Christine Petrovits

Title: Assistant Professor of Accountancy
Department: Accountancy
Address: Funger Hall, Suite 601
Email: cmp@gwu.edu

Degrees:
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005
M.B.A., College of William and Mary, 1999
B.B.A., College of William and Mary, 1994

Certification: Certified Public Accountant (Virginia), 1994

Area of Expertise: Financial Accounting, Nonprofit Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility

Publications:
“Corporate-Sponsored Foundations and Earnings Management,” Journal of Accounting and Economics (2006).

“L3C: Will New Business Entity Attract Foundation Investment?” with Allison Evans and Glenn Walberg. The Exempt Organization Tax Review (2009).

“Is Doing Good Good for You? How Corporate Charitable Contributions Enhance Revenue Growth” with Baruch Lev and Suresh Radhakrishnan.  Strategic Management Journal (2010).

“The Causes and Consequences of Internal Control Problems in Nonprofit Organizations” with Catherine Shakespeare and Aimee Shih. The Accounting Review, (forthcoming 2011).

Editorial Position: Journal of Government and Nonprofit Accounting (JOGNA), 2010 - present.