# Brian Rountree
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[View CV](https://business.rice.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/brian-rountree-cv.pdf)
Fields of Interest
Accounting
# Brian Rountree
Associate Professor of Accounting\
Accounting Area Coordinator
Departments
Faculty
Office
McNair Hall 340
Contact
[713-348-5328](tel:713-348-5328)
[rountree@rice.edu](mailto:rountree@rice.edu)
[View CV](https://business.rice.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/brian-rountree-cv.pdf)
Fields of Interest
Accounting
Brian Rountree is a tenured Associate Professor of Accounting. He earned his PhD in accounting from the University of North Carolina in 2003. He also holds a bachelors degree (summa cum laude) in accounting from Babson College and was valedictorian of his graduating class. Brian joined the Rice faculty in 2003. He has taught accounting courses across all MBA programs at the Jones School and has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards. His research focuses on the influence of external forces on the financial reporting choices and characteristics of firms. Brian's research has been published in top academic journals including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting & Economics, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, and the Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis. He serves as an editor at the Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting and is on the Editorial Advisory and Review Board of The Accounting Review. Brian is an active member of the American Accounting Association, speaking regularly at the annual and mid-year meetings, as well as helping to coordinate the research sessions. He has also presented his research at over 30 international institutions across 7 different countries. In addition to his academic work, Brian has served on the board of local corporations and actively consults with various organizations about accounting related issues. Prior to joining academia he was a public accountant at Price Waterhouse in Boston, MA.
#### Teaching Interests:
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Disclosures
#### Research Interests:
- Earnings Management
- Financial Accounting
- Use of Earnings Forecasts
- Corporate Finance
Journal Article
Amini, S., A. Mackinlay, B. Rountree, and J. Weston. Abnormal Investment and Time-Varying Monitoring. Forthcoming in Management Science.
Journal Article
Ferreira, P., W. R. Landsman, B. Rountree. Capital Structure Effects Associated with the New Lease Accounting Standard. Forthcoming in Management Science.
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Rountree, B., S. Sivaramakrishnan, Y. Wang, and L. Yu. 2024. Debiasing Earnings Persistence Estimates. Review of Accounting Studies 29, 3258-3292.
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Crawford, S., K. K. Nelson, and B. Rountree. 2021. Mind the Gap: CEO-Employee Pay Ratios and Shareholder Say on Pay Votes. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 48 (1-2), 308-337.
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Jenkinson, T., W. Landsman, B. Rountree, and K. Soonawalla. 2020. Private Equity Net Asset Values and Future Cash Flows. The Accounting Review 95 (1) 191-210.
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Jackson, A., M. Plumlee, and B. Rountree. 2018. Decomposing the Market, Industry, and Firm Components of Earnings: Implications for Forecasting. Review of Accounting Studies 23 (3), 1071-1095.
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Jackson, A.B., Rountree, B., & Sivaramakrishnan, S. (2017). Earnings Co-Movements and Earnings Manipulation. UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2013 ACCT 01. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2277396
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Nelson, K. K., R. Price, and B. Rountree. 2013. Are Individual Investors Influenced by the Optimism and Credibility of Stock Spam Recommendations? Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 40, 1155-1183.
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[Price, R., F. Roman, and B. Rountree. 2011. The Impact of Governance Reform on Performance and Transparency. Journal of Financial Economics, 99, 76-96.](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304405X10001819)
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[Rountree, B. 2009. Discussion of “Behavioural Bias and Conflicts of Interest in Analyst Stock Recommendations.” Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting, 36, 419-423.](http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-65149097677&partnerID=40&md5=3f0ebbd22105f0193d6a93a8dd2c73b4)
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Landsman, W. R., K. K. Nelson, and B. R. Rountree. 2009. Auditor Switches in the Pre- and Post-Enron Eras: Risk or Realignment? The Accounting Review, 84, 531-558.
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Nelson, K. K., R. Price, and B. Rountree. 2008. The Market Reaction to Arthur Andersen’s Role in the Enron Scandal: Loss of Reputation or Confounding Effects? Journal of Accounting and Economics, 46, 279-293.
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[Rountree, B., Weston, J.P., Allayannis, G. (2008). Do Investors Value Smooth Performance? Journal of Financial Economics, 90(3), 237-251. doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.02.002](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304405X08001463)
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Blouin, J., B. Grein, and B. Rountree. 2007. An Analysis of Forced Auditor Change: The Case of Former Arthur Andersen Clients, The Accounting Review, 82, 621-650.
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Conrad, J., B. Cornell, W. R. Landsman, and B. R. Rountree. 2006. How Do Analyst Recommendations Respond to Major News? Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 41, 25-49.
## Rice Business Wisdom
Investing | Accounting
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Companies whose earnings are out of sync with the rest of their industry are more likely to misreport them.
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Can a few details transform your earnings forecast?
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Customer Relations | Finance
### [Smooth Sailing](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/peer-reviewed-research/volatility-cash-flow-can-create-strong-ripples-capital-market)
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