J. K. Yun holds a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously earned M.B.A. from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Yun currently serves as the chairperson for the Department of Accounting and Finance for NYIT School of Management. An active member of American Accounting Association and Institute of Management Accountants, Yun serves as an ad hoc reviewer for various peer-reviewed journals, including Advances in Accounting, Finance and Economics. He also serves for the editorial board of the Journal of Business and Accounting.
Recent Projects/Research
- Effects of unions on financial reporting behavior in agency theory settings
- Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on corporate governance and on firms’ earning management behavior
Representative Intellectual Contributions
- Kim, John J. and Yun, J. K. (2013) "Did enhanced regulatory scrutiny neutralize the effect of assumed pension estimates on the freezing decision of defined benefit plans?" presented at the International Summer Conference of Korean Accounting Association; June 20-22, 2013; Gyeongju, Korea.
- Kim, John J. and Yun, J. K. (2013) "Did pension estimates from the freezing of defined benefit pension plans increase after SFAS 158 and the Pension Protection Act of 2006?" presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; February 20-23, 2013; Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Yun, J. K., Kim, John J. and Hammami, Helmi (2012) "Earnings Quality of the Qatar Exchange and the U.S. Stock Exchange: Empirical Evidence;" International Research Journal of Applied Finance 3(1):20-28.
- Yun, J. K. and Kim, John J. (2012) "Earnings Quality of the Qatar Exchange and the U.S. Stock Exchange: Empirical Evidence;" 18th Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; February 23-26; Las Vegas, NE.
- Kim, J. J. and Yun, J. K. (2012) "Revisiting the Comparison of the Estimates of the Earnings Response Coefficients during the Recessions;" 18th Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; February 23-26; Las Vegas, NE.
- Yun, J. K. and Kim, J. J. (2012) "Discretionary Accruals and Earnings Restatements: Controlling Coded Reasons and Prompters;" 18th Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; February 23-26; Las Vegas, NE.
- Harris, P., Kohn, S. and Yun, J.K. (2011) "Foreign Exchange Exposure: A Survey;" 2011 Costa Rica Global Conference on Business and Finance; May 24-27; San Jose, Costa Rica.
- Yun, J.K., Kim, John J. (2011) "Prompters of Earnings Restatement: An Exploratory Analysis of Discretionary Accruals before and after SOX," The Journal of Global Business Management 7(2):111-116.
- Harris, P., Kinkela, K., Kutasovic, P., Malindretos, J., Shapiro, S. and Yun, J. K. (2011) "A Critical Examination of LIFO and a Review of Its Shortcomings;" Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review 7(1):132-136.
- Yun, J. K. and Kim, J. J. (2009) "An Evaluation of Earnings Restatements after the SOX of 2002: Descriptive Statistics;" Advances in Accounting, Finance and Economics 2(1):1-9.
- Yun, J. K. and Kim, J. J. (2009) "An Evaluation of Earnings Restatements after the SOX of 2002: Descriptive Statistics;" Proceeding of the 16th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (in full text); February.
- Yun, J. K. and Kim, J. J. (2009) "Discretionary Accruals and Earnings Restatements and Prompter: Empirical Evidence;" 2009 Annual Conference of the Academy of Accounting, Finance, and Economics; December 10-12; New Orleans, LA.
- Yun, J. K. and Kim, John J. (2009) "An Evaluation of Earnings Restatement after the SOX of 2002: Descriptive Statistics;" 16th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; February 19-22; Las Vegas, NE.
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- ACCT 101 and ACCT 102
- ACCT 306 (Cost Accounting)
- ACCT 610 (Accounting Analysis)