John R. O'Brien

PHONE

974-445-4853 1

OFFICE

POS - Posner Hall - Room Qatar 2158; 348B

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Accounting

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota - Ph D - 1985
Macquarie University - BA - 1980
Sydney University - BS - 1973

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Conventional and Responsible Banking Sports Analytics Experimental Markets

PUBLICATIONS

• A Comparison of the Impact of the Basel Standards upon Islamic and Conventional Bank Risks in the Gulf State Region

(author(s): John O''Brien, Muhammad Farooqi) Forthcoming in the Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research

• Investing in Three Point Shooting: A Strategic Portfolio Management Approach

(author(s): Mark Fichman, John O''Brien) 2015

• Investing in Three Point Shooting: A Strategic Portfolio Management Approach

(author(s): Mark Fichman, John O''Brien) MathSport International

• An Analysis Of Financial Analysts'' Optimism In Long-Term Growth Forecasts

(author(s): Byunghwan Lee, John O''Brien, K. Sivaramakrishnan) Journal Of Behavioral Finance 9(3), 2008; 171-184

• Dynamic Stock Markets With Multiple Assets - An Experimental-Analysis

(author(s): John O''Brien, S SRIVASTAVA) Journal Of Finance 46(5), 1991; 1811-1838

• Controlling Preferences For Lotteries On Units Of Experimental Exchange

(author(s): JE BERG, LA DALEY, JW DICKHAUT, John O''Brien) Quarterly Journal Of Economics 101(2), 1986; 281-306

WORKING PAPERS

• Investing in Three Point Shooting: A Strategic Portfolio Management Approach

(author(s): Mark Fichman, John O''Brien) Informs/Management Science

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• various, Related to my position as Associate Dean CMUQ, various committees -- head of the building planning committee, head of the data visualization lab, member of the strategic planning education CMU committee, and other minor committees. (2014 - 2015)
• TEPPER MBA ACADEMIC ACTIONS (2007 - 2008)
• TEPPER MBA ACADEMIC ACTIONS (2006 - 2007)
• TEPPER TA/NOT ASSIGNED TO ANY (2005 - 2006)

PUBLIC SERVICE

• CMUQ, Committee Chair, Joint chair with M. Farooqi, Alumni event Dubai -- CMUQ and CMU alumni (bi-annual) (2014 - 2015)

CONSULTING

• Software Development: Financial Trading System (January 1991 -)

COURSES TAUGHT

• Corporate Finance Reporting (70424) 2016 Section: W

• Acctng Financ Insts (70429) 2016 Section: W

• Mrkts: Anom & Efcncy (70494) 2016 Section: W

• Financl Statmnt Anal (70428) 2015 Section: W

• INTRO TO ACCOUNTING (70122) 2015 Section: W
  2014 Section: W

• MRKTS: ANOM & EFCNCY (70494) 2015 Section: W
  2014 Section: W

• CORP FINAN REPTNG (70424) 2014 Section: W
  2012 Section: A

• Financial Markets: Anomalies and Efficiencies (70494) 2014 Section: W

• Introduction to Accounting (70122) 2014 Section: w

• Corporate Financial Reporting (70424) 2013 Section: W
  2012 Section: A

• Financial Statement Analysis (70428) 2013 Section: W
  2010 Section: A

• FINANCL STATMNT ANAL (70428) 2012 Section: A

• Valuation and Financial Information (45802) 2012 Mini 1 Section: A, E

• International Financial Statement Analysis (45901) 2012 Mini 2 Section: A

• Seminar in Empirical Accounting (47715) 2012 Mini 3 Section: A

• Valuation and Financial Information (45915) 2011 Mini 1 Section: A, E
  2010 Mini 1 Section: A, E
  2010 Mini 5 Section: E
  2009 Mini 1 Section: A
  2009 Mini 4 Section: A, M
  2007 Mini 2 Section: A, E, M

• International Financial Statement Analysis (45806) 2011 Mini 2 Section: A, E

• Finance (70391) 2011 Section: A

• Accounting for Decision Making and Control (45701) 2009 Mini 2 Section: A, B, C, F, M
  2008 Mini 2 Section: A, B, C, F, M

• Market Dynamics I (47910) 2009 Mini 4 Section: A
  2008 Mini 4 Section: A

• Futures and Swaps (45813) 2008 Mini 5 Section: E, M
  2007 Mini 5 Section: E, M
  2007 Mini 4 Section: A
  2006 Mini 5 Section: E, M
  2005 Mini 1 Section: A

• International Accounting (45806) 2008 Mini 4 Section: A
  2007 Mini 4 Section: A
  2006 Mini 4 Section: A

• Futures and Swaps (70498) 2007 Section: A
  2005 Section: A

• Investment Analysis (45811) 2006 Mini 4 Section: M
  2005 Mini 2 Section: E, I