GORDON M. COHN
 
Department of Economics
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11210
718-951-5548
GXCBC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
 
 
 
 
 

Academic Background:

                                     Ph.D. Business 1997
                                     Specialization in Accounting
                                     Baruch College of the City University of New York

                                     M.S. Organizational Behavior 1974
                                    Case Western Reserve University

                                    M.A. Education 1971
                                    Specialization in Behavioral Sciences
                                    University of Michigan

                                    B.S. Management Science 1969
                                    Minor English Literature
                                    Carnegie-Mellon University

                                    Rabbinical Ordination 1989
                                    Mirrer Yeshiva Rabbinical College

Academic Experience:

                            1996- present Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance,
                            Brooklyn College

                            1995-1996 Lecturer in Accounting, Yeshiva University

                            1994 Lecturer in Accounting, Touro College

                            1993-1995 Lecturer in Accounting, Baruch College

                            1972-1974 Lecturer in Organizational Behavior,
                            Case Western Reserve University

                            1973-1974 Counselor and Teacher, University of Michigan
                            Experimental Residential College

Business and Consulting Experience:

                        1993-1994 Auditing Consultation Research, Gutkind & Co., CPA

                        1969-1974 Organization Development various organizations.
 
 

Scholarly Publications:

"The Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Jewish Perspective". Forthcoming in Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy.

"Ethical Issues Related to the Responsibility to Pay Taxes". Forthcoming in Robert McGee (Ed.), The Ethics of Tax Evasion. Dumont Press.

"Auditing and Ethical Sensitivity". Forthcoming in The Outlook.

"The Influence of Change in Dispersion in Analysts' Forecasts on the Earnings Response Coefficient". Dissertation, Baruch College. 1997.

"Accounting Ethics and the Traditional Jewish Perspective". In W. M. Hoffman, J. B. Kamm and R. E. Frederick (Eds.), Trust, Responsibility and Control: Ethics in Accounting and Finance. Quorum Books. 1996.

"Psychosocial Treatment of the Aged", (coauthor). In C. Eisdorfer and P. Lawton (Eds.), The Psychology of Aging. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1973.

Conferences and Proceedings:

"A Jewish View of Accounting Ethics". Bentley College Accounting Ethics Conference. 1994.

"Modern Auditing Ethics and the Talmudic Perspective". Baruch College Conference, Sept. 1993.

Works in Progress:

"A Historical Perspective on the Lower Cost or Market Rule". Being submitted to the Accounting Historians Journal.

"Understanding the Implications of Changes in Dispersion in Analysts' Forecasts Around Earnings Announcements". Being prepared for submission to The Accounting Review.

"The Ethics of Product Safety and Liability". Paper in progress. Being used to apply for National Science Foundation Grant. Proposal was submitted 2/2/98.

"Improving Employer-Employee Relationships: A Historical Approach". Under consideration at Journal of Business Ethics.

Distinctions and Awards:

Superfellow Fellowship. Awarded annually to one or two students in each University graduate program. Graduate School of City University. 1990-1994.

Yearbook Editor in Chief. Carnegie-Mellon University.

Founder and director of social action committee. Carnegie-Mellon University.