Joseph Comprix

Professor of Accounting, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Professor Comprix has worked as a staff accountant and accounting manager at Mead Corp. He holds a PhD in accounting from the University of Illinois and taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo and Arizona State University before joining the Whitman School. He currently teaches financial accounting in the MBA program. Professor Comprix has been a member of the Whitman faculty since 2008. He was chosen as the Whitman Graduate Faculty of the year for 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2017. He also received an Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award from the Graduate College in 2012 - one of only six awards campus-wide in 2012. Professor Comprix has published in journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review, the Journal of Marketing, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, and the Journal of the American Taxation Association.

Ph.D., Accounting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Financial Accounting

Professor Comprix’s research is focused on pension accounting, accounting restatements, and taxation.

Publications

The Role of Gender in the Aggressive Questioning of CEOs during Earnings Conference Calls

2022 The Accounting Review,97,7,79-107, Lopatta, K., Tideman, S.
The Role of Gender in the Aggressive Questioning of CEOs During Earnings Conference Calls

2022 The Accounting Review,97,7,79-107, Lopatta, K., Tideman, S.
Complaint Publicization in Social Media

2021 Journal of Marketing,85,6,1-23, Golmohammadi, A., Havakhor, T., Gauri, D.
Why You Shouldn't Engage with Customer Complaints on Twitter

2021 Harvard Business Review, Golmohammadi, A., Havakhor, T., Gauri, D.
Complaint Publicization in Social Media

2021 Journal of Marketing,85,6,1-23, Golmohammadi, A., Havakhor, T., Gauri, D.
State Pension Accounting Estimates and Strong Public Unions

2019 Contemporary Accounting Research,36,3,1299-1336, Bonsall, S., Muller, K.
State Pension Accounting Estimates and Public Union Membership

2019 Contemporary Accounting Research,36,3,1299-1336, Bonsall, S., Muller, K.
Setting Expected Rates of Return on Pension Plan Assets: New Evidence on the Influence of Audit Committee Accounting Experts

2017 Research in Accounting Regulation,29,2,159-166, Guo, J., Zhang, Y., Zhou, N.
Does auditor size matter? Evidence from small audit firms

2015 Advances in Accounting,31,1,11-20, Huang, H.
Does Auditor Size Matter? Evidence from Small Audit Firms

2015 Advances in Accounting,31,1,11-20, Huang, H.
Earnings management and the allocation of net periodic pension costs to interim periods

2013 Advances in Accounting,29,1,27-35, Blankley, A., Hong, K.
Bias in quarterly estimates of annual effective tax rates and earnings management

2012 Journal of the American Taxation Association,34,1,31-53, Mills, L., Schmidt, A.
Firm location and earnings management: Korean evidence

2012 Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics,19,3,292-317, Nam, H., Choi, J., Kwon, H.
Empirical Evidence on the Impact of Book-Tax Differences on Divergence of Opinion among Investors

2011 Journal of the American Taxation Association,33,1,51-78, Graham, R., Moore, J.
Pension plan accounting estimates and the freezing of defined benefit pension plans

2011 Journal of Accounting and Economics,51,1-2,115-133, Muller, K.
Empirical evidence on the impact of book-tax differences on divergence of opinion among investors

2011 Journal of the American Taxation Association,33,1,51-78, Graham, R., Moore, J.
Pension plan accounting estimates and the freezing of defined benefit pension plans

2011 Journal of Accounting and Economics,51,1-2,115-133, Muller, K.
Asymmetric treatment of reported pension expense and income amounts in CEO cash compensation calculations

2006 Journal of Accounting and Economics,42,3,385-416, Muller, K.
Asymmetric treatment of reported pension expense and income amounts in CEO cash compensation calculations

2006 Journal of Accounting and Economics,42,3,385-416, Muller, III, K.
The Financial Expertise of CFOs and Accounting Restatements

2005 Accounting Horizons,19,3,123-135, Aier, J., Gunlock, M., Lee, D.
The financial expertise of CFOs and accounting restatements

2005 Accounting Horizons,19,3,123-135, Aier, J., Gunlock, M., Lee, D.

Jan 01, 2017
Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year
Syracuse University
Jan 01, 2013
Guttag Junior Faculty Research Fellowship Award
Whitman
Jan 01, 2013
Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year
Syracuse University
Jan 01, 2012
Outstanding Teacher in the Defense Controllership Program (voted by the students)
Syracuse University
Jan 01, 2012
Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year
Syracuse University
Jan 01, 2012
Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award
Syracuse University
Jan 01, 2011
Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year
Syracuse University
Jan 01, 2009
Outstanding Teacher in the Defense Controllership Program
Syracuse University

Are Male Analysts More Verbally Aggressive Than Female Analysts in Earnings Conference Calls?
July 07, 2022 Academic Minute
Analyst Gender And Aggressive Questioning During Earnings Conference Calls
May 16, 2022 Forbes

Joseph Comprix

Publications

The Role of Gender in the Aggressive Questioning of CEOs during Earnings Conference Calls

The Role of Gender in the Aggressive Questioning of CEOs During Earnings Conference Calls

Complaint Publicization in Social Media

State Pension Accounting Estimates and Strong Public Unions

Does auditor size matter? Evidence from small audit firms

Empirical Evidence on the Impact of Book-Tax Differences on Divergence of Opinion among Investors

Pension plan accounting estimates and the freezing of defined benefit pension plans

Asymmetric treatment of reported pension expense and income amounts in CEO cash compensation calculations

The Financial Expertise of CFOs and Accounting Restatements

Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year

Guttag Junior Faculty Research Fellowship Award

Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year

Outstanding Teacher in the Defense Controllership Program (voted by the students)

Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year

Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award

Whitman School of Management Graduate Faculty of the Year

Outstanding Teacher in the Defense Controllership Program

Are Male Analysts More Verbally Aggressive Than Female Analysts in Earnings Conference Calls?

Analyst Gender And Aggressive Questioning During Earnings Conference Calls