Kevin Ennis PhD

Kevin Ennis PhD

Department

  • Meridian Division of Business
  • Adkerson School of Accountancy

Discipline

  • Accountancy

Title

  • Professor of Accountancy

Contacts

kle2@msstate.edu
Office: (601) 484-161
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Overview

Education:

  • Ph D, Accounting, Jackson State University, 2005
  • Master of Taxation (M.T.), Taxation, University of Mississippi, 1995
  • BS, Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama, 1979

Research interests:

Ethics and moral decision-making. SOX of 2002. Self Interest decision-making. Individual Income Tax

Publications

Conference Proceeding

  • Investigating the Financial Stake Implication Implicit in SOX 201 Restriction on Nonaudit Services.  The Institute for Global Business Research International Conference Proceedings. Volume Volume 3 , Page Number 1 . 2019
  • Extension Threats From IRC 501(R) —What Does the Future Hold for Health Care Organizations?.  Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies. Volume 20, Issue 1, Page 9. 2015
  • Exploring the Financial Stake Implication of Selected “Prohibited Services” Under Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. .  Proceedings of the Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies--Allied Academics Spring 2012 International Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 4-6, 2012. . Volume Volume 17, Issue Number 1.
  • Just-In-Time Inventory Management and Its Financial Performance: Cases of Dell and Wal-Mart.  Proceedings of the Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies--Allied Academics International Conference, Orlando, FL . Volume Volume 16, Issue Number 1. 2011
  • Rule-Based Moral Reasoning (RMR) and CPAs' Political Ideology.  Academy of Business Research International. 2011
  • CPAs Political Ideology and Rule-based Moral Reasoning.  Abstract in Proceedings of Allied Academies 2010 International Conference. 2010
  • Public Interest Vs. Self-Interest: An Empirical Investigation into the Financial Stake Implication of Selected Prohibited Services, Under Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Academey of Accounting, Finance, and Economics. 2009
  • CPAs Moral Reasoning and Support for Government Intervention into Corporate Governance of Nonpublic Entities.  Abstract in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of American Higher Education. 2009
  • Financial Stake and Support for Expanding Government Intervention into Corporate Governance of NonPublic Entities.  Abstract in Proceedings of the Allied Academies 2009 International Conference. 2009
  • Political Persuasion of CPAs and Support for Government Intervention into Corporate Governance.  Proceedings of Annual Conference of the Academy of Accounting, Finance, and Economics. 2008
  • Attention Entrepreneurial Small Business Owner: Auditing for Success—Follow the Money!.  Proceedings of the Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies--Allied Academics International Conference Spring 2008 International Conference, Tunica, Mississippi. Volume Volume 14, Issue Number 1. 2008
  • Corporate Management Should Voluntarily Establish Audit Rotation as an Internal Control.  Proceedings of the Academy of Accounting and Finance Annual Meeting. 2004
  • Every Good Manager Is a Good Auditor: Cross Functional Proficiency,.  Proceedings of Allied Academies Spring 2004 International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana ,. Volume Volume 9, Issue Number 1.
  • Ethics Enforcement on Non-CPA Owners of Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships.  Annual Meeting of the Midsouth Association of Business Disciplines.

Journal Article

  • Effect of Inventory Management Efficiency on Profitability: Current Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing Industry. Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research . Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 98-106. 2015
  • Attention Entrepreneurial Small Business Owner (ESBO): Be Your Own Internal Auditor! . Entrepreneurial Executive (EE). Volume Volume 16, Pages pp. 97-106. 2011
  • CPAs’ Moral Reasoning and Support for Expanding Sarbanes-Oxley to Nonpublic Entities. American Journal of Business Research. Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 5-16. 2010
  • Financial Stake and CPA Support for Expanding Sarbanes-Oxley to Nonpublic Entities. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal. Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 121-128. 2010
  • Political Ideology of CPAs and Support for Expanding Government Intervention into Corporate Governance of Nonpublic Entities. Southern Business and Economic Journal. Volume Volume 33, Issue Number 1&2, Pages Winter/Spring 2009: pp. 1-8. 2009
  • Do CPAs With a Higher Financial Stake in Public Accounting Exhibit Lower Levels of Moral Reasoning. The Southern Business & Economic Journal. Volume 30 , Issue 1, 2, Pages 1-9. 2007
  • Corporate Management Should Voluntarily Establish Audit Rotation as an Internal Control. Journal of Accounting and Finance Research. Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages pp. 117-125. 2005
  • Ethics Enforcement on Non-CPA Owners of Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships. The Journal of Business Disciplines. Volume Volume 8, Issue Number 1, Pages pp. 62-67. 2000

Presentations

Abstract

  • "Investigating the Financial Stake Implication Implicit in SOX 201 Restriction on Nonaudit Services." The Institute for Global Business Research Spring Conference, , April 24-26, 2019. , , New Orleans, Louisiana. 2019
  • "Exploring CPA Public Interest Protection Motive to Support Revenue Restrictions Imposed by Section 201 of SOX." Academy of Business Research Spring Conference , , New Orleans, Louisiana. 2019
  • "Extension Threats from IRC 501(R) —What Does the Future Hold for Health Care Organizations? ." Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies , , New Orleans LA. 2015
  • "Effect of Inventory Management Efficiency on Profitability: Current Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing Industry." The Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Spring 2014 International Conference, , . 2014
  • "Exploring the Financial Stake Implication of Selected “Prohibited Services” Under Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act." Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies--Allied Academics Spring 2012 International Conference, , New Orleans, Louisiana. 2012
  • "Rule-Based Moral Reasoning (RMR) and CPAs’ Political Ideology." Academy of Business Research International Conference, , New Orleans, Louisiana. 2011
  • "Attention Entrepreneurial Small Business Owner: Auditing for Success—Follow the Money!." Allied Academics Spring 2008 International Conference, , Tunica, Mississippi. 2008
  • "Every Good Manager Is a Good Auditor: Cross Functional Proficiency." Allied Academies Spring 2004 International Conference , , New Orleans, Louisiana. 2004
  • "Corporate Management Should Voluntarily Establish Auditor Rotation as Internal Control." The American Academy of Accounting and Finance 2004 Annual Meeting, , New Orleans, Louisiana.. 2004
  • "Ethics Enforcement on Non-CPA Owners of Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships,." MidSouth Association of Business Disciplines, , Jackson, Mississippi. 1999

Demonstration

  • "Dinner and a Movie: Using a Movie to Instill in Students the Professional Principles of an Auditor." Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting (CTLA), American Accountinmg Association (AAA) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, USA. 2017

Oral Presentation

  • "Big Data Analytics in Auditing: A Student Project of Investigating University Procurement Card (P-Card) Activities." AAA Annual Meeting, Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting (CTLA), AAA, San Francisco, CA. 2019
  • "Data Analytics in Accounting: From Reality to Classroom Exercise." AAA Annual Meeting, Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting (CTLA), AAA, Washington, D.C.. 2018
  • "Analysis of Audit Opinions for Bankrupt Companies Using Excel, Access, and R." AIS Educator 2016 Conference, AIS Educator Association, Colorado Spring, CO. 2016
  • "A Study of Inventory Management Efficiency and Firm’s Profitability." The 43rd Decision Science Institute Annual Conference, , San Francisco, CA. 2012
  • "The Relationship between Inventory Management and Profitability." Allied Academies 2011 International Conference, , Las Vegas, NV. 2011
  • "A Comparative Study of Korean Government Accounting Standard Reform." Allied Academies 2011 International Conference, , Las Vegas, NV. 2011
  • "A study of Inventory Management and Profitability through various industries’ Financial Statements." Allied Academies 2011 International Conference, , . 2011
  • "Just-In-Time Inventory Management and its Financial Performance." Allied Academies 2011 International Conference, Allied Academies, Orlando, FL. 2011
  • "Public Interest Vs. Self-Interest: An Empirical Investigation into the Financial Stake Implication of Selected “Prohibited Services” Under Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act." Annual Conference of the Academy of Accounting, Finance, and Economics , Academy of Accounting, Finance, and Economics , New Orleans, LA. 2009
  • "Political Persuasion of CPAs and Support for Government Intervention into Corporate Governance." Annual Conference of the Academy of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, Academy of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, New Orleans, LA. 2008

Paper

  • "Data Analytics in Accounting: Lending Club Case with Access, Excel, Tableau, and R." AAA Annual Meeting, Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting (CTLA), , . 2022
  • "A Study of Relationship between Inventory Management Efficiency and Profitability: U.S. Manufacturing Industry." the 44th Decision Science Institute Annual Conference, DSI, Baltimore, MA.. 2013
  • "CPAs Political Ideology and Rule-based Moral Reasoning." Allied Academies 2010 International Conference, Allied Academies , New Orleans, LA. 2010
  • "An Empirical Investigation into the Relationship of Financial Stake to CPA Support for Certain Sarbanes-Oxley Revenue-Based Prohibitions." American Accounting Association Southeastern Accounting Conference, American Accounting Association, Oxford, MS. 2009
  • "CPAs’ Moral Reasoning and Support for Government Intervention into Corporate Governance of Nonpublic Entities." 3rd International Conference of American Higher Education, American Institute of Higher Education, Nashville, TN. 2009
  • "Financial Stake and Support for Expanding Government Intervention into Corporate Governance of Nonpublic Entities." Allied Academies 2009 International Conference, Allied Academies , New Orleans, LA. 2009

Poster

  • "Dinner and a Movie: Using a Movie to Instill in Students the Professional Principles of an Auditor." Effective Learning Strategies (ELS), American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, USA. 2017