For over 40 years, Jerold L. Zimmerman taught organizational economics, accounting, and finance at the University of Rochester Simon Business School. He has served on public-company boards of directors, and has been a visiting scholar at numerous international universities. He has consulted with numerous clients, including Fortune 500 companies and management advisory firms, to demonstrate how the principles of organizational economics can improve a firm’s culture and eventually its performance. As an expert witness, he testifies on questions of organizational control, profitability, and performance measurement.
Zimmerman's 50 published studies and books include textbooks on accounting and economics and a trade book about designing organizations that create value. Zimmerman’s research has been recognized with several prestigious honors by the American Accounting Association and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. His economics and accounting textbooks are used at leading international universities.
He is a founding editor of the Journal of Accounting and Economics, one of the most highly referenced peer-reviewed journal in economics. He earned a PhD in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, after receiving a BS in finance from the University of Colorado.
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