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Dr. Kyle Mao

  • Assistant Professor - Department of Accounting
Portrait of Dr. Kyle Mao

Biography and education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Accounting, University of Arizona, 2023
Master of Science (MS), Finance, Michigan State University, 2018
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance, University of Iowa, 2017
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management, University of Iowa, 2017

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Mao, Zhiping. 2025-2026 REP Grant, Texas State University, Texas State University, $12000. (Submitted: 2025, Funded: 2026 - 2027). Grant.
  • Mao, Zhiping. 2025 Faculty Development Fund, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $3000. (Funded: September 2025 - August 2026). Grant.
  • Mao, Zhiping. 2025 McCoy College Research Grant, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: March 2025 - March 2026). Grant.
  • Mao, Zhiping. 2024 Faculty Development Fund, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $1600. (Funded: September 2024 - August 2025). Grant.
  • Mao, Zhiping. 2023 Faculty Development Fund, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $2000. (Funded: September 2023 - August 2024). Grant.
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  • Cardella, E., Kugler, T., & Mao, Z. (2026). Spillover Effects from Competitive Rank-and-Yank Systems on Employees’ Other-Regarding Behavior. Journal of Economics Psychology, 115, 102919. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2026.102919
  • Mao, Z. (2026). Employee Reactions to Opportunistically Motivated Selective Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 38(2), 127–149. https://doi.org/10.2308/JMAR-2024-073
  • Douthit, J. D., Mao, Z., & Martin, P. R. (2024). Tend to One’s Own House: The Effect of Firm CSR on Employee Effort. Contemporary Accounting Research, 41(4), 2488–2513. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12987
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Paul R. Gowens Excellence Professorship in Business Administration Fellow, McCoy College of Business. January 2026 - January 2027
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Accounting Association. January 2026
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors of 2025, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. November 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College of Business. August 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Accounting Association. 2021
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  1. Member

    Undergraduate Scholarship Committee

  2. Member

    Accounting Department New Faculty Search Committee

  3. Member

    Accounting Department New Faculty Search Committee

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    AAA Management Accounting Section Midyear Meeting

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    AAA Annual Meeting, Management Accounting Section

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    AAA Accounting Behavior and Organization Research Conference

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