Alex Nikitkov joined the Goodman School of Business in 2004. He received his PhD and MAcc in Accounting Information Systems from the University of Missouri, and MS in Engineering from St Petersburg State Technical University. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor.
At Goodman, Professor Nikitkov teaches courses in information technology and systems, e-commerce, and managerial accounting.

RESEARCH AREA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Nikitkov, A. and Stone, D.. Mystery Auctions: Innocent Game or Trendy Con?, Journal of Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business, Volume 7, Number 1, 2016.

Nikitkov, A. and Stone, D.. Eluding the Lemons: Buyer Mindfulness and Seller Deception in Online Auctions, Journal of Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business, Volume 7, Number 2, July, 2015.

Nikitkov, A. and Bay, D.. Shill Bidding: Empirical Evidence of its Effectiveness and Likelihood of Detection in Online Auction Systems, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Volume 16, 2015.

Bay, D., Cook, G., Nikitkov, A. and Grubisic, J.. Identifying fraud in online auctions: A case study, Accounting Perspectives, Volume 13, Number 4, 2014.

Nikitkov, A. and Sainty, B.. The Role of Social Media in Influencing Career Success, International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, Volume 22, Number 4, 2014.

Fu, P., Nikitkov, A. and Bay, D.. Fraud on Taobao: An Application of Routine Activity Theory, International Journal of Business Information Systems, Volume 14, Number 3, 2013.

Bay, D. and Nikitkov, A.. Subjective probability assessments of the incidence of unethical behavior: The importance of scenario-respondent fit, Business Ethics: A European Review, Volume 20, Number 1, 2011.

Bay, D. and Nikitkov, A.. Online auction fraud: An empirical analysis of shill-bidding practice, Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting, Volume 2, Number 3, 2010.

Nikitkov, A. and Bay, D.. Online Auction Fraud: Ethical Perspective, Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 79, Number 3, May, 2008.

Nikitkov, A. and Sainty, B.. Designing and Implementing an Information System for the Dental Office of Branckowitz and Young, Accounting Perspectives, Volume 7, Number 4, 2008.

Nikitkov, A.. Information Assurance Seals: How they Impact Consumer Purchasing Behavior, Journal of Information Systems, April, 2005.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Nikitkov, A. and Bay, D.. Shill Bidding: Empirical Evidence of its Effectiveness and Likelihood of Detection in Online Auction Systems - International Symposium for Accounting Information Systems, Paris, France, 2013.

Nikitkov, A., Fu, P. and Bay, D.. Application of Routine Activity Theory to Taobao Online Auction - Forensic and Investigative Accounting Section of AAA, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011.

Nikitkov, A. and Bay, D.. Fraud on Taobao and eBay: An Application of Routine Activity Theory to Online Auctions - American Accounting Association (AAA) Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2011.

Bay, Darlene, Cook, Gail Lynn, Grubisic, J and Nikitkov, Alexi. Samantha's eBay Consulting: A Case Study of Online Auction Fraud - Forensic and Investigative Accounting Section of AAA, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May, 2010.

Bay, D. and Nikitkov, A.. Trust Building by Internet Market Makers: The sellers' Perspective - National Business and Economics Society, Baseterre, Saint Kitts, March, 2009.

Nikitkov, A. and Bay, D.. Online Auction Fraud: An Empirical Analysis of Shill-bidding Practice - European Conference on Accounting Information Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, April, 2007.

Bay, D. and Nikitkov, A.. Online Auction Fraud: An Empirical Analysis of Shill-bidding Practice - National Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2007.

Nikitkov, A. and Stone, D.. On-line Auction Fraud: A Case Study of a ‘Successful’ Seller - AAA Accounting Information Systems section conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, Winter, 2006.

Nikitkov, A. and Stone, D.. Towards the Model of Online Auction Deception - AAA Accounting Information Systems section conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, Winter, 2006.

Nikitkov, A. and Stone, D.. Towards the Model of Online Auction Deception - American Accounting Association conference, Washington DC, Maryland, Summer, 2006.

Nikitkov, A. and Stone, D.. Towards the Model of Online Auction Deception - European Conference of Accounting Information Systems, Dublin, Ireland, February, 2006.

Nikitkov, A. and Stone, D.. On-line Auction Fraud: A Case Study of a ‘Successful’ Seller - Research Seminar, St. Catharines, Ontario, 2006.

Nikitkov, A.. Web Assurance: A Comparison of Seal-based and Reputation Feedback-based Assurance - AAA Accounting Information Systems section conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 2005.

Nikitkov, A.. Identification of Fraud on eBay Auction Site - Research Seminar, St. Catharines, Ontario, 2005.

Nikitkov, A.. Web Assurance: A Comparison of Seal-Based and Reputation Feedback - Research Seminar, Waterloo, Ontario, Winter, 2004.