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Hugh Pforsich, Professor

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Professor Hugh Pforsich

Hugh Pforsich

Professor

Office Location: Tahoe Hall 2098
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Email: pforsich@csus.edu
Phone: +1 (916) 278-7141

Courses That I Teach

  • ACCY 2 - Managerial Accounting
  • MBA 210 - Managerial Accounting for Managers

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Biography

Dr. Hugh Pforsich is a Professor in the College of Business at California State University, Sacramento. He obtained his Ph.D. in Accounting from Washington State University. Dr. Pforsich’s academic research has covered a variety of topics, including taxation, internal auditing, cost accounting, and healthcare costing. Dr. Pforsich’s primary teaching interest is cost/managerial accounting. He has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Areas of Interest

  • Teaching Cost/Managerial Accounting
  • Research Taxation; Internal auditing; Cost accounting systems; Healthcare costing

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Faculty Scholarship

  1. X. Zhang, T. Daniel, H. Pforsich. “United States Registered Nurse Workforce Report Card and Shortage Forecast (A Revisit),” American Journal of Medical Quality, Volume 27 (3), (2017), pp. 241-249, SAGE Publishing.
  2. S. Ogilby, H. Pforsich, and T. Johnstone, “Activity-Based Costing/Management – Lessons from a Public Service Organization,” Journal of Government Financial Management, Winter 2016, Vol. 65, No. 4.
  3. B. Peterson and H. Pforsich, “Advancing Your Business with an Effective Internal Audit Department,” Effective Auditing for Corporates: Key Developments in Practice and Procedures,” edited by Joe Oringel, published by Bloomsbury Information Ltd, (2012), pp. 69-86.
  4. J. Corless, and H. Pforsich, Controls on Automated Transaction Kiosks at Great Mountain Casino: A Case Study, Global Perspectives on Accounting Education, Volume 7, (2010), pp. 1-7.
  5. H. Pforsich, S. Gill, and D. Sanders. “Probability Perceptions and Taxpayer Decision-Making Behavior.” Advances in Taxation, Volume 19 (2009), pp. 1-27.