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Brian Knox, Ph.D.

Portrait of Brian Knox

Associate Professor

Department of Accountancy

bknox@boisestate.edu
Office: 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
  • 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.