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W. Timothy Mitchell

Clinical Associate Professor

Accounting
W. Timothy Mitchell began his career with EY before holding industry roles that included SEC reporting, foreign subsidiary reporting, foreign currency hedging, budgeting, forecasting, and incentives m

W. Timothy Mitchell began his career with EY before holding industry roles that included SEC reporting, foreign subsidiary reporting, foreign currency hedging, budgeting, forecasting, and incentives management. After completing his doctorate at the University of Kentucky, he worked at Georgia State University and the University of Waterloo before joining UMass in 2017. He has been teaching the Liabilities and Equity portions of Intermediate Accounting since his arrival at UMass, and more recently brought his experience to International Accounting. In addition, he co-leads Business in Italy, introducing students to the similarities and differences of a wide variety of Italian enterprises from basic food staples to luxury automobiles. He also enjoys the opportunity to introduce graduate students to the usefulness of accounting information in management decisions, which includes both understanding how the information is organized and common tools of analysis used to inform relevant decisions.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Accounting, University of Kentucky, 2008
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Accounting, Auburn University, 1987

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, July 2013 - May 2017
Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2008 - May 2013

Recent Honors / Awards

American Accounting Association / Annual Meeting Outstanding Management Accounting Paper, 2013

Teaching Interests

General
  • Financial Accounting
  • Cost / Managerial Accounting
  • International Accounting
Management Accounting
Impacts of Rewards and Incentives on Performance
Experimental and Behavioral Research in Accounting

Selected Publications

Mitchell, W. T., A. Presslee, A. Schulz and A. Webb. (2022). Needs Versus Wants: The Mental Accounting and Effort Effects of Tangible Rewards. Journal of Management Accounting Research.

Fisher, J., W. T. Mitchell, S. Peffer and A. Webb. (2019). Inequity Aversion, Incentives, and Personal Norms: The Effects on Budget Preparation and Use. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 31(1), 105-128.

Cockrell, R., Mitchell, W., & Stone, D. N. (2006). Negotiating the Emerging "Flat" World. Journal of Information Systems, 20(2), 143-146.