Mary Jane Lenard
Professor of Business
With Meredith since 2005
Ph.D., Kent State University

Office Location: Harris 121
Telephone Number: 919-760-8488
Fax Number: 919-760-8470
Email Address: lenardmj@meredith.edu

Teaching Interests:
Accounting Procedures, Systems and Control, and Cost Accounting

Research Interests:
Accounting Fraud, management accounting issues.

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Refereed Journal Articles

Lenard, M.J., Watkins, A.L., & Alam, P.  (2007). Effective Use of Integrated Decision Making:  An Advanced Technology Model for Evaluating Fraud in Service-Based Computer and Technology Firms.  The Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, 4(1), 123-137.

Lenard, M.J., Watkins, A.L., & Alam,P.  (2007), “Effective Use of Integrated Decision Making:  An Advanced Information Technology Model for Evaluating Fraud in Service-Based Technology Firms”, in Proceedings of the 2005 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco:  Decision Sciences Institute.

Lenard, M. J., Alam, P., & Meonske, N.  (2006), “PCAOB Inspections:  Auditor Violations and Client Characteristics”, in Proceedings of the Academy of Business Disciplines 8th Annual Meeting.  Ft. Myers, FL:  Academy of Business Disciplines.

Lenard, M.J., Alam, P., Meonske, N., & Pearson, M.A.  (2005). Perceptions of U.S. CPAs and CMAs Concerning Accounting Standards, Regulation, and Ethical Financial Reporting.  The Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, 3(2), 69-87.

Book Chapters

Lenard, M. J., & Alam,P.  (2005).  Application of Fuzzy Logic to Fraud Detection, in the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (Vol. 1, pp. 135-139).   

Lenard, M.J., & Alam,P.  (2004).  The Use of Fuzzy Logic and Expert Reasoning for Knowledge Management and Discovery of Financial Reporting Fraud, in H. Nemati and C. Barko (Eds.), Organizational Data Mining: Leveraging Enterprise Data Resources for Optimal Performance (pp. 230-262).  

Presentations

Lenard, M. J. and Alam, P. (2008, August), Use of Historical and Current Data in the Examination of Fraud Detection Models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association, Anaheim, CA.

Lenard, M. J., Alam, P., & Pearson, M. (2008, July).  An Investigation of Adverse Internal Control Reports and Changes in Discretionary Accruals.  Paper presented at the annual conference of the Accounting and Finance Assocation of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, Australia.

 

Lenard, M. J., Alam, P., Meonske, N., & Pearson, M. (2004, August).  Regulation and Ethical Financial Reporting: A Survey of Management Accountants.  Paper presented at the Ninth Symposium on Ethics in Accounting, Orlando, FL.

 

Lenard, M. J. (2004).  Building Models to Detect Fraud under SAS 99 and Sarbanes-Oxley.  Paper presented at the Institute of Management Accountants, Piedmont Chapter, Greensboro, NC.

 

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