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Belverd Needles
Professor
School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems (MIS)
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
DePaul Center 6026
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 362-5130
www.needles-powers.com
bneedles@depaul.edu

Academic Degrees


Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Urbana, IL, Accounting (Finance and Economics minor), 1969
M.B.A. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Accounting, 1965
B.B.A. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Accounting, 1964

Academic Experience


E&Y Distinguished Full Professor (most recent), DePaul University (1978 - Now).

Professional Interests

Research: Financial Performance Measurement of High Performance Companies, High Performance Companies in India, International Accounting, International Accounting EducationTeaching: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Auditing

Selected Publications

Article

Needles, B., Frigo, M., Powers, M. (2006). Strategy and Integrated Financial Ratio Performance Measures: Further Evidence of the Financial Performance Scorecard and High-Performance Companies. Studies in Managerial & Financial Accounting, 16 (), 241-267
Needles, B. (2005). Implementing International Education Standards: The Global Challenges. Accounting Education: An International Journal, 14 (1), 123-129.
Needles, B., Frigo, M. (2004). Strategy and Integrated Financial Ratio Performance Measures. Studies in Managerial & Financial Accounting, 14 (), 115-154.
Needles, B., Frigo, M. (2002). Strategy and Financial Ratio Performance Measures. Studies in Managerial & Financial Accounting, 13 (), 341-369.
Needles, B. (2002). The Role of International Auditing Standards in Improving International Financial Reporting. Advances In International Accounting.

Selected Professional and Community Service

Board of Directors

2004-2005: Illinois CPA Society, Member and Immediate Past-Chair, Board of Directors

Committee / Task Force Member

2005: ICPAS, Strategic Issues Task Force
2003-2005: AICPA, Member, Council

Other Professional Service Activities

2005: AICPA, Virtual Grassroots Panel

Other Community Service Activities

2003: Advisory Board to DePaul Art Museums , Chair