Muktak Tripathi

Muktak K. Tripathi received his Ph.D. in Accounting from Temple University, Fox School of Business. In addition to accounting and finance, he has a computer science, mathematics, and statistics background. His research interests are at the intersection of Management Accounting and Information Systems. He focuses on managerial stewardship roles and the usefulness of information in managerial decisions using innovative methods such as economic production modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning.

His research is published in the Journal of Information Systems (JIS) and Data Envelopment Analysis Journal (DEAJ), funded by the Institute of Management Accountant (IMA), accepted at leading conferences such as American Accounting Association (AAA), French Finance Association (AFFI), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC), INFORMS, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS). Moreover, he was awarded the Cochran Award for Excellence in Research at Temple University.

He serves as a discussant at leading research conferences in accounting, operations, and information systems and an ad-hoc referee for the European Journal of Operations Research (EJOR), Journal of Information Systems (JIS), Management Science (MS), Review of Accounting Studies (RAST), and Transportation Science (TS).

Academic Experience

• Assistant Faculty, Management Control, IE University, 2023

• Adjunct Lecturer, Accounting Information Systems, Temple University, 2022

• Teaching Assistant, Management Accounting, Temple University, 2019 - 2021

• Adjunct Faculty, Programming Applications in Finance, Temple University, 2017

Corporate Experience

• Assistant Professor, IE University, Madrid, Spain, 2023 - Present

• Graduate Research Assistant, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S., 2018 - 2023

• Adjunct Faculty of Finance, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S., 2017

• Accountant, FF Venture Capital, New York City, U.S., 2016

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Accounting, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S., 2023

• M.A. in Mathematics, Villanova University, Villanova, U.S., 2017

• Graduate Certificate in Statistics, Villanova University, Villanova, U.S., 2017

• M.S. in Financial Analysis, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S., 2015

• Master of Accountancy, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S., 2014

• B.S. in Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, U.S., 2018

• B.B.A. in Accounting and Finance, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S., 2013

Professional Examination

• Passed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), first attempt

• Passed all four parts of the Certified Public Accounting (CPA), first attempt

• Passed both the parts of the Certified Management Accounting (CMA), first attempt

• Certified Base Programmer in Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), first attempt

• Certified Advanced Programmer in Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), first attempt

Selected Publications

• Banker, R. D., Frost, T. S., and Tripathi, M. K. (2022). “The Determinants of InformationWeek 500 Selection and Its Implications: A Textual Analysis Approach”. Journal of Information Systems, 36(1), 81–109

• Banker, R. D., and Tripathi, M. K. (2021). “Measurement of Organizational Ability in the Banking Industry”. Data Envelopment Analysis Journal, 5(1), 183–242

• Banker, R. D., Frost, T. S., Tripathi, M. K., and Whang, E. (2021). “Organizational Ability and Performance in U.S. Legal Services Firms.” Data Envelopment Analysis Journal, 5(1), 83–113

• Abdelhamid, A. M., Banker, R. D., Frost, T. S., and Tripathi, M. K. (2021). “Organizational Ability and Firm Performance in Transition Economies: The Case of Egypt.” Data Envelopment Analysis Journal, 5(1), 243–280