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Michael Kimbrough

Michael Kimbrough

Area Chair, Accounting and Information Assurance

Professor

LeRoy J. Herbert Fellow

Ph.D. in Accounting, Indiana University in Bloomington

Contact

4332M Van Munching Hall

Michael D. Kimbrough joined the Robert H. Smith School at University of Maryland in 2010 after spending eight years at Harvard Business School as a faculty member in the Accounting and Management Unit. Professor Kimbrough earned his B.A. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and his Ph.D. in Accounting from Indiana University in Bloomington. Prior to returning to graduate school for his doctoral studies, he worked as a certified public accountant with Price Waterhouse, where he worked with a variety of manufacturing and high-technology clients. Professor Kimbrough's research focuses on corporate financial reporting, with particular emphases on firms' voluntary disclosure practices and on accounting for intangible investment. His research has been published in leading academic journals including: The Accounting Review and Journal of Accounting Research. He is a member of the American Accounting Association and currently serves on the editorial board of The Accounting Review.

News

‘Collective Action’ a Focus of the 19th Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity: A Public Policy Perspective
University of Maryland researchers and the U.S. Attorney for Maryland described the significance of cybersecurity as a collective action,…
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Smith Secures $150K for AI Initiative for Capital Market Research
GRF CPAs & Advisors has awarded $150,000 to the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to seed an AI Initiative…
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Smith’s Cietta Kiandoli and Glen Martin Among Poets & Quants’ Best & Brightest EMBAs of 2023
Accomplished leaders in public service Cietta Kiandoli and Glen Martin represent the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of…
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Research

Earnings Reports Aren't Just for Investors – Consumers Care, Too

Research Shows Earnings Influence Brand Perceptions

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With a Legal Expert in Leadership, Firms Are Less Likely to Overstate Earnings

When a General Counsel Is a Senior Leader, Firms Are More Conservative

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The Cost of Being Transparent

Competitors Seize On Clues Public Companies Reveal in SEC Disclosures

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