institutions birth_place nationality fields article_title name
florida of michigan a & m university wayne state university university detroit , michigan american institutional theory public sector accounting vivian carpenter
 vivian carpenter
vivian carpenter

dr. vivian carpenter -lrb- born circa 1952 , detroit , michigan -rrb- is an accounting academic and business executive .
she focuses her academic research on institutional theory , public sector accounting , and the political effects of adoption of generally accepted accounting principles -lrb- gaap -rrb- by the public sector .
