When Founders Falter: A Second-in-Command Attenuates the Effect of Founder Identification on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior
with Travis Howell and David T. Welsh
Journal of Applied Psychology 111(5), 658–677
Brad Hendricks
Associate Professor of Accounting
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Ph.D., University of Michigan · CPA (Inactive, Utah)
My research focuses on corporate disclosure, financial regulation, initial public offerings, and entrepreneurship. I study how managers communicate with investors, how regulation shapes firm behavior, and how founders influence the organizations they build.
Research
My published research examines corporate disclosure, financial regulation, IPOs, governance, and entrepreneurial firms. It has appeared in leading journals across accounting, management, and organizational psychology.
The Pitch: Managers’ Disclosure Choice During IPO Roadshows
with Elizabeth Blankespoor and Gregory S. Miller
The Accounting Review 98(2), 1–29
Anticipatory Effects Around Proposed Regulation: Evidence from Basel III
with James J. Neilson, Catherine Shakespeare, and Christopher D. Williams
The Accounting Review 98(1), 285–315
The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?
with David A. Wood and 325 coauthors
Issues in Accounting Education 38(4), 81–108
A Hard Look at SPAC Projections
with Elizabeth Blankespoor, Gregory S. Miller, and Dylan J. Stockbridge
Management Science 68(6), 4742–4753
Real-Time Revenue and Firm Disclosure
with Elizabeth Blankespoor, Joseph D. Piotroski, and Christina Synn
Review of Accounting Studies 27(3), 1079–1116
Through the Eyes of the Founder: CEO Characteristics and Firms’ Regulatory Filings
with Mark Lang and Kenneth Merkley
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 49(3–4), 383–422
The Revolving Door Between Large Audit Firms and the PCAOB: Implications for Future Inspection Reports and Audit Quality
with Wayne R. Landsman and F. Dimas Peña-Romera
The Accounting Review 97(1), 261–292
Going Alone or Together? A Configurational Analysis of Solo Founding vs. Co-Founding
with Travis Howell and Christopher B. Bingham
Organization Science 33(6), 2421–2450
Don’t Buy the Myth That Every Startup Needs a Co-Founder
with Travis Howell and Christopher B. Bingham
Harvard Business Review
Research: How Long Should a Founder Remain CEO?
with Travis Howell and Christopher B. Bingham
Harvard Business Review
Do Founder CEOs Tune Out Their Teams?
with Christopher B. Bingham and Travis Howell
MIT Sloan Management Review
Boomerang CEOs: What Happens When the CEO Comes Back?
with Christopher B. Bingham, Travis Howell, and Kalin Kolev
MIT Sloan Management Review
How Much Do Top Management Teams Matter in Founder-Led Firms?
with Travis Howell and Christopher B. Bingham
Strategic Management Journal 40(6), 959–986
Perceptions and Price: Evidence from CEO Presentations at IPO Roadshows
with Elizabeth Blankespoor and Gregory S. Miller
Journal of Accounting Research 55(2), 275–327
Bank Competition: Measurement, Decision-Making, and Risk Profiles
with Robert M. Bushman and Christopher D. Williams
Journal of Accounting Research 54(3), 777–826
Discussion of ‘The Financial Reporting of Fair Value Based on Managerial Inputs versus Market Inputs: Evidence from Mortgage Servicing Rights’
with Catherine Shakespeare
Review of Accounting Studies 18(3), 859–867
Teaching
My courses combine technical rigor with discussion, cases, and real-company analysis, while emphasizing the broader economic, ethical, and human context of business decisions.
BUSI 100
Business: Profits, People, Planet, and Purpose
A liberal-education introduction to the nature and purpose of business. Students examine how firms create and measure value, how core business activities fit together, and how organizations navigate the sometimes competing interests of investors, employees, customers, and communities.
MAC 711
Financial Reporting B
An intermediate financial reporting course that approaches complex accounting questions from both preparer and financial-statement-user perspectives. Students develop technical knowledge while learning to evaluate disclosures and place reporting choices in their broader business context.
MAC 712
Financial Reporting C
The capstone course in the graduate financial reporting sequence. Students integrate advanced reporting topics with case analysis and a comprehensive evaluation of a public company, connecting accounting judgments to firm economics and investment decisions.
Professional service
National appointment
Private Company Council
I have served on the Private Company Council since 2024. The Council advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board on matters affecting private companies. I am currently its only appointed academic member and have been reappointed to a second and final three-year term beginning in January 2027.
Additional service
- Editorial Review Board, The Accounting Review (2026–2029)
- Kenan Institute Luther Hodges Scholars Board of Mentors (2018–2026)
- Carolina for the Kids, Board Member (2015–2022)
- Master of Accounting Curriculum Committee (2018–2021)
- Undergraduate Business Curriculum Committee (2024–2026)
- Reviewer for leading journals across accounting, finance, and management