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Dr. Larry M. Prober

Associate Professor

Dr. Prober has been a member of the Rider Community since 1987.   He teaches the honors and accounting problems and practice classes, as well as the graduate level analysis of accounting data course.   He has served as the coordinator of Rider’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), faculty advisor to Rider University’s Johnson & Johnson Business Case Competition Teams, and faculty advisor to Rider’s IMA Student Chapter and IMA Case Competition Teams.

Prober was the recipient of the 2004 Nancy Gray Award for Outstanding Community Service, and the 2001 Jessie Harper Research Fellowship. In recent years he developed the accounting department’s laptop program and forensic accounting course as well as the CBA introduction to business course and Wall Street Journal Program. He created and serves as editor of CBA’s electronic newsletter, Business at Rider. Dr. Prober’s research interests are primarily in the areas of financial reporting and statement analysis, economic value added (EVA), balanced scorecards, and business valuations.   He has written numerous cases for the American Institute of CPA’s Quality of Earnings and Ethics Case Study Collections and his work has appeared in the American Business Review, Journal of International Business and Economy and the Pennsylvania CPA Journal.

He is a member of: the American Accounting Association, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, Financial Executives Institute, Institute of Management Accountants, Society of Utility Financial and Regulatory Analysts, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  Prober is also included in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

Office Hours

  • Monday & Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 5:15-6:15 p.m.; and by Appointment

Courses Taught at Rider

  • Accounting 210 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • Accounting 406 - Advanced Accounting Problems & Practices II
  • MAcc 652 - Analysis of Accounting Data (Blackboard site)

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Temple University, 1985
  • M.S., Temple University, 1975
  • MBA, University of Massachusetts, 1973
  • B.S.B.A., University of Delaware, 1972

Professional Background

  • Rider University, Associate Professor of Accounting, 1987-present
  • Rutgers University, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1977-1987
  • Temple University, Visiting Instructor, 1976-1977
  • Coopers & Lybrand, Staff Accountant 1975-1976
  • Consultant to Various Small & Medium Size Businesses
  • Expert Witness in Utility Regulatory Hearings
  • Professional Certifications Earned:
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
    • Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
    • Certified Rate of Return Analyst (CRRA)
    • Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)

Awards, Fellowships, Honors, Etc.

  • Jessie Harper Professorship, 2001-2002
  • Earned designation of Certified Management Accountant, September 2001
  • Rider University Summer Fellowships, 1989, 2000, 2003
  • Rider University Dean's Service Award 1990
  • Earned designation of Certified Valuation Analyst - September 1996
  • Selected to Beta Gamma Sigma by College of Business Administration - May 1996
  • Earned designation of Certified Rate of Return Analyst - May 1992

Current Faculty Activities

  • Coordinator of Rider University Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
  • Faculty Advisor to Rider Chapter of IMA
  • Coordinator of Rider Laptop Initiative
  • Coordinator for Rider/Wall Street Journal Academic Partnership
  • Faculty Advisor to Johnson & Johnson Business Case Competition Teams

Refereed Articles

  • Meric, I., Prober, L., Kim, J., & Meric, G. (2005).  A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of U.S., U.K., German, and French Manufacturing Firms. Journal of International Business and Economy.

Refereed Proceedings
Full Paper

  • Meric, I., Prober, L., Bonfield, E., & Meric, G. (2006).  Co-Movements of the U.S. and E.U. Equity Markets. Global Finance Association Conference.

Book Chapters
Not Refereed

  • Prober, L. M. (2003). EVA: A Better Financial Reporting Tool. Economic Value Added - Concepts and Cases. India:  ICFAI University Press.

Cases

  • Prober, L. M. (2003). Vision Technologies Incorporated: Issues in Revenue Recognition. Quality of Earnings Case Study Collection, (pp. 41-50). International Federation of Accountants.
  • Prober, L. M. (2003). Accounting for In-Process R&D at Simpco Incorporated. Quality of Earnings Case Study Collection, (pp. 32-40). International Federation of Accountants.
  • Prober, L. M. (2003). Accounting for Loan Losses at County National Bank. Quality of Earnings Case Study Collection, (pp. 23-31). International Federation of Accountants.
  • Prober, L. M. (2003). Accounting Issues at National Technology Corporation. Quality of Earnings Case Study Collection, (pp. 59-68). International Federation of Accountants.
  • Prober, L. M. (2003). Restructuring at Exozol? Quality of Earnings Case Study Collection, (pp. 51-58). International Federation of Accountants.

Presentation of Refereed Papers
International

  • Meric, I., Prober, L., Bonfield, E., & Meric, G. (2006, March). Co-Movements of the U.S. and EU Stock Markets.   Presented at Global Finance Association Conference, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Links of Interest