B us i ness R esear c h i n A c t i on
Professor Nathan Sharp teaches and
the Mays Business School. He is also the recipient of
conducts research in the area of corporate financial
the 2012 Ernst & Young Teaching Excellence Award,
reporting. His research interests include financial
a 2010 Texas A&M University System Teaching
reporting, financial analysts and financial misconduct.
Excellence Award, and he was a 2009 Texas A&M
Sharp’s research is published in leading scholarly
University Fish Camp Namesake. Sharp received
journals including Journal of Accounting Research; The
undergraduate (cum laude) and master’s degrees in
Accounting Review; Review of Accounting Studies;
accounting from Brigham Young University’s Marriott
Contemporary Accounting Research; Accounting,
School of Management before receiving a Ph.D. from
Organizations and Society; and Accounting Horizons.
the University of Texas. Sharp and his wife, Holly, are
His research has also been discussed extensively in the
the proud parents of five children.
financial media, including in stories by The Wall Street
Journal, Financial Times, Investor Relations Magazine, CNBC, Fortune, Forbes, CFO.com and the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Financial Regulation. He was named a Mays Research
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Financial reporting
Fellow in 2012 and the PwC Professor of Accounting
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Financial analysts
in 2015.
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Financial misconduct
At Texas A&M, Sharp teaches intermediate financial reporting, and he received The Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Teaching Award
EDUCATION Ph.D. - University of Texas at Austin, 2007
in 2015. He was recognized as the 2012-13 Texas A&M
M.Acc. - Brigham Young University, 2002
Center for Teaching Excellence Montague Scholar in
B.S., cum laude - Brigham Young University, 2002
Business Research in Action illustrates the research conducted by Mays Business School faculty and its application to current and emerging business issues. For more information, visit mays.tamu.edu/research. Editor: Kelli Levey | Writers: Grant Vassar, Kelli Levey | Visual Lead: Brie Pampell
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