JANET LUFT MOBUS
University of Washington, Tacoma
Business Administration
1900 Commerce St., Box 358420
253.692.5810 jmobus@u.washington.edu
http://faculty.washington.edu/jmobus
EDUCATION
1997 Ph.D in Business Administration
University of North Texas
Major Field: Accounting
Supporting Field: Applied Economics
Dissertation: Environmental Accounting: The Relationship Between Pollution
Performance and Economic Performance In Oil and Gas Refineries
1984 Master of Business Administration
San Diego State University
Major Field: Accounting
Thesis: Survey of Accounting Practices in Small, High Tech Firms of San
Diego County
1974 Bachelor of Arts
University of California, Davis
Major Field: Economics
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2000 - present Assistant Professor
Milgard School of Business Administration
University of Washington, Tacoma, WA
1997 - 2000 Assistant Professor
Center of Accountancy
California State University, San Marcos, CA
1995 - 1996 Adjunct Professor
Department of Accounting
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
1994 - 1995 Lecturer
Department of Accounting
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
1991 - 1994 Graduate Teaching Fellow
Department of Accounting
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1984 - 1990 Controller and Chief Financial Officer: Machine Industries, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
1981 - 1984 Senior Accountant: Steres, Alpert, and Carne, Certified Public Accountants, San Diego, CA
1978 - 1981 Staff Accountant: William Conlin, & Co., Certified Public
Accountants, San Diego, CA
1976 - 1978 Senior Accountant: TerraCom, a division of Loral Corporation,
San Diego, CA
1983 - present Certified Public Accountant, State of California
PEER REVIEWED PUBLISHED SCHOLARSHIP
MOBUS, J.L. (2005) Mandatory Environmental Disclosures in a Legitimacy Theory Context. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 18 (4), pp. 492-517.
MOBUS, J.L. & Styles, A. (2002) Ethical dilemma in a student organization - moral reasoning and discourse as an approach to resolution. Research on Accounting Ethics, 8. pp. 277-300.
MOBUS, J.L. (2000). Environmental Reporting Standards: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same. Published Proceedings of the Sixth Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Paper #85.
MOBUS, J.L. & Bruton, C. (1999). Machining Incorporated: Product Costing, ABC and Capacity Pricing. Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, 5 (1) pp.6-16.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND ABSTRACTS
MOBUS, J.L. (2005) Developing Collective Intentionality and Writing the Rules of the Game for Environmental Reporting: A Content Analysis of SOP 96-1 Comment Letters. Proceedings of the 2005 Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference.
MOBUS, J.L. (2003) Legitimacy Theory as an Interpretive Lens for Mandatory Environmental Disclosures. Proceedings of the Seventh Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Madrid, Spain.
MOBUS, J.L. (2003) Legitimacy Theory as an Interpretive Lens for Mandatory Environmental Disclosures. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia [Abstract]
MOBUS, J.L. (2002) Accounting Regulation and Standard Setting in the Environmental Performance Arena. Proceedings of the 2002 Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference,
MOBUS, J.L. (2001). Organizational Resistance to Change: The FASB and Environmental Accounting. Proceedings of the Third Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference.
MOBUS, J.L. (2001). Public Policy Implications of Accounting Disclosures in the Environmental Performance Arena. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of Western Decision Sciences, 801-804.
MOBUS, J.L. & Styles, A. (1999). Environmental Reporting Dismissed? Proceedings of the 1999 Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, New York, NY. [Abstract]
MOBUS, J.L. (1998) Environmental Accounting and Transparency: A Proposal for Financial Statement Disclosure. Proceedings of the American Accounting Association Western Regional Meeting, 32-39.
MOBUS, J.L., Baker, P., & de la Rosa, D. (1994) The Historical Accident of Historical Cost. Proceedings of the 1994 Annual Research Conference of the Academy of Accounting Historians. [Abstract]
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Mobus, J.L. (2005). Environmental Disclosure Attracts Congressional Attention. In the Public Interest, a Newsletter of the Public Interest Section of the AAA, 33(2) pp. 2-4
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
MOBUS, J.L. (April 2005) Developing Collective Intentionality and Writing the Rules of the Game for Environmental Reporting: A Content Analysis of SOP 96-1 Comment Letters. Paper presented at 2005 Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, New York, NY.
MOBUS, J.L. (August 2004) Developing Collective Intentionality and Writing the Rules of the Game: Examination of SOP 96-1 Comment Letters. Paper presented at AAA Public Interest Section conference, Orlando, Florida.
MOBUS, J.L. (June 2004) The Conversation and Writing the Rules of the Game: An Examination of SOP 96-1 Comment Letters. Paper presented at Northwest Accounting Research Workshop, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.
MOBUS, J.L. (July 2003) Legitimacy Theory as an Interpretive Lens for Mandatory Environmental Disclosures. Paper presented at the Seventh Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Madrid, Spain.
MOBUS, J.L. (June 2003) Legitimacy Theory as an Interpretive Lens for Mandatory Environmental Disclosures. Paper presented at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada annual meeting, Critical Accounting Section, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
MOBUS, J.L. (April, 2002) Accounting Regulation and Standard Setting in the Environmental Performance Arena. Paper presented at the Critical Perspectives on Accounting, New York, NY.
MOBUS, J.L. (July, 2001). Organizational Resistance to Change: The FASB and Environmental Accounting. Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting. Adelaide, South Australia.
MOBUS, J.L. (April, 2001). Public Policy Implications of Accounting Disclosures in the Environmental Performance Arena. Paper presented at the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of Western Decision Sciences. Vancouver, British Columbia.
MOBUS, J.L. & Styles, A. (August, 2000). Conflict of Interest and Moral Reasoning: Case of a Student Organization.. Paper presented at the Fifth Symposium on Ethics in Accounting conference. Philadelphia, PA.
MOBUS, J.L. (July, 2000). Environmental Reporting Standards: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same. Paper presented at the Sixth Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference. Manchester, England.
MOBUS, J.L. & Styles, A. (April, 1999). Environmental Reporting Dismissed? Paper presented at the Critical Perspectives on Accounting conference. New York, NY.
Bruton, C. & MOBUS, J.L. (March, 1999). Product Costing - It's Not Easy. Paper presented at the Conference of Allied Academies - International Academy for Case Studies. Myrtle Beach, NC
MOBUS, J.L. (April, 1998) Environmental Accounting and Transparency: A Proposal for Financial Statement Disclosure. Paper presented at the Western Regional meeting of the American Accounting Association. Seattle, WA.
MOBUS, J.L., Baker, P. & de la Rosa, D. (December, 1994) The Historical Accident of Historical Cost. Paper presented at the Annual Research Conference of the Academy of Accounting Historians. Atlanta, GA.
SCHOLARSHIP UNDER REVIEW
MOBUS, J.L Developing Collective Intentionality and Writing the Rules of the Game for Environmental Reporting: A Content Analysis of SOP 96-1 Comment Letters. 2nd round review at Accounting and the Public Interest, a journal of the Public Interest Section of the American Accounting Association.
SCHOLARSHIP IN PROGRESS
MOBUS, J.L. Development of SOP 96-1: Participative Due Process or Institutional Resistance to Change? In first-draft working-paper form. Target journals: Critical Perspectives on Accounting or Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal.
MOBUS, J.L. Professional Accountancy's Participation in Development of the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002. In data analysis stage, not yet working paper draft form. Target journals: Critical Perspectives on Accounting; Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal; or Accounting, Organizations and Society.
GRANTS AND FUNDING
MOBUS, J.L. (2003). Founder's Endowment Grant, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA.
MOBUS, J.L. (2001). Founder's Endowment Grant, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA.
MOBUS, J.L. & Styles, A. (1999) College of Business, CSU San Marcos, CA
MOBUS, J.L. & Rekhi, I. (1999). California State University, San Marcos
Hwang, R., MOBUS, J.L., & Styles, A.K. (1998) College of Business, CSU San Marcos, CA
MOBUS, J.L.(1994) Associated Students, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO SCHOLARSHIP
"Emerging Scholars Workshop", Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY, April 28, 2005
"Education for Sustainability workshop: Enhancing the Sustainability of Puget Sound Through Higher Education" , Russell Foundation, Tacoma, WA. June 17-18, 2004
"Business Education for the Long Run: Integrating Sustainability into the Business Curriculum", UW Seattle Business School, Seattle, WA April 23, 2004
"History/Public Interest Section Conference", Public Interest Section of AAA, Orlando, Fl., Aug. 7, 2004
"Northwest Accounting Research Workshop", Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, June 14, 2004
"The Good, the Band, and the Ugly: the Effects of Multinational Corporations & International Crises on the Global Economy", Northwest International Business Educators Network workshop, UW Seattle, October 17-18, 2003
"Emerging Scholars Workshop", Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY, April 25, 2002
SCHOLARLY REVIEWS
2005 Ad hoc reviewer, Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference
(3 papers)
Ad hoc reviewer, Accounting Forum (1 paper)
Ad ho reviewer, Critical Perspectives on Accounting (1 paper)
2004 Ad hoc reviewer, Accounting in the Public Interest (2 papers)
Ad hoc reviewer, Critical Perspectives on Accounting (2 papers)
Ad hoc reviewer, Annual meeting of American Accounting Association, Public
Interest Section (3 papers)
2002 Ad hoc reviewer, Public Interest Section of Southeast Regional AAA Conference (1 paper)
2001 Ad hoc reviewer, Accounting in the Public Interest (1 paper)
2000 Ad hoc reviewer, Western Decision Sciences Conference (2 papers)
Ad hoc reviewer, Sixth Symposium on Ethics in Accounting (1 paper)
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Business Education (1 paper)
1999 Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies (1 paper)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate
Managerial Accounting and Productivity Measurement (MBA core)
Managerial Accounting Principles
Undergraduate
Intermediate Accounting I
Intermediate Accounting III
Principles of Auditing
Managerial Accounting
Cost Accounting Systems Design
Financial Accounting Theory
Managerial Accounting Principles
Financial Accounting Principles
Accounting Information Systems
Project Supervisor - Senior Experience teams (a consulting service-learning
program required of all graduating business seniors)
SELECTED INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION
2004-2005 Integrated in-depth professional standards research project into TACCT 303, continuing and extending student exposure to professional literature.
2003 - 2004 Incorporated CD-based professional standards research project into course objectives of TACCT 301
2002 - 2003 Assessed incoming junior class preparation to inform delivery of TACCT301 content and design of TACCT303 teaching supplements
2001 - 2002 Created links to business community through guest lecturers - partners in regional CPA firm (TACCT 411)
2000 - 2001 Developed course web pages using Blackboard incorporating online course materials, readings, and discussion boards
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO TEACHING
"The Academy, Education, and Globalization", American Accounting Association, Orlando, Fl. August 10, 2004
"Eighth annual Faculty Workshops On Teaching & Learning" UW Seattle, Seattle, WA. August 22, 2003
'Case Applications and Peer Observation', American Accounting Association, San Antonio, TX August 16, 2002
'Challenges as XBRL Moves Into the Mainstream', American Accounting Association, San Antonio, TX. August 15, 2002
"Faculty Development Workshop" , Center for Teaching and Learning, UW Tacoma, Tacoma, WA September 25, 2002
"Northwest Accounting Educators' Conference", Seattle University, Seattle, WA. September 5-6, 2001
"Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Workshop", UW Seattle, Seattle, WA. September 10-12, 2001
"Sixth Annual Provost's Faculty Workshops on Teaching and Learning" UW Seattle, Seattle, WA. August 24, 2001
"Winter Quarterly Workshop for Faculty Fellows", UW Seattle, Seattle, WA February 23, 2001
" Faculty Fellows Workshop on Active Learning Strategies", UW Seattle, Seattle, WA. December 1, 2000
"Peer Teaching/Coaching", California State University, San Marcos, regularly throughout academic year 1998-1999
INTERNAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
University of Washington, Tacoma
2000 - present Maintain UWTACCTG online list service
2003 - 2007 Faculty Council on Academic Policy
2001 - 2003 Executive Committee of Faculty Assembly
2001 - 2002 Founder's Endowment Fund Award Committee
University of Washington, Tacoma Business Administration
2002 - 2004 UWT Business Program faculty search committee
2001 - 2002 Member, MBA Program Committee
2001 Participant, Student Feedback Session [May 2]
2000 - 2004 Faculty Advisor for Student Chapter of IMA
2000 - 2001 Business Program Admissions Committee
EXTERNAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Professional
2003 Panelist, Critical Accounting Section of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference
Session Chair, Critical Accounting Section of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference
1999 Discussant, Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference
1999 Reviewer, Gender Issues Section, American Accounting Association annual meeting
1998 Discussant, Public Interest Section, American Accounting Association annual meeting
1998 Reviewer, Public Interest Section, American Accounting Association annual meeting
1998 Discussant, Teaching and Curriculum Section, American Accounting Association Western Regional meeting
1997-2000 Consultant, Brodshatzer, Wallace, Spoon and Yip - Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, San Diego, CA
Community
2005 Media interview: United Airlines Pension Default The Conversation, KUOW - May 11, 2005
2001 - 2005 Member of Board of Directors, Pierce County Chapter of Washington Society of CPAs
2001 - 2003 Member of judging panel for Business Examiner 'Business Leaders of the Year' award
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Accounting Association
Public Interest Section
Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations Section
Auditing Section
Academy of Accounting Historians
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
California Society of Certified Public Accountants
HONORS
2000 Nominee, UW Tacoma Distinguished Teaching Award
1999 Distinguished Research Award, Allied Academies
1995 National AAA Doctoral Consortium Fellow, University of North Texas
1994 Southwest Regional AAA Doctoral Consortium Fellow, University of North Texas
1993 Beta Gamma Sigma, University of North Texas
1983 Beta Alpha Psi, San Diego State University
Brodshatzer, Wallace, Spoon & Yip -- San Diego, CA --