Al Hartgraves
Professor of Accounting
Email: Al_Hartgraves@bus.emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-6641
Fax: 404-727-6313
Goizueta Business
School
Emory University
1300 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30322 USA
Biography
Al has been a member of the Goizueta Business School faculty since 1980, and a Guest Professor on several occasions at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria and at the Helsinki School of Business and Economics in Helsinki, Finland. He has held several administrative posts at Goizueta including Acting Dean, Senior Associate Dean, and Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Programs.
Publications
- Enron: What Happened and What We Can Learn From It, with George J. Benston, Journal
of Accounting and Public Policy, August 2002
- The Evolving Accounting Standards for Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) and Consolidations, with George J. Benston, Accounting
Horizons, September 2002
- Measuring Corporate Performance: The Perils of Turning to Cash Flow, with Ray Hill and George J. Benston, Public
Utilities Fortnightly, May 15, 2003
- Andersen's Role in Enron's Failure, DBW - Die
Betriebswirtschaft, December 2004
- Managerial
Accounting, Fifth Edition, by Hartgraves, Morse, and Davis, Cambridge Business Publishers, 2009
- Financial
and Managerial Accounting for MBAs, Second Edition, by Easton, Halsey, Mcannally, Hartgraves, and Morse, Cambridge Business Publishers, 2010.
Areas of Specialization
- Al's teaching focuses on financial reporting and strategic cost management in the MBA and Executive MBA Programs.
- He also teaches in these areas in open enrollment and custom non-degree executive education programs.
- He is the Faculty Director for the Emory/LIMAK Austrian General Management Program.
Achievements and Honors
- MBA Distinguished Educator Award, 1992 & 1996
- Executive MBA Distinguished Educator Award, 1992
- Weekend Executive MBA Distinguished Educator Award, 2007, Modular Executive MBA Awards 2007, 2008, & 2009
- Evening MBA Distinguished Educator Award, 1995
- MBA Teaching Excellence Award, 2002 & 2004
- Donald Keough Outstanding Service Award, 1995
- Emory University Scholar/Teacher Award, 2002
- Accounting Educator of the Year, Georgia Society of CPAs, 2003
- Outstanding Faculty, Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools, 1997 & 2003
- Financial Information Professional of the Year, Emory University Chapter, Beta Alpha Psi, 2007
Professional Memberships and Activities
- He has served on the editorial board of Issues in Accounting Education and is currently on the editorial board of Southern Business Journal.
- He is a Life Member of the American Accounting Association and is also a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and the American Institute of CPAs.
Selected Consulting Clients
- Al has developed and presented executive workshops for many companies including The Home Depot, Kurt Salmon Associates, 3S Venture Alliance, BellSouth, BAPCO, Lend Lease, Lockheed, Southwire, and Riverwood International.
- In addition he has had consulting relationships with a variety of corporate organizations and law firms, and he served as an accounting advisor to the Enron Bankruptcy Examiner. He was a Visiting Scholar in the Atlanta office of KPMG.
Academic Background
Ph.D., Robinson School of Business, Georgia State University
M.Acct., Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
BSBA, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Certified Public Accountant (inactive)
Certified Management Accountant