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John B. Duncan, PhD, CPA

Dean, College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Professor, Accounting
864.977.7156
john.duncan@ngu.edu
Unit: College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Program Deans, Accounting and Business
Location: Tigerville

"The intrinsic purpose of business is to glorify God by providing the community with goods and services that enable it to flourish, and providing opportunities for meaningful work that will allow employees to express their God-given abilities and creativity."
  • Teaching & Education

    Degrees

    • BBA, The University of Louisiana at Monroe
    • MBA, The University of Louisiana at Monroe
    • PhD, The University of Mississippi
  • Professional Experience

    My experience includes being a licensed Certified Public Accountant in South Carolina as well as a Certified Kingdom Advisor. I have served 28 years as a full-time college professor, 16 years as a dean, 4 years as a chair or associate dean, and have helped found or serve as a board member for 3 marketplace ministries in the Carolinas.

  • Selected Publications

    Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

    • John B. Duncan and Michael Zigarelli, “Utilizing Strategy Maps to Lead a School of Business in a Christian University.” Christian Business Academy Review, 10 (1), Spring 2015: 77-84.
    • John B. Duncan, “Changing a Corporate Culture by Implementing a Compassionate Ministry Plan.” Christian Business Academy Review, 8 (1), Spring 2013: 39-44.
    • John B. Duncan and Jason Harvey, “Late Trading and Market Timing at Putnam Securities.”
      Southeast Case Research Journal, 5 (2), Fall 2008: 65-73.
    • John B. Duncan, “Southern Baptist University: A Move from NCAA Division II to Division III.” The Journal of Accounting Case Research, 8 (1), 2004.
    • John B. Duncan, “First Baptist Church of Desoto, Mississippi: A Case of Embezzlement.” Journal of Applied Case Research, (5) 1: 26-37, 2004.
    • John B. Duncan and Morris H. Stocks, “The Understanding of Internal Control Principles by Pastors.” Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 14 (2), Winter 2003: 213-225.
    • K. Michael Casey, John B. Duncan, and Michael P. Watters, “Beta Stability and the 1986 Tax Reform Act: Some Dividend Policy Implications.” Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 6 (2), 2002: 43-56.
    • John B. Duncan and Dale L. Flesher, “Does Your Church Have Appropriate Internal Control for Cash Receipts?” National Public Accountant, 46 (1), February/March 2002:15-19.
    • John B. Duncan, “The Effect of Experience, Denominational Affiliation, Business Training, and Church Size on Pastors’ Evaluations of Internal Control Scenarios.” Journal of Ministry Marketing & Management, 7 (2), 2001: 1-20.
    • K. Michael Casey, John B. Duncan, Joseph N. Roge’, and Sonjay Mehta, “The Effect of Trade Liberalization on the Consumption Function of Morocco.” The African Journal of Finance and Management 10 (2), July 2001: 23-28.
    • John B. Duncan and K. Michael Casey, “Mid-South Baptist College: Managerial Accounting Issues in a Nonprofit Entity.” Journal of Applied Case Research 2 (1), Spring 2000: 95-100.
    • John B. Duncan and Tonya K. Flesher, “Tax Problems Created by New Technology: What Are the Rules When Selling or Donating Parts of the Human Body?” Journal of Accounting and Finance Research 7 (6), Spring 2000: 1-9.
    • John B. Duncan, Dale L. Flesher, and Morris H. Stocks, “Internal Control Systems in Churches: An Examination of the Effects of Church Size and Denomination on Systems of Internal Control.” Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 12 (2) 1999: 142-163.
    • Dale L. Flesher and John B. Duncan, “Control in Volunteer Organizations.” Internal Auditor 56 (6), December 1999: 45-47.
    • Robert E. Jordan, Margaret Hoskins, and John B. Duncan, “Financial Management Instruction within Graduate Theological Institutions: An Empirical Investigation.” Journal of Ministry Marketing & Management 5 (1) 1999: 65-77.
    • K. Michael Casey, Joseph N. Roge’, and John B. Duncan, “The Impact of Age, Performance, and Size on Executive Compensation in the Real Estate Industry.” The Journal of Accounting and Finance Research 6 (1), Spring 1999: 21-25.

    Publications in Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings:

    • Boyce Smith and John B. Duncan, “Teaching Courses in Personal Finance at Christian Colleges and Universities.” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Christian Business Faculty Association, October 2018.
    • John B. Duncan, “Implementing a Compassionate Ministry Plan at Ultimate Support Systems.” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Christian Business Faculty Association, October 2009.
    • John B. Duncan, “Should a CPA Serve on a Nonprofit Board?” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Business, Industry and Economics, 2003.
    • K. Michael Casey, John B. Duncan, and Michael P. Watters, “The 1986 Tax Reform Act and Corporate Dividend Policy.” Proceedings of the Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies, Spring 2002: 37-42.
    • K. Michael Casey, Joseph N. Roge’, and John B. Duncan, “Executive Compensation Determinants in the Real Estate Industry.” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Accounting and Finance, 1997: 67-72.
    • John C. Malley, John B. Duncan, and Judith Cassidy, “An Exploratory Study into the Use of Internal Controls in University Microcomputer Laboratories.” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the Institute of Management Sciences, 1994.
    • John B. Duncan and Dale L. Flesher, “Financial Statement Reporting: The Improvements Resulting from the Great Depression.” Proceedings of the American Accounting Association Southwest Region Meeting, 1993: 219-226.

    Other Publications:

    • Boyce Smith, John Duncan, and Larry Lindsay, “Teaching Courses in Personal Finance at Christian Colleges and Universities.” The DeVoe REPORT, Spring/Summer 2019: 56-59.
    • John B. Duncan, “Plan Strategically – Greater Gain.” Pathways to Purpose Special Edition Study 3: Transformational Tools, Illustrations, and Case Studies for Fellowship of Companies for Christ International Business Leadership Groups, 2014: 39.
    • John B. Duncan, “God Wants You to Be an Endurance Champion.” Pathways to Purpose Special Edition Study 2: Transformational Tools, Illustrations, and Case Studies for Fellowship of Companies for Christ International Business Leadership Groups, 2013: 49.
    • John B. Duncan, “Worldview and Business.” The Edge (Monthly Publication of Riverbluff Church), April 2008.
    • John B. Duncan, “The Role of Christianity in the Business World.” The Summerville Journal Scene, January 28, 2005.
    • John B. Duncan, “The Deans Address a Christian Worldview.” CSU Magazine, Winter 2004.
    • John B. Duncan, “Fraud Detection and Prevention.” AICPA Members in Business and Industry newsletter, November 2003: D2.
    • John B. Duncan, Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Cost Management: Accounting and Control, 4th edition, Don R. Hansen and Maryanne M. Mowen, South-Western College Publishing, 2002.
    • John B. Duncan, “An Empirical Examination and Evaluation of the Internal Control Systems Currently in Use in Churches and the Understanding of those Systems by Pastors.” Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Mississippi, December 1995. Abstract published in Government & Nonprofit News, Summer 1998: 5.
  • Selected Awards Received
    • 2003 – Outstanding Intellectual Contributions Award for the College of Business Administration at The University of Louisiana at Monroe
    • July 2002 – Chosen to hold the John L. Luffey, Sr. Endowed Professorship of Accounting at The University of Louisiana at Monroe
    • 2002 – Distinguished Research Award, Allied Academies Spring 2002 Conference, Nashville, TN
    • 1989 – Listed in Outstanding Young Men of America
    • 1985 – Wall Street Journal Outstanding Achievement Award, The University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • My Network

    I will gladly involve you in my circle that includes:

    • South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
    • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
    • Institute of Management Accountants
    • Christian Business Faculty Association (Elected Member of the CBFA Board of Directors)
    • C12 Group (Christian CEO Roundtable Group)
    • Fellowship of Companies for Christ International
    • Kingdom Advisors
    • National Faith & Work Association
    • South Carolina Christian Chamber of Commerce
  • My Story

    “I was given the chance to teach college classes while working on my MBA. I fell in love with teaching at the college level, so after a year of working in public accounting, I decided to pursue a Ph.D. in Accountancy at the University of Mississippi. Since completing that degree, most of my working career has been in leadership roles in Christian higher education. For the past 16 years, I’ve been very active in marketplace ministry organizations and have worked diligently to help the academic units that I have led to promote the integration of faith and learning. I am serving my second term as a board member for the Christian Business Faculty Association. I served as board chair for the CBFA in 2016-17. I have been married to my wife, Susan, for 29 years and I have twin sons (Daniel and Drew), who are 25 years old.”

    Dr. John B. Duncan serves as Dean of the College of Business and Entrepreneurship and Professor of Accounting at North Greenville University. Dr. Duncan holds a BBA in Accounting and an MBA from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, and he received a Ph.D. in Accountancy from the University of Mississippi.

    He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in South Carolina and a Certified Kingdom Advisor®. Duncan’s prior academic leadership roles include serving as Associate Dean at Anderson University, Dean at Charleston Southern University, Dean and Director of the Church Finance Institute at William Carey University, and Department Chair at Mississippi College.

    In addition, he held the John Luffey Endowed Professorship in Accounting at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Duncan’s research has been presented at numerous academic conferences and has been published in several leading accounting and business journals. He received the Outstanding Intellectual Contributions Award in 2003 for the College of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

    Duncan is a member of several professional organizations, including the SC Association of CPAs, the Institute of Management Accountants, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He is involved with several marketplace ministries, including Kingdom Advisors, the C12 group, the Fellowship of Companies for Christ International, the South Carolina Christian Chamber of Commerce, and the Barnabas Group of Charlotte, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer. He also currently serves as Vice-chair of the SC Baptist Convention’s Committee for Christian Life and Public Affairs. Dr. Duncan is married to the former Susan Ganann of Carthage, Mississippi, and they have two adult sons, Daniel and Drew.

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