Carson College of Business Faculty Directory

Carson College Directory

Jacob Jaggi

Assistant Professor
Accounting

Contact

Phone: (509) 335-5391
Office: TODD HALL 0237E ACADEMIC FACULTY OFFICE

Education

  • PhD (University of Arizona)
  • MBA (Thunderbird School of Global Management)
  • BA (Utah State University)

Jacob Jaggi

Jacob Jaggi is an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting. He currently teaches intermediate accounting courses. Jacob's primary research interests include corporate governance, monitoring mechanisms (including audit committees and internal/external auditing), and debt contracting. Prior to earning a PhD at the University of Arizona, Jacob worked in several accounting capacities, including as internal auditor, controller, and SEC reporting analyst, and in several industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and non-profit.

Research Interests

audit process
audit quality
auditing
corporate governance
financial accounting
financial reporting
financial reporting quality
internal control

Teaching Interests

financial accounting

Journal Articles

  • Jacob Jaggi When does the internal audit function enhance audit committee effectiveness? The Accounting Review,
  • Jacob Jaggi, Lin Cheng, Spencer Young Does Restricting Managers’ Discretion through GAAP Impact the Usefulness of Accounting Information in Debt Contracting? Contemporary Accounting Research,
  • Jacob Jaggi, Mei Cheng, Spencer Young Customer Concentration of Targets in Mergers and Acquisitions. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting,