montague, N. , &  Vogel, R. (2017)

Journal of Business Ethics

The impact of CFOs' incentives and earnings management ethics on their financial reporting decisions: The mediating role of moral disengagement
Beaudoin, C. A. ,  Cianci, A. , &  Tsakumis, G. T. (2015)

Journal of Business Ethics

The impact of CFOs' incentives and earnings management ethics on their financial reporting decisions: The mediating role of moral disengagement
Beaudoin, C. A. ,  Cianci, A. , &  Tsakumis, G. T. (2015)

The Leadership Quarterly

The effects of authentic leadership on followers' ethical decision-making in the face of temptation: An experimental study
Cianci, A. ,  Hannah, S. ,  Roberts, R. , &  Tsakumis, G. T. (2014)

The Leadership Quarterly

The effects of authentic leadership on followers' ethical decision-making in the face of temptation: An experimental study
Cianci, A. ,  Hannah, S. ,  Roberts, R. , &  Tsakumis, G. T. (2014)

Behavioral Research in Accounting

The moderating effects of incentive system and performance measure on managers' and their superiors' expectations about the manager's effort.
Cianci, A. ,  Kaplan, S. E. , &  Samuels, J. A. (2013)

Behavioral Research in Accounting

The moderating effects of incentive system and performance measure on managers' and their superiors' expectations about the manager's effort.
Cianci, A. ,  Kaplan, S. E. , &  Samuels, J. A. (2013)

Journal of Business Ethics

The impact of ethical leadership, the internal audit function, and moral intensity on financial reporting decisions
Arel, B. ,  Beaudoin, C. , &  Cianci, A. (2012)

Journal of Business Ethics

The impact of ethical leadership, the internal audit function, and moral intensity on financial reporting decisions
Arel, B. ,  Beaudoin, C. , &  Cianci, A. (2012)

Advances in Accounting

The differential CEO dominance-compensation and corporate goverance-compensation relations: Pre- and post-SOX
Cianci, A. ,  Fernando, G. , &  Werner, E. (2011)

Advances in Accounting

The differential CEO dominance-compensation and corporate goverance-compensation relations: Pre- and post-SOX
Cianci, A. ,  Fernando, G. , &  Werner, E. (2011)

Human Performance

Achievement goals, feedback, and task performance
Cianci, A. ,  Schaubroeck, J. , &  McGill, G. (2010)

Human Performance

Achievement goals, feedback, and task performance
Cianci, A. ,  Schaubroeck, J. , &  McGill, G. (2010)

Journal of Banking and Finance

First financial restructuring and operating efficiency: Evidence from Taiwanese commercial banks
Hsiao, H. ,  Chang, H. ,  Cianci, A. , &  Huang, L. (2010)

Journal of Banking and Finance

First financial restructuring and operating efficiency: Evidence from Taiwanese commercial banks
Hsiao, H. ,  Chang, H. ,  Cianci, A. , &  Huang, L. (2010)

Accounting, Organizations and Society

The effect of CEO reputation and explanations for poor performance on investors' judgments about the companies' future performance and management
Cianci, A. , &  Kaplan, S. (2010)

Accounting, Organizations and Society

The effect of CEO reputation and explanations for poor performance on investors' judgments about the companies' future performance and management
Cianci, A. , &  Kaplan, S. (2010)

Journal of Applied Psychology

The effect of negative feedback on tension and subsequent performance: The main and interactive effects of goal content and conscientiousness
Cianci, A. ,  Klein, H. , &  Seijts, G. (2010)

Journal of Applied Psychology

The effect of negative feedback on tension and subsequent performance: The main and interactive effects of goal content and conscientiousness
Cianci, A. ,  Klein, H. , &  Seijts, G. (2010)

Handbook of Behavioral Finance. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. (publisher)

The impact of motivational and cognitive factors on optimistic earnings forecasts
Cianci, A. , &  Culbertson, S. (2010)

Handbook of Behavioral Finance. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. (publisher)

The impact of motivational and cognitive factors on optimistic earnings forecasts
Cianci, A. , &  Culbertson, S. (2010)

Advances in Accounting

Auditors' efficiency motivated evaluation
Cianci, A. , &  Bierstaker, J. (2009)

Advances in Accounting

Auditors' efficiency motivated evaluation
Cianci, A. , &  Bierstaker, J. (2009)

Managerial Auditing Journal

The effect of goals on auditors' judgments and their perceptions of and conformity to other auditors' judgments
Asare, S. K. , &  Cianci, A. (2009)

Managerial Auditing Journal

The effect of goals on auditors' judgments and their perceptions of and conformity to other auditors' judgments
Asare, S. K. , &  Cianci, A. (2009)

Managerial Auditing Journal

The effect of performance feedback and client importance on auditors' self- and public-focused ethical judgments
Cianci, A. , &  Bierstaker, J. (2009)

Managerial Auditing Journal

The effect of performance feedback and client importance on auditors' self- and public-focused ethical judgments
Cianci, A. , &  Bierstaker, J. (2009)

Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory

The impact of positive and negative mood on the hypothesis generation and ethical judgments of auditors
Cianci, A. , &  Bierstaker, J. (2009)

Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory

The impact of positive and negative mood on the hypothesis generation and ethical judgments of auditors
Cianci, A. , &  Bierstaker, J. (2009)

Journal of Business Ethics

The effects of management's preannouncement strategies on investors' judgments of the trustworthiness of management
Cianci, A. , &  Kaplan, S. (2008)

Journal of Business Ethics

The effects of management's preannouncement strategies on investors' judgments of the trustworthiness of management
Cianci, A. , &  Kaplan, S. (2008)

International Journal of Auditing

The impact of competing goals and experience, and litigation consciousness on auditors' judgment
Asare, S. K. ,  Cianci, A. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2008)

International Journal of Auditing

The impact of competing goals and experience, and litigation consciousness on auditors' judgment
Asare, S. K. ,  Cianci, A. , &  Tsakumis, G. (2008)

The Journal of Behavioral Finance

The impact of investor status on investors' evaluation of negative and positive, separate and combined information
Cianci, A. (2008)

The Journal of Behavioral Finance

The impact of investor status on investors' evaluation of negative and positive, separate and combined information
Cianci, A. (2008)

Accounting & Finance

The impact of investors' status on their evaluation of positive and negative, past and future information
Cianci, A. , &  Falsetta, D. (2008)

Accounting & Finance

The impact of investors' status on their evaluation of positive and negative, past and future information
Cianci, A. , &  Falsetta, D. (2008)

The Journal of Behavioral Finance

Motivational and cognitive determinants of buy-side and sell-side analysts' earnings forecasts: An experimental study
Ashton, R. H. , &  Cianci, A. (2007)

The Journal of Behavioral Finance

Motivational and cognitive determinants of buy-side and sell-side analysts' earnings forecasts: An experimental study
Ashton, R. H. , &  Cianci, A. (2007)

Accounting Horizons

Contributions of the "Research Opportunities in Auditing" program: An empirical assessment
Ashton, R. H. , &  Cianci, A. (1998)

Accounting Horizons

Contributions of the "Research Opportunities in Auditing" program: An empirical assessment
Ashton, R. H. , &  Cianci, A. (1998)