Dr. Jomo Sankara
Professor of Accounting
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SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 312
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
ACC 230.003 Cost And Management Accounting
PhD Business Administration
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
MBA Accounting specialization
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2025
ADM
2025
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2024
ADM
2024
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2023
ADM
2023
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2022
ADM
2022
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2021
ADM
2021
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2020
ADM
2020
2018-2019 COB Outstanding Service Award for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Illinois State University
2019
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2019
ADM
2019
Outstanding Educator Award - Nomination
Illinois CPA Society
2019
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2018
ADM
2018
Outstanding Educator Award - Nomination
Illinois CPA Society
2018
ADM Accounting Scholar for 2017
ADM
2017
Faculty Advisor of the Year Award
NABA Chicago Professional Chapter
2017
IMA Case Writing competition
Institute of Management Accountants
2017
SAS / RSM Professor of the Year
Student Accounting Society / RSM
2017
Faculty Fellowship
ISU
2015
IMA Case Writing competition
Institute of Management Accountants
2014
Grants and Contracts
Faculty Development (FD) grant
Daniel Ames, Brent Lao, Jomo Sankara, Justin Wood.
Katie School of Insurance. 2019 - 2019
Faculty Development (FD) grant
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara.
Katie School of Insurance. 2015 - 2015
Faculty Development (FD) grant
Daniel Ames, Jomo Sankara.
Katie School of Insurance. 2014 - 2014
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara.
Katie School of Insurance - Illinois State University. 2013 - 2013
Journal Article
Prevalence of Sustainability Metrics within Executive Compensation Schemes in Large US Companies
Jomo Sankara, Madeline Trimble.
Journal of Management and Sustainability / Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education, Vol. 15, (No. 1;), 12, (2025), 10.5539/jms.v15n1p116
What did Relegated Clubs do Wrong : Evidence from the English Premier League
John Nowland, Damien Cannavan, Jomo Sankara.
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 21, (2025), 10.1108/SBM-01-2025-0019
New players? New managers? New stadiums? Which investments drive football club performance?
John Nowland, Jomo Sankara.
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 14 (4), pp. 540-556, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-10-2023-0124
Stadium investments and club performance: Evidence from the English Premier League
John Nowland, Jomo Sankara.
International Journal of Sport Finance, 19 (2), 15, (2024), http://doi.org/10.32731/ijsf/192.052024.04
The Influence of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior: The Case of P&C Insurers
Daniel Ames, Brent Lao, Jomo Sankara, Justin Wood.
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 51 (5-6), 1193-1216, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12745
Hindsight is 20/20: An Investigation into the Causes and Impact of the Wirecard Collapse
Madeline Trimble, Yi Ren, Jomo Sankara.
Today's CPA, March/April, 25-30, (2022)
Putting a Pink Collar on the Fraud Diamond
Jomo Sankara, Deborah L Lindberg, Kristine Young.
Today's CPA, 31-36, (2022)
The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's Repatriation Tax on Financial Statements
Yi Ren, Jomo Sankara, Madeline Trimble.
The CPA Journal, (2020)
Earnings Management and Subsequent Risk Assessments: Evidence from the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry
Daniel Ames, Jay S. Rich, Jomo Sankara, Justin Wood.
Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research, 9 (3), 111-126, (2019)
Mandated Social Disclosure: Evidence that Investors Perceive Poor Quality Reporting as Increasing Social and Political Cost Exposures
Debbie L Lindberg, Dennis Patten, Jomo Sankara.
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 10 (1), 208-228, (2019)
Are Earnings Strings Restrained After SOX?
Mark Kohlbeck, Jomo Sankara, Errol Stewart.
Review of Accounting and Finance, 17 (1), 18-40, (2018), https://doi.org/10.1108/RAF-04-2016-0066
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara.
Journal Of Accounting And Public Policy, 37 (2), 130-145, (2018)
Sexting Has Many Costs
Kristie Young, Jomo Sankara, Deborah L. Lindberg.
IMA Educational Case Journal, 28 (4), 1-4, (2018)
Who Estimates when it's not Required? The Case of Subrogation
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, (2018), 10.1515/apjri-2017-0028
Are Board Governance Characteristics associated with Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures? The Case of the Mandatory Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirement
Jomo Sankara, Debbie L Lindberg, John Nowland.
Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics, (2017)
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara.
Journal Of Insurance Issues, (2017)
The 'Double Helix' of Mentoring: An Updated Paradigm of Mentor and Protege Relationships
Jomo Sankara, Anne Drougas, Deborah L Lindberg, Khalid Razaki.
Today's CPA, (2017)
Does assurance on CSR reporting enhance environmental reputation? An examination in the U.S. context
Rachel N Birkey, Giovanna Michelon, Dennis M Patten, Jomo Sankara.
Accounting Forum, 40 (3), 143-152, (2016), 10.1016/j.accfor.2016.07.001
Conflict minerals disclosures: Reporting Requirements and Implications for Auditing
Jomo Sankara, Deborah L Lindberg, Khalid Razaki.
Current Issues in Auditing, (2015)
Are earnings quality attributes reflected in financial strength ratings?
Daniel Ames, Chris S Hines, Jomo Sankara.
American Journal of Business, 29 (3/4), 293-311, (2014)
Credit union failures: Why liquidate instead of merge?
Daniel Ames, Chris S Hines, Jomo Sankara.
ABD Journal, 6 (1), 32-63, (2014)
Diamond Foods, Inc.
Deborah L Lindberg, Jomo Sankara.
IMA Educational Case Journal, 7 (4), 1-5, (2014)
Presentations
Nyiano Enterprises' Expansion Decision Amid Environmental Concerns
Deborah L Seifert, Jomo Sankara, Kristine Young, Joseph Johnston.
Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting CTLA 2025, Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 2025
Nyiano Enterprises
Jomo Sankara, Joseph Johnston, Kristine Young.
Sustainability, ESG and Accounting, Washington D.C., February, 2024
Sexting Has Many Costs
Debbie Lindberg, Jomo Sankara, Kristie Young.
Rockford Illinois, , 2020
The impact of catastrophes on accounting quality in the P&C industry
Brent Lao, Jomo Sankara, Justin Wood, Daniel Ames.
Brigham Young University Research (BYU) Conference, Online, September, 2020
The Impact of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior
Daniel Ames, Jomo Sankara.
2020 BYU Accounting Research Symposium, Online, September 25, 2020
Sexting Has Many Costs
Debbie Lindberg, Jomo Sankara, Kristie Young.
Rockford Illinois, , 2019
Sexting Has Many Costs
Kristine Young, Jomo Sankara.
IMA Central Illinois Chapter Spring Conference, Peoria, IL, May, 2019
Sexting Has Many Costs
Kristine Young, Jomo Sankara.
IMA Mid-America Educational Conference, Rockford, IL, May, 2019
Are Board Diversity and Earnings Management Associated with Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures? The Case of the Mandatory Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirement D
Jomo Sankara, Debbie L Lindberg, John Nowland.
San Juan Puerto Rico, , 2017
Market Reaction to the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report: Form SD's effect on the CARs of Filers, Non-filers and Late Filers
Debbie L Lindberg, Dennis Patten, Jomo Sankara.
Normal Illinois, , 2017
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara, Daniel Ames.
Normal Illinois, , 2016
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara, Daniel Ames.
Pocatello Idaho, , 2016
Board Risk Committees: Insurer Financial Strength Ratings and Performance
Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara, Daniel Ames.
Chicago Illinois, , 2016
Diamond Foods Case
Debbie Lindberg, Jomo Sankara.
Rockford Illinois, , 2016
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara.
Normal Illinois, , 2016
Market Reaction to the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report: Form SD's effect on the CARs of Filers, Non-filers and Late Filers
Debbie L Lindberg, Dennis Patten, Jomo Sankara.
Normal Illinois, , 2016
Earnings Management Among Insurers: The Case of Subrogation
Daniel Ames, Bryan Graden, Jomo Sankara.
Provo Utah, , 2015
The effect of income-increasing earnings management on analysts' responses
Jomo Sankara, Terrence Skantz.
Normal Illinois, August, 2015
The effect of income-increasing earnings management on analysts' responses
Jomo Sankara, Terrence Skantz.
Normal Illinois, , 2014
Earnings strings and auditor quality
Mark Kohlbeck, Jomo Sankara, Errol Stewart.
Normal Illinois, March, 2014
Are earnings quality attributes reflected in financial strength ratings?
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara.
Napa California, , 2013
I was a discussant for two papers
Jomo Sankara.
Anaheim CA, , 2013
Credit Union Failures: Why Liquidate Instead of Merge
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara.
Normal Illinois, April, 2013
Credit Union Failures: Why Liquidate Instead of Merge
Daniel Ames, Chris Hines, Jomo Sankara.
Normal Illinois, April, 2013