Chad Proell

Dr. Proell joins the G. Brint Ryan College of Business as the G. Brint Ryan Professor of Behavioral Accounting in 2023. He previously held faculty and post-doctoral positions at TCU, San Diego State University, UW-Madison, and Cornell University. He obtained his PhD, MS, and MBA from Cornell University and his BA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.

Dr. Proell has taught a wide span of undergraduate and graduate courses in both traditional and online formats, winning numerous teaching awards. His research is published in journals across both management and accounting including the Journal of Applied Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, Human Resource Management, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Business Ethics, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Management Accounting Research, and Accounting, Organizations and Society. Dr. Proell’s current research is primarily focused on how social psychological factors affect audit quality via their influence on audit team upward communication, turnover, and decision making. When not working, he spends time with family and enjoys skiing, cycling, and traveling.

Academic Interests

Recent Publications

• Proell, C.A., M. A. Ricci, K. T. Trotman, and Y. D. Zhou. 2024. How workplace identities and team management practices affect distributed team auditors’ willingness to speak up. Contemporary Accounting Research 41(1): 562-590.
• Clor-Proell, S. M., K. Kadous, and C. A. Proell. 2023. Do as I say: A look at the supervisor behaviors that encourage upward communication on audit teams. Accounting Horizons 37(1): 15-24.
• Proell, C. A., Y. D. Zhou, and M. W. Nelson. 2022. It’s not only what you say . . . How communication style and team culture affect audit issue follow-up and auditor performance evaluations. The Accounting Review 97(2): 373-395.
• Clor-Proell, S. M., K. Kadous, and C. A. Proell. 2022. The sounds of silence: A framework, theory, and empirical evidence of audit team voice. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 41(1): 75-100.
• Griffith, E., K. Kadous, and C. A. Proell. 2020. Friends in low places: How peer advice and prior voice experiences affect auditor’s willingness to speak up. Accounting, Organizations and Society 87:101153.
• Kadous, K., C.A. Proell, J. Rich, and D. Zhou. 2019. It goes without saying: The effects of intrinsic motivational orientation, leadership emphasis of intrinsic goals, and audit issue ambiguity on speaking up. Contemporary Accounting Research 36(4): 2113-2141.
• Libby, T.M., C.A. Proell, and S. Smith. 2019. Difficult cost goals and conflicting honesty incentives: The influence of decision responsibility. Journal of Management Accounting Research 31(3):185-200.
• Nelson, M. W. and C. A. Proell. 2018. Is silence golden? Audit team leader reactions to auditor voice “in the moment” and at performance appraisal. The Accounting Review 93(6): 281-300.
• Nelson, M. W., C. A. Proell, and A. Randel. 2016. Team-Oriented leadership and auditors’ willingness to raise audit issues. The Accounting Review 91(6): 1781-1805.