Al Chen
Accounting
- Phone: 919.515.4437
- Email: alchen@ncsu.edu
- Office: Nelson Hall 3162
Al Chen is a professor of accounting in the Department of Accounting at NC State University.
Research Interests
Chen’s research started with examining the economic impacts of changes in accounting policies using financial analyst forecast dispersion as a surrogate for investors’ heterogeneous expectations. By identifying and measuring the heterogeneity of financial analyst earnings forecasts, he began to investigate further into the manufacturing and cost management strategies that create firms’ competitive advantages in the global economy. Combining strategic cost management and quality improvement techniques, He has been able to expand his research program, and outreach to the industry and produces many interdisciplinary projects that support scholarly research and innovative educational programs. More recently, his study of advanced manufacturing systems has led him into the emerging research of environmental cost management and supply chain management. Chen developed a value chain research theme through enterprise risk management and supply chain management. His environmental cost management research efforts allow him to participate in projects and grants to extend his interests in ethical business with all stakeholders and corporate social responsibility.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.B.A. | Doctorate of Business Administration in Accounting | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1989 |
| MSM | Master of Science in Management | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1984 |
| BA | Bachelor of Accounting | Chinese Culture University | 1980 |
Honors and Awards
- 2009 | Faculty Advisor for National Student Video Case Competition, Institute of Management Accountants
- 2007 | Faculty Advisor for National Student Video Case Competition, Institute of Management Accountants
- 2006 | Certificate of Merit in Manuscript Competition, Strategic Finance
- 2006 | Faculty Advisor for National Student Video Case Competition, Institute of Management Accountants
- 2003 | Faculty Advisor for National Student Video Case Competition, Institute of Management Accountants
- 2002 | Faculty Advisor for National Student Video Case Competition, Institute of Management Accountants
- 2001 | Faculty Advisor for National Student Video Case Competition, Institute of Management Accountants
- 1995 | Outstanding Extension Service Award, NC State University
- 1994 | Certificate of Merit in Manuscript Competition, Management Accounting
- 1988 | Academic Honorary, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 1987 | Southeast Doctoral Consortium Fellow, American Accounting Association
- 1986 | Doctoral Consortium Fellow, American Accounting Association
Publications
- Lies, damn lies, and statistics: Why a widely used sustainability metric fails and how to improve it
- Bartley, J., Chen, A., Harvey, S., Showalter, S., Zuckerman, G., & Stewart, L. (2017), Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 29(2), 109-. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacf.12238
- How Widely Used Sustainability Metrics Distort Actual Performance-And a Solution to This All-Too-Common Problem
- Bartley, J., Buckless, F., Al Chen, Y. S., Harvey, S., Showalter, D. S., & Zuckerman, G. (2015), Environmental Quality Management, 24(4), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/TQEM.21400
- A Comparison of XBRL Filings to Corporate 10-Ks-Evidence from the Voluntary Filing Program
- Bartley, J., Chen, A. Y. S., & Taylor, E. Z. (2011), ACCOUNTING HORIZONS, 25(2), 227–245. https://doi.org/10.2308/acch-10028
- Applying Target Costing in the Development of Marketable and Environmentally Friendly Products from Swine Waste
- Chen, Y.-S. A., Zuckerman, G. J., & Zering, K. (2008), The Engineering Economist, 53(2), 156–170. https://doi.org/10.1080/00137910802071866
- Equilibrium and kinetic folding of a alpha-helical Greek key protein domain: Caspase recruitment domain (CARD) of RICK
- Chen, Y. R., & Clark, A. C. (2003), BIOCHEMISTRY, 42(20), 6310–6320. https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0340752
Grants
- Case Study of Bacardi Limited's Activity Based Flexible Budgeting for Physical Sustainability Indicators
- On-Site Biomethanol Production From Swine Waste Digester Methane
