College of Business Administration

Ashley West

Assistant Professor
Phillips 66 Faculty Award
Department of Accounting

Office: 2056 Business Building

Ashley West
Mailing Address: 2139 Business Building
1301 Lovers Lane
Manhattan, KS 66506
E-mail: westa@k-state.edu

Research Goals

Ashley West primarily investigates relationships between tax topics and individual decision making, with a focus on tax compliance, ethics, and personality characteristics.

Publications

  • Evans, Corey, Beyer, Brooke, Mason, Terry, and West, Ashley (Forthcoming). Data Breach Severity and Debt Market Responses. Accounting and the Public Interest.

  • Fisher, Dann, Hageman, Amy, and West, Ashley (Forthcoming). The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship between Cognitive Test Anxiety, Maladaptive Perfectionism, and Academic Burnout in Accounting Majors. Accounting Education.

  • Fleischman, Gary and West, Ashley (2018). Sticky Costs in the Oil & Gas Industry: Does Accounting Method Matter? Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly, Volume 67(1).

  • Hageman, Amy and West, Ashley (2023). Research on Experimental Tax and Ethics in the 21st Century: Taxpayers, Tax Professionals, and Beyond. Book Chapter in Research Handbook on Accounting and Ethics.

  • Morrow, Michaele, Suher, Jacob, and West, Ashley (2023). Health or Taxes: Which is More Effective at Reducing Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages? Advances in Taxation, Volume 30, 145-195.

  • West, Ashley N. and Fleischman, Gary (2022). The Roles of Cynicism, CFO Pressure, and Moral Disengagement on FIN 48 Earnings Management. Journal of Business Ethics.

  • West, Ashley N. and Wilkinson, Brett (Forthcoming 2024). What Do We Know About Tax Treaties and How Can Accounting Research Contribute? Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. forthcoming.

  • Wood, D. A., M. Achhpilia, M. T., Adams, [et al. including A. West]. (2023). The ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot: How well does it answer accounting assessment questions? Issues in Accounting Education, Volume 38(4).

Areas of Teaching

Financial Reporting and Advanced Financial Reporting

Education

Ph.D, Texas Tech University, 2019.
Major: Business Administration; Accounting

Master of Science in Accounting, East Carolina University, 2012.
Major: Accounting

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, East Carolina University, 2011.
Major: Accounting