Research

Jones, M. Pay Delegation in Employee Recruitment.

Dissertation with committee members: Willie Choi (Chair), Ewelina Forker, MJ Kim, and David Hansen.

Choi, W. and M. Jones. Does allowing employees to set their own pay motivate greater effort? A re-examination of potential drivers.

Second round revise and resubmit at Management Science
Presented at University of Bern 2023 (Choi), ABO 2023 (Jones), MAS 2024 (Jones), University of Wisconsin 2024 (Jones), VU Amsterdam 2024 (Choi), and Erasmus University Rotterdam 2025 (Choi).
SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4807605

Jones, M., T. Libby, and S. Smith. Reasonable versus Rational: The Effects of Judgement Standards on Managerial Decisions.

Preparing for submission to Accounting, Organizations and Society
Presented at GMARS 2021 (Libby), MAS 2022 (Jones), University of Waterloo 2023 (Libby), University of Central Florida 2024 (Libby), University of Bern 2024 (Jones), BYU Research Symposium 2024 (Jones), ABO 2024 (Jones), Texas Tech 2024 (Libby), and University of Oklahoma 2025 (Libby).
Winner, 2024-2025 Glen McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting Ethics
SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4778929

Choi, J., M. Jones, and A. Presslee. Would a Sign Help? A Field Experiment on Pay-What-You-Can Pricing in a Non-Profit Food Service Setting.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS

Managerial Accounting 2024

Ethics from the Steed School of Accounting (University

of Oklahoma) 2025

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