Gerald DeBusk
UC Foundation Associate Professor of Accounting
gerald-debusk@utc.edu
(423) 425-4770
Expertise
Management Accounting
Lean Accounting
Balanced Scorecard
Research
Lean Six Sigma
Lean Accounting
Balanced Scorecard
Education
Ph.D. - 2004, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.B.A. - 1991, Liberty University
B.S. - 1983, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sample Publications
2011: "Using Spreadsheet Software to Teach the Reciprocal Method of Service Department Cost Allocation", forthcoming in Accounting Instructors' Report, with T.B. Forsyth. CP
2011: "Has Your Accounting Department Evolved? Accounting and the Use of Lean Six Sigma", Cost Management, 25 (3), 15-19, with C. DeBusk. CP
2010: “Overcoming Bias in Business-Unit Performance Evaluation”, Interim Report, forthcoming, with F.D. Roberts and S. Davis. CP
2010: “Characteristics of Successful Lean Six Sigma Organizations”, Cost Management, 24 (1), 5-10, with C. DeBusk. CP
2009: “Intolerance of Ambiguity Effects on Evaluations with the Balanced Scorecard”, Issues in Innovation, 13 (1), with L.N. Killough and R.M. Brown. DBR
2008: “Straight Talk on Lean Accounting”, Tennessee CPA Journal, 53 (9), 20-22. CP
2008: “Six Sigma: Tracing Results to the Bottom Line”, Tennessee CPA Journal , 53 (1), 14-15, with C. DeBusk. CP
2008: “The Effects of Adopting the Balanced Scorecard on Shareholder Returns”, Advances in Accounting incorporating Advances in International Accounting, 24 (1), 8-15, with A.D. Crabtree. DBR
2008: “An Easy Way to Allocate Support Department Costs Using the Reciprocal Method”, Journal of Cost Analysis and Parametrics, 1 (1), 25-40 , with T.B. Forsyth. CP
2008: “Using a Rubric and the Balanced Scorecard to Evaluate Organizational Performance”, Issues in Innovation, 2 (1), 22-27. CP
2008: “Straight Talk on Lean Accounting”, Disclosures, 21 (2), 28-32. CP
2007: “Six Sigma: Tracing Results to the Bottom Line”, Disclosures, 20 (3), 14-15, with C. DeBusk. CP
2006: “Does the Balanced Scorecard Improve Performance?” Management Accounting Quarterly , 8 (1), 44-48, with A.D. Crabtree. CP
2006: “Hitting the Books: Transitioning into an Academic Career”, Disclosures, 19 (5), 10-13. CP
2006: “Management Accounting in the New Economic Environment”, Disclosures, 19 (2), 18-19. CP
2006: “Six Sigma: Tracing Results to the Bottom Line”, SmartPros.com, with C. DeBusk. CP
2006: “Hitting the Books: Transitioning into an Academic Career”, SmartPros.com. CP
2005: “The Balanced Scorecard: A Useful Tool for Strategy Implementation and Improved Performance”, Disclosures, 18 (4), 22-25. CP
2005: “Financial Measures Bias in the Use of Performance Measurement Systems”, Advances in Management Accounting, 14, 61-89, with L.N. Killough and R.M. Brown. DBR
2003: “Components and Relative Weights in Utilization of Performance Measurement Systems Like the Balanced Scorecard”, British Accounting Review , 35 (3), 215-231, with R.M. Brown and L.N. Killough. DBR
Professional Activities and Memberships
Frequent speaker on Lean Accounting and the Balanced Scorecard
Certified Public Accountant, TN (2009)
Certified Public Accountant, VA (1985)
Certified Public Accountant, NC (1988)
Certified Management Accountant, IMA (1987)
American Accounting Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Institute of Management Accountants
Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants
Honors and Awards
Awarded UC Foundation Professorship (2010) Dean’s Merit for Faculty Achievement (2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011) LEI Excellence in Lean Accounting Professor Award (2009)
Summerfield Johnston Centennial Scholar (2008 – 2009 and 2009-2010)
Dixon Hughes PLLC Research Fellow, Appalachian State University (2007)
