Sean Chen
Associate Professor of Accounting
Business & Education Academic Building, Room 214
(678) 547-6321 (Office) (678) 547-6160 (Fax)
Chen_ss@mercer.edu

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., 1992, University of Pittsburgh, Major: Artificial Intelligence and Accounting
• MBA, 1985, Youngstown State University, Major: Management
• M.Ed., 1979, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Major: Education
• B.B.A., 1976, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Major: Business Administration.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

• 2009-Present, Associate Professor of Accounting, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA.
• 2006-2009, Associate Professor of Accounting, Furman University, Greenville, SC.
• 2002-2006, Associate Professor of Accounting, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA.
• 2000-2002, Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
• 1999-2000, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA.
• 1996-1999, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
• 1991-1996, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

PUBLISHED RESEARCH: PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:

· “Innovative Cities in China: Lessons from Pudong New District, Zhangjiang High-Tech Park and SMIC Village”, S. Chen and K. Karwan. Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, Vol. 10 (No. 2-3), 2008, 247-256.

· “Selecting a Keyboard”, S. Chen, A. Hedge and D.M. Owsen. The CPA Journal, July 2005, pp. 9-10.

PUBLISHED RESEARCH: PROCEEDINGS

· “Corporate Social Responsibility: Issues and Promises among Multinational Enterprises in China”. S. Chen and K. Karwan. Proceedings of the 2009 Southeast Decision Science Institute (SE DSI) Conference, 2009, 116-119.

· “Summer International Internship in China for Undergraduate Accounting Students: An Experiential Learning Approach”. S. Chen. Proceedings of the 2009 Southeast Decision Science Institute (SE DSI) Conference, 2009, 362.

· “China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Accounting: Fluffed-up Stories or True Financial Reporting?” S. Chen. Proceedings of the 2008 Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SE INFORMS) Conference, 2008, 98-104.

· “Using Design Patterns, Analysis Patterns, and Case-Based Reasoning to Improve Information Modeling and Method Engineering in Systems Development”. S. Chen and B.W. Morris. Proceedings of the 2008 Southeast Decision Science Institute (SE DSI) Conference, 2008, 40-57.

PUBLISHED RESEARCH: OTHER

· “Obama, Economic Recession, and China.” S. Chen. January 2008. Greenville Magazine.

PRESENTATIONS:

· “Co-curricular Activities in the Undergraduate Business Curriculum”. M. M. Pierce, C. Patterson, S. Summers, and S. Chen. 2008. Decision Science Institute (DSI) National Conference.

· “Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation Issues in International Accounting.” S. Chen. 2008. Greenville Institute of Management Accountant (IMA) seminar.

· “Taiwan’s Convergence of Accounting Standards with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Issues and Prospects”. S. Chen. 2007. International Accounting and Financial Standards in seminar, Center for Asian Studies and Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

· “Taiwan’s Convergence of Accounting Standards with International Financial Reporting Standards: Issues and Future Prospects.” S. Chen and B.W. Morris. 2007. Academy of Accounting, Finance and Economics Annual Conference (AAFE).

· “Recent Trend and Future Prospects of China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Does FDI Help China’s Economic Development?” S. Chen. 2007.Academy of Accounting, Finance and Economics (AAFE) Annual Conference.

· “Illusive Decision Making: Why Do Mistakes Happen?” S. Chen. 2007. Furman University’s FULIR Program: Business for Fall 2007 – The Difficult and Controversial Issues Confronting Today’s Managers Series.

· “2007 Summer China Experience: A Field Study about China.” S. Chen. 2007. Furman University’s FULIR Program: Business for Fall 2007 – The Difficult and Controversial Issues Confronting Today’s Managers Series.

· “Auditing Electronic Data: New Concepts and Tools.” S. Chen. 2007. SC Upstate Chapter of Internal Auditor Association (IAA).

· “Reflections: 2007 Summer China Experience.” S. Chen. 2007. Furman 2007 Summer China Experience: Collaborative Political and Economic Development Seminar Series in Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

· “Illusions in Decision-Making: ‘Quasi Science’ for the Mind.” S. Chen. 2007. ted in Furman 2007 Summer China Experience: Collaborative Political and Economic Development Seminar Series in Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

· Member of the Decision Science Institute and American Accounting Association.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Furman University’s Research and Professional Growth (RPG) Grant, 2008 and 2009.