Professor Emerita
Accounting
SB2 433
jlho@uci.edu
949.824.4041
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
MBA, National Taiwan University
BBA, National Taiwan University
Corporate governance
Corporate social responsibility
Performance evaluations and compensation systems
Improving firm performance with technology
International accounting and management practices
Professor Emerita
Accounting
SB2 433
949.824.4041
Corporate governance
Corporate social responsibility
Performance evaluations and compensation systems
Improving firm performance with technology
International accounting and management practices
Dr. Joanna L. Ho is a Professor Emerita of Accounting at UCI Paul Merage School of Business and was Chair of the Academic Senate, Irvine Division (2021-2022). She holds both a BBA and MBA from the National Taiwan University, and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Ho’s research interests include managers’ performance evaluation, and compensation issues, firm strategy, ownership structure, and environment, social, and corporate governance (ESG). She has received the KPMG Peat Marwick Research Opportunities in Auditing Grant and her work has been published in journals such as Accounting Horizon, Accounting Organizations and Society, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Behavior Research in Accounting, Contemporary Accounting Research, Information Systems Research, Journal of International Accounting Research, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Strategic Management Journal and others. She has made numerous presentations at conferences and workshops held in the States and around the world. She was a former Editor-in-chief (Senior Editor) of Journal of International Accounting Research.
Dr. Ho has taught management accounting-related courses in the Merage School's Full-Time MBA Program, Fully Employed MBA Program, Executive MBA Program, Health Care Executive MBA Program and Executive Education programs. She also taught Global Business classes for the Executive MBA Program. She has received GSM Excellence in Teaching awards and a University Wide Celebration of Excellence in Teaching award.
2018-2019 Paul Merage School of Business Faculty Service Excellence Award
2015 Vernon Zimmerman Best Paer Award at The Asian Pacific International Accounting Conference
2013 The Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Grant
2011 Long Institute for the US – China Business and Law Research Grant
2009 The Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Grant
2007 Vernon Zimmerman Best Paper Award at The Asian Pacific International Accounting Conference
2001-2003 Hong Kong Research Grants Council Award (Co-investigators)
2000-2001 Graduate School of Management Faculty Service Excellence Award
1998-1999 UCI Committee on Research, Multi-Investigator Research Program Award
1997-1998 UCI Excellence for Teaching Award
1996-1997 Graduate School of Management Excellence in Teaching Award
1995-1996 Graduate School of Management Excellence in Teaching Award
1990-1991 Faculty Career Development Award
1990-1991 Irvine Faculty Research Fellowship
1988-1989 Peat Marwick Research Opportunity in Auditing Fellowship
1988-1989 Faculty Career Development Award
1987-1988 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Behavioral Accounting Award (first runner-up)
1987-1988 GSM Faculty Fellowship
Professor Ho’s research includes managers’ performance evaluation, and compensation issues, firm strategy, ownership structure, and environment, social, and corporate governance (ESG). She has received the KPMG Peat Marwick Research Opportunities in Auditing Grant and her work has been published in journals such as Accounting Horizon, Accounting Organizations and Society, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Behavior Research in Accounting, Contemporary Accounting Research, Information Systems Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of International Accounting Research, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Strategic Management Journal and others. She has made numerous presentations at conferences and workshops held in the States and around the world.