2026 Dana R. Hermanson: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	44	1319	1233	558	509	170	15344
Economics and Finance	44	1805	1622	1065	933	163	15206

Overview

Dana R. Hermanson is affiliated with Kennesaw State University in the United States and has a focused publication record in the fields of Business, Management, and Accounting, with 43 works contributing to these areas. Their research emphasizes subfields such as Accounting, Management Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Education, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

Their main topics of study include Auditing, Earnings Management, and Governance; Accounting and Organizational Management; Accounting Education and Careers; Corruption and Economic Development; Risk Management in Financial Firms; Management and Marketing Education; and Ethics in Business and Education.

Recent scholarly contributions demonstrate continued engagement with auditing and governance themes. Selected recent papers include:

Audit Committee Research: Where Do We Stand, and Where Do We Go from Here?, 2023, Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory
Research Initiatives in Accounting Education: Developing and Utilizing Faculty, 2020, Issues in Accounting Education
How U.S. audit committees oversee internal control over financial reporting, 2021, International Journal of Auditing
Accounting Chairs' Perceptions of Current Challenges, 2024, Issues in Accounting Education
Strategic planning committees on U.S. public company boards: Axiomatic or paradoxical?, 2020, Long Range Planning

Frequent coauthors include Colleen M. Boland, Jonathan S. Pyzoha, Douglas M. Boyle, Julia L. Higgs, and Kyleen W. Prewett, representing sustained collaborative work within their research network.

Hermanson's publications appear regularly in several key venues related to accounting and auditing. The most frequent publication venues are:

Current Issues in Auditing (10 publications)
Issues in Accounting Education (7 publications)
International Journal of Auditing (3 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
Journal of Accounting Education (2 publications)

Best Publications

The Fraud Diamond: Considering the Four Elements of Fraud

David T. Wolfe;Dana R. Hermanson

1690
Citations
Fraudulent Financial Reporting: Consideration of Industry Traits and Corporate Governance Mechanisms

Mark S. Beasley;Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;Paul D. Lapides

1646
Citations
Board Characteristics and Audit Fees

Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;Terry L. Neal;Richard A. Riley

1519
Citations
Enterprise risk management: An empirical analysis of factors associated with the extent of implementation

Mark S. Beasley;Richard Clune;Dana R. Hermanson

1091
Citations
Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Synthesis of the Empirical Audit Committee Literature

F. Todd DeZoort;Dana R. Hermanson;Deborah S. Archambeault;Scott A. Reed

1032
Citations
The Audit Committee Oversight Process

Mark S. Beasley;Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;Terry L. Neal

967
Citations
Corporate Governance Research in Accounting and Auditing: Insights, Practice Implications, and Future Research Directions

Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;Zhongxia Shelly Ye

534
Citations
The Determinants of Audit Client Satisfaction Among Clients of Big 6 Firms

B. K. Behn;Joseph V. Carcello;D. R. Hermanson;R. H. Hermanson

367
Citations
Factors Associated with U.S. Public Companies' Investment in Internal Auditing

Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;K. Raghunandan

342
Citations
Disclosures in Audit Committee Charters and Reports

Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;Terry L. Neal

281
Citations
Fraudulent Financial Reporting: 1987-1997 An Analysis of U.S. Public Companies

Mark S. Beasley;Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson

281
Citations
Audit Committee Incentive Compensation and Accounting Restatements

Deborah S. Archambeault;F. Todd Dezoort;Dana R. Hermanson

263
Citations
Changes in Internal Auditing During the Time of the Major US Accounting Scandals

Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;K. Raghunandan

246
Citations
Audit committee support for auditors: The effects of materiality justification and accounting precision

F.Todd DeZoort;Dana R Hermanson;Richard W Houston

242
Citations
Top 10 Audit Deficiencies

Mark S. Beasley;Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson

241
Citations
Temporal Changes in Bankruptcy-Related Reporting

Joseph V. Carcello;D. R. Hermanson;H. F. Huss

233
Citations
Auditor Risk Assessment: Insights from the Academic Literature

Robert D. Allen;Dana R. Hermanson;Thomas M. Kozloski;Robert J. Ramsay

203
Citations
PCAOB Inspections of Smaller CPA Firms: Initial Evidence from Inspection Reports

Dana R. Hermanson;Richard W. Houston;John C. Rice

171
Citations
Audit Committee Member Support for Proposed Audit Adjustments: A Source Credibility Perspective

F. Todd DeZoort;Richard W. Houston;Dana R. Hermanson

169
Citations
The Compensation Committee Process

Dana R. Hermanson;James G. Tompkins;Rajaram Veliyath;Zhongxia Shelly Ye

163
Citations
Fraudulent financial reporting: 1987-1997 : an analysis of U.S. public companies : research report

Mark S. Beasley;Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson

13
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph V. Carcello University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Kannan Raghunandan Florida International University

Jeffrey R. Cohen Boston College

Jean C. Bedard Bentley University

Dasaratha V. Rama Florida International University

Joseph F. Hair University of South Alabama

External Links

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