COTSAKOS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Centers and Institutes

Department of Accounting and Law

Dr. Robert Bing
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Office:   VRB 4067
Phone:   973-720-2190
Email:   bingr@wpunj.edu
Office Hours:   by appointment

Department: Accounting and Law
Position: Professor
Area Specialization: Teaching issues of race, class, and gender through law and literature.

Professional Degrees:

J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1974
MBA, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, 1979
BA, History, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1971

Primary Research Interests:

Two areas are currently under study:

  • Adjunct Job Satisfaction
  • Constitutionality of State Income Taxation of Professional Athletes

Representative Publications (Peer-Reviewed Journals, 2004-onwards):

  • "The Jock Tax Contest: Professional Athletes vs. the States", co-authored with Dr. Ekmekjian, and Dr. Wilkerson, The Journal of Applied Business Research, Spring 2004.
  • "The Joy of Teaching Future Accountants", co-authored with Dr. Ekmekjian, and Martin Rudnick, Proceedings of The European College Teaching and Learning Conference, Athens, Greece, Spring 2005.
  • "Revenue Recognition and Stock Valuation: The legal and ethical implications", co-authored with Dr. L. Xu, Twelfth Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, New York, New York, Oct. 2005.
  • "Our 25+ Year Journey To AACSB Accreditation", co-authored with Dr. Ekmekjian, Dr. Haroian, and Martin Rudnick, Journal of College Teaching & Learning Journal. April 2006
  • "Microsoft's Monopoly: Anti-Competitive Behavior, Predatory Tactics, and the Failure of Governmental Will", co-author Gregory Jenkins, 2006 International College Teaching and Learning Conference, Cancun, Mexico, March 2006.
  • "Microsoft's Monopoly: Anti-Competitive Behavior, Predatory Tactics, and the Failure of Governmental Will", co-author Gregory Jenkins, Journal of Business and Economics Research, January 2007.
  • "The Legal and Ethical Implications of Revenue Recognition - Before and After 2000", with L. Xu, Proceedings at the 2007 American Accounting Association's Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Parsippany, NJ, 2007

Representative Industrial Work/Consulting Experience:

  • My work as Union President and the drafting of documents related to that position are relevant to teaching in the legal environment of business.

Current Courses Offered: