Associate Professor, Accountancy
bknox@boisestate.edu
Office Number:Â MBEB 3117
Dr. Brian D. Knox joined Boise State University in 2017 after obtaining a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a CPA (Arizona, Idaho) and has worked as a tax preparer, a compliance auditor, and an accountant at a Fortune 500 company. Dr. Knox’s research focuses on how accounting information and incentives affect the behavior of managers and employees.
Education
Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Pittsburgh.
Master’s in Accounting, Southern Utah University.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Arizona State University.
Teaching Areas
Managerial Accounting
Accounting Ethics
Featured Publications
Knox, B. D. (2023). Machine Learning Activity-Based Costing: Can Activity-Based Costing’s First-Stage Allocation Be Replaced with a Neural Network? Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, 20(2), 95–117.
Wood, D. A., M. Achhpilia, M. T., Adams, et al. including B. D. Knox. (2023). The ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot: How well does it answer accounting assessment questions? Issues in Accounting Education, 38(4), 81-108.
Knox, B. D. (2020). Semantic Processing Theory Could Help Explain the Effectiveness of Creativity Incentives: A Numerical Experiment. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 32(3), 155-178.
Knox, B. D. (2020). Employee Volunteer Programs Are Associated with Firm-Level Benefits and CEO Incentives: Data on the Ethical Dilemma of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities. Journal of Business Ethics, 162(2), 449–472.