Shirley J. Daniel, Ph.D.
Shirley J. Daniel, Ph.D. is Professor of Accountancy and Director of the Pacific Asian Management Institute (PAMI) in the Shidler College of Business Administration at the University of Hawaii. She received her Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University, majoring in accounting with minors in economics and quantitative methods.
Prior to her graduate studies, Dr. Daniel was a manager in an international accounting firm. In this capacity, she served clients in a variety of industries, such as manufacturing, distribution, retailing, real estate development and oil and gas exploration. Dr. Daniel is a licensed CPA, is past-president of the Hawaii Society of CPAs, and serves on the Board of Directors of American Savings Bank in Hawai'i.
Since joining the University of Hawaii in 1986, Dr. Daniel has taught managerial accounting, international accounting, corporate governance, financial analysis, and auditing at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as to business executives and managers in the University of Hawaii executive programs. She was 1989 Junior Faculty recipient of the Dennis Ching Outstanding Teaching Award for Excellence in Academic Instruction, and was awarded the University of Hawaii Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching in 1992. Dr. Daniel’s research focuses on international comparative manufacturing and accounting practices, and international corporate governance. Her research has been published in numerous journals including Asian Business and Management, Accounting Organizations and Society, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Auditing: Practice and Theory, Journal of International Business Studies, and Management International Review. She is a member of the editorial boards of Management International Review, and the Journal of Teaching in International Business.
Dr. Daniel works closely with organizations in Hawaii and the Asia Pacific Region to promote international business and economic development through education and training. She has generated over $25 million in sponsored research and training programs at the University of Hawai'i, and founded the State of Hawaii GEAR UP program, a federally-funded program which helps low-income youth prepare for college. She is active in a number of community organizations and teaches training seminars for non-profit leaders in the community. She also travels frequently to Asia to lecture and provide executive training.