Jason Schloetzer

Professor Schloetzer is the William and Karen Sonneborn Term Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He teaches courses on how to use accounting data to make decisions, with a particular emphasis on how to assess the profitability of products and services, and how to measure and create economic value. He teaches in the MBA, Executive MBA, and Executive Masters in Leadership programs.

Schloetzer’s research has been published in leading accounting journals, including the Journal of Accounting Research and The Accounting Review. His research has also appeared in well-regarded journals in operations and finance. He is perhaps best known for his use of archival data collected from companies, having collaborated on research projects with firms in the oil and gas, heavy vehicle manufacturing, industrial coatings, and consumer products industries. His research has been presented at numerous universities and conferences, including twice at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. His newest pursuits are field experiments—one project assesses the economic impact of women’s confidence in the workplace, and another examines the effect of different performance evaluation systems on how factory employees implement advanced production practices.

Schloetzer’s research has led to a fruitful collaboration with The Conference Board. This work includes a well-regarded annual research report on trends in CEO succession practices, as well as a handful of articles on current topics in corporate governance and hedge fund activism, some of which have been co-authored with Georgetown students. He frequently presents at events attended by C-suite executives and corporate directors of midsize public and private companies, and has been quoted in media outlets including Bloomberg, Reuters, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among others.

Schloetzer was born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, and earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kansas, his MBA from The George Washington University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

Education

• University of Pittsburgh - Ph.D.
• George Washington University - M.B.A.
• University of Kansas - B.S.

Publications

Aggarwal, R., J.D. Schloetzer, and R. Williamson. "Do Corporate Governance Mandates Impact Long-term Firm Value and Governance Culture?." Journal of Corporate Finance (2017)

Matsumura, E.M., and J.D. Schloetzer. "The Structural and Executional Components of Customer Concentration: Implications for Supplier Performance." Journal of Management Accounting Research (2016)

Netland, T., J.D. Schloetzer, and K. Ferdows. "Implementing Corporate Lean Programs: The Effect of Management Control Practices." Journal of Operations Management (2015)

Indjejikian,R., M. Matejka, J.D. Schloetzer. "Target Ratcheting and Incentives: Theory, Evidence, and New Opportunities." The Accounting Review (2014)

Choudhary, P., J. D. Schloetzer, and J. Sturgess. "Boards, Auditors, Attorneys and Compliance with Mandatory SEC Disclosure Rules." Managerial & Decision Economics (2013)

Schloetzer, J.D.. "Process Integration and Information Sharing in Supply Chains." The Accounting Reivew (2012)

Evans, J.H., N.J. Nagarajan, and J.D. Schloetzer. "CEO Turnover and Retention Light: Retaining Former CEOs on the Board." Journal of Accounting Research (2010)

Schloetzer, J.D.. "Preparing for a New CEO." . 2016

Schloetzer, J.D.. "What I learned about the ‘gig economy’ from 24 Lyft drivers." . 2016

Schloetzer, J.D.. "Transition in Leadership: Transparency Reigns." . 2015

Schloetzer, J.D.. "New Microsoft CEO—was an insider the right choice?." . 2014