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Udi Hoitash


Hoitash, Udi
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Denise and Robert DiCenso Research Fellow


404 Hayden Hall
617-373-5839
u.hoitash@neu.edu

Education

Ph.D. in Accounting Information Systems, Rutgers University
MBA in Management Information Systems & Finance, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
BA in Computer Science, Tel-Aviv Jaffa College, Israel

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Hoitash has research interests in corporate governance, the effect of SOX on the auditing market, internal controls, audit fees, and CFO expertise.

Awards and Honors

Grant from the PricewaterhouseCoopers INQuires program (2007): “Remediation of Internal Control Material Weaknesses” (with Jean Bedard, Rani Hoitash, and Kim Westermann).

Rutgers Business School PhD Program Summer Research Scholarship Competition 2007.

Tel Aviv-Jaffa College 2001, 2002 Dean’s List scholarships.

Selected Publications

Faleye, O., Hoitash, R., Hoitash, U. (2011). The Costs of Intense Board Monitoring. Journal of Financial Economics, 101(1), 160-181.

Bedard, J. C., Hoitash, R., Hoitash, U. (2009). Evidence from the U.S. on the Effect of Auditor Involvement in Assessing Internal Control over Financial Reporting. International Journal of Auditing, 13(2), 105-126. 

Hoitash, R., Hoitash, U. (2009). The Increased Role of Audit Committees in Managing Relationships with External Auditors: Evidence from the US. Managerial Auditing, 24(4), 368-397.

Hoitash, U., Hoitash, R. (2009). Conflicting objectives within the board: evidencefrom overlapping audit and compensation committee members. Group Decision and Negotiation, 18(1), 57-73.

Hoitash, U., Hoitash, R., Bedard, J. C. (2009). Regulatory Intent and Political Reality: Evidence on Corporate Governance and Internal Controls in the Post-SOX World. The Accounting Review, 84(3), 811-838. 

Bedard, J., U. Hoitash, and R. Hoitash. (2008). "Audit pricing and internal control disclosures among non-accelerated filers." Research in Accounting Regulation, Vol. 20, pp. 103-126.

Hoitash R., U. Hoitash, and J. Bedard. (2008). “Internal controls quality and audit pricing under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.” Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Vol. 27, pp. 105-126.

Bedard, J., R. Hoitash, U. Hoitash, and L. E. Graham. (2007). “SOX 404: where are we now?” CPA Journal (October).

Selected Presentations

Hoitash, U. (Presenter & Author), Wright, A. (Author Only), Krishnamoorthy, G. (Author Only), Cohen, J. (Author Only), Annual meeting, "The association between audit committee industry expertise and financial restatements," American Accounting Association, San Diego. (August 2, 2010).

Wright, A. (Author Only), Hoitash, U. (Presenter & Author), Krishnamoorthy, G. (Author Only), Cohen, J. (Author Only), Auditing Section Midyear Meeting, "The association between audit committee industry expertise and financial restatements." American Accounting Association, San Diego. (January 18, 2010).

Hoitash, U. (Author Only), American Accounting Association, "Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg: The Costs of Overburdened Independent Directors,” American Accounting Association, NYC, NY.

Hoitash, Udi (Presenter & Author), Auditing Mid-year conference, "Evidence from the U.S. on the Effect of Auditor Involvement in Assessing Internal Control over Financial Reporting,” American Accounting Association, Florida.

Hoitash, U. (Author Only), Bentley research workshop, "Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg: The Costs of Overburdened IndependentDirectors," Waltham, MA.

Hoitash, U. (Presenter & Author), EFMA, "Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg: The Costs of Overburdened Independent Directors,” EFMA, Milan.

Faleye, O. (Presenter & Author), Hoitash, U. (Author Only), Hoitash, R. (Author Only), Financial Management Association, "Intensive Board Monitoring and Corporate Strategic Innovation,” New York City, NY. (October 2010).

Hoitash, U., Krishnamoorthy, G., Wright, A., Accounting Research Workshop, "The association between audit committee industry expertise and financial restatements," Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (November 2009).

Faleye, O. (Presenter & Author), Hoitash, U. (Author Only), Financial Management Association, "Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg? The Costs of Overburdened Independent Directors," Financial Management Association, Reno, Nevada. (October 2009).

Faleye, O. (Author Only), Hoitash, U. (Presenter & Author), European Financial Management Association, "Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg? The Costs of Overburdened Independent Directors," European Financial Management Association, Milan, Italy. (June 2009).

Hoitash, U., Hoitash, R., and K Johnstone “The Effects of Internal Control Quality, CFO Characteristics, and Board of Director Strength on CFO Annual Compensation” American Accounting Association auditing section held in Austin, Texas, January 2008.

Hoitash, U., Hoitash, R., “The Increased Role of Audit Committees in Managing Relationships with External Auditors: Evidence from the US,” American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 2007.

Hoitash, U., Hoitash, R., Bedard, J., “Internal Controls Quality and Audit Pricing Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 2006.

Industry and Academic Experience

Prior to joining the College of Business Administration at Northeastern University, Professor Hoitash worked as a software developer. He also taught at Rutgers University and Tel-Aviv University.

Professional Services

Professor Hoitash is a member of the American Accounting Association. From 2004 to 2007, he was a reviewer for the Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. He also serves as an Ad-Hoc reviewer for the Accounting Review, Auditing A Journal of Practice and Theory, Accounting Horizons and the Journal of Business Ethics.

Recent Press

Professor Hoitash's research on CFO compensation and CFO board membership has been recently cited on CFO.com and in BizEd Journal by the AACSB.

Mailing Address

Udi Hoitash
422 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts  02115-5000