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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Through the Looking Glass: Overcoming Algorithm Aversion in Accounting , David E. Watson

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The Rise of Text Analysis: Using Machine Learning to Explain the Variation in Going Concern Accuracy , Yimei Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Influence Auditors' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior , Xu Cheng

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Retail Investors' Perceptions of Financial Disclosures on Social Media: An Experimental Investigation Using Twitter , Neal Michael Snow

Does the Format of Internal Control Disclosures Matter? An Experimental Investigation of Nonprofessional Investor Behavior , Amanuel Fekade Tadesse

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Do Changing Reference Levels affect the Long-Term Effectiveness of Incentive Contracts? , Lee Michael Kersting

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Effects of Directional Audit Guidance and Estimation Uncertainty on Auditor Confirmation Bias and Professional Skepticism When Evaluating Fair Value Estimates , Norma R. Montague

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Mitigating Escalation of Commitment: An Investigation of the Effects of Priming and Decision-Making Setting in Capital Project Continuation Decisions , Ann C. Dzuranin

Understanding and Improving Use-Tax Compliance: A Theory of Planned Behavior Approach , Christopher Robert Jones

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Detecting Financial Statement Fraud: Three Essays on Fraud Predictors, Multi-Classifier Combination and Fraud Detection Using Data Mining , Johan L. Perols

Performance and Perception: An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Continuous Reporting and Continuous Assurance on Individual Investors , Anita Reed

The Effect of Multidimensional Information Presentation on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of a Spatial Accounting Judgment , John K. Tan

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• Does the Diversification of Tax Strategies affect Tax Risk?  Krieg, Kimberly ( University of Oregon , 2019-09-18 ) I investigate the effect that the number of different tax strategies employed by a public company has on the relation between measures of corporate tax avoidance and measures of risk. Prior studies have generally failed ...
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• Individual Executive Characteristics and Firm Performance: Evidence from CEO Narcissism  Perez, Rebeca ( University of Oregon , 2017-09-06 ) Narcissism refers to persistent feelings of grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy (American Psychiatric Association 2013). The literature has found narcissism to be associated with individuals making ...
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• Private Litigation as a Regulator of Accounting Standards  Cutler, Joshua ( University of Oregon , 2015-08-18 ) I examine the impact of the trend of private class actions targeting alleged violations of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). I document the specific allegations in GAAP lawsuits and find that allegations ...
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Dissertations from 2024 2024.

Does a Restatement Damage an Audit Partner's Reputation , Alisha Blush

CAN THE BENEFITS OF AUDIT SPILLOVER BE OBTAINED THROUGH ADVISORY ENGAGEMENTS? AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE AUDIT MARKET FOR US FEDERAL AGENCIES , Nicholas A. Mitchell

Dissertations from 2023 2023

Auditor Responses to Audit Clients’ Indirect-Effect Illegal Acts , Hilary Frances Hughes

Auditor’s Consideration of Client Cybersecurity Risk – A Machine Learning-Based Analysis , Wanying Jiang

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Deriving Auditor Quality and Manager Quality from Form 10-K , Lacey Donley

Corporate Website Disclosures and Financial Reporting Quality , Nicholas Mueller

Dissertations from 2021 2021

The Effects of a Client’s Social Media Disclosure and Audience Engagement on Auditor Judgment: A Social Penetration Theory Perspective , Laura Guichard

Do Analysts’ Coverage and Supplementary Gross Margin Forecasts Influence Managers’ Decision to Recognize Inventory Loss? , Nusrat Jahan

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Earnings Management of Leaders and Laggards , Candice Roche Boucree

Does Auditor Tenure Matter? Audit Partner Rotation and Industry Specialization in the U.S. , Danielle Sarah Lazerson

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Effective Tax Rates for Multinational and Domestic Corporations: A Closer Examination , Allen Lee Ryan

The Interplay among Tax Specialists, Corporate Tax Behavior, and Tax Accrual Quality , Pradeep Sapkota

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Unintended Consequences of the Dodd-Frank $10 Billion Asset Size Threshold , Laura Camille Alford

Selling, General, and Administrative Cost Stickiness and GDP Predictions , Russell Barber

Audit Committee Industry Specialization: An Examination of Auditor Choice, Financial Reporting Quality Implications, and Market Perception , Danny Lynn Shaw

The Relationship between Audit Quality and Competition at the Intersection of the Large and Small Audit Firm Markets , Jeanne-Claire Alyse White

Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Economic Costs to Audit Firms of Ethical Violations and the Resulting PCAOB Disciplinary Orders , Stephanie Ann Merrell

The Pricing of IPO Audit Expertise and Subsequent Issuer Underpricing , Jung Eun Park

Dissertations from 2016 2016

The Certifying Triangle of Financial Reports , Dong Li

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Does the PCAOB Inspection have an Effect on Audit Fees and Audit Quality? , Elizabeth Schwartzhoff Johnson

CEO Compensation and Tax Loss Carrybacks , Pei-Yu Sun

Dissertations from 2014 2014

The Effect of Innovation on Corporate Tax Avoidance , Peng Guo

Has the FASB and IASB's Shift toward an Asset/Liability View Enhanced the Predictive Usefulness of ROE? , Regina Cavalier Rosa

Auditor Regional Industry Specialization: Effect on Audit Pricing and Audit Quality , Andrey Alexandrovich Simonov

Dissertations from 2013 2013

Consistency between earnings forecasts and stock recommendations : the effect of political connections , Elio Alfonso

The effect of audit market concentration on audit pricing and audit quality : the role of the size of the audit market , John Daniel Eshleman

The effect on earnings persistence and the market's reaction to the alignment of employee and customer relations with competitive strategy , Robert Stephen Hogan

Income Classification Shifting and Financial Analysts’ Forecasts , Shanshan Pan

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Stock liquidity, price informativeness, and accruals-based earnings management , Jing Fang

High Strain Rate Programming Of Shape Memory Polymers , Anqi Wang

Accounting comparability, audit effort and audit outcomes , Joseph Hongbo Zhang

Experimental Study of Lean Blowout with Hydrogen Addition in a Swirl-stabilized Premixed Combustor , Shengrong Zhu

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Auditor tenure and audit quality , Li Zheng Brooks

Optimization of Adult Multipotent Stromal Cell-Bioscaffold Interactions for Tissue Regeneration with Bioreactors , Lin Xie

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Accurals quality and price synchronicity , Joseph Atkins Johnston

Dissertations from 2007 2007

Rate regulation and earnings management: evidence from the U.S. electric utility industry , Joseph Ben Omonuk

Impingement Heat Transfer In The Leading Edge Cavity Of A Gas Turbine Vane , Amar Jeetendra Panchangam Nivarthi

Voluntary disclosures in mergers and acquisitions , Scott Allen Wandler

Dissertations from 2006 2006

Using the FASB's qualitative characteristics in earnings quality measures , Abhijit Barua

Do accruals exacerbate information asymmetry in the market? , Sonia Wasan

Dissertations from 2004 2004

The effect of program commitment on the degree of participative congruence and managerial performance in a budgeting setting , Kevin T. Breaux

Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998: a test of New Public Management , William Meriwether VanDenburgh

The effect of the implicit theory of integrity on an internal auditor's asessment of management fraud risk , Stephanie F. Watson

Do speculative short sellers detect earnings management? , Yan Zhang

Theses from 2003 2003

Planting rate effects on sugarcane yield trials , Albert Joseph Orgeron

Agronomic and molecular characterization of Louisiana native Spartina alterniflora accessions , Alicia Beatriz Ryan

Dissertations from 2002 2002

Markov models to estimate and describe survival time and experience in cohorts with high euthanasia frequency , Giselle Louise Hosgood

The impact of institutional stock ownership on a firm's earnings management practice: an empirical investigation , Santanu Mitra

Validation of AnnAGNPS at the field and farm-scale using an integrated AGNPS/GIS system , Glenn M. Suir

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Comprehensive Income and Its Relation to Firm Value and Transitory Earnings. , Carol Callaway Dee

Executive Compensation, Performance, Board and Ownership Structure: a Simultaneous Equations Approach. , Ayalew A. Lulseged

Executive Compensation and the Investment Opportunity Sets of Initial Public Offerings. , Tanya S. Nowlin

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

The Effects of Analyst Following on Market Response to Bank Loan Announcements. , Joan Marie Brumm

An Information Integration Theory Analysis of Tax Preparers' Perceived Risk of Reporting Aggressively on Clients' Income Tax Returns. , Velmer Carlene Eddlemon

The Effects of Industry Deregulation on the Stock Market Responses to Earnings Announcements. , Wah Poon

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

The Effects of Departures From Prior Return Measures on Individual Taxpayer Frame and Tax Reporting Decisions. , Phyllis V. Copeland

An Evaluation of Accounting Method Choice: A Study of the Transition Obligation Upon Adoption of SFAS 106. , Jean Elizabeth Finch

An Examination of Investor Evaluation of Corporate Social Performance. , Gisele Kay Jackson

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

The Prediction of Financial Turnaround of Financially Distressed Firms. , Leslie B. Fletcher

The Impact of Budget Variance, Fiscal Stress, Political Turnover, and Employment Sector on Compliance Reporting Decisions. , Linda Achey Kidwell

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Attitudes Toward International Harmonization Efforts: A Cross-Cultural Study. , M. Aileen Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

An Investigation of the Determinants of the Municipal Decision to Privatize Residential Sanitation Collection. , Richard C. Brooks

An Examination of Semiotic Theories of Accounting Accruals. , Harlan Lynn Etheridge

An Examination of Auditor Changes Following Events Adversely Affecting External Auditor Credibility. , Thomas E. Wilson Jr

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

An Investigation of the Effect of a Favorable External Quality Assurance Review on the Scope of the External Auditor's Examination of an Organization's Financial Statements. , Michael Charles Toerner

Theses/Dissertations from 1989 1989

The Interaction of Accountants' Involvement and Basis of Accounting on Loan Officers' Judgment When Evaluating a Loan to a Small Business. , Joe Gregory Bushong

A Training Intervention for Control of SBA Loan Defaults: A Theory Development Approach. , J. Dennis Coates

The Impact of Alternative Presentations of Cash Flows From Operations on the Relevance of Funds Flow Information. , David Walter Cornell

An Experiment to Study the Effects of Changing Format and Scaling Characteristics of Financial Statement Data. , Paul Michael Goldwater

An Empirical Investigation of the Financial Statement Characteristics of Firms Engaging in In-Substance Defeasance of Debt. , Raymond Jeffords Jr

The Impact of Options Listing on the Information Content of Annual Earnings Announcement. , Tinwah Richard Lau

Prospect Theory in Governmental Accounting: Implications for the Budgeting Process at the Local Level. , Karen Sue Mckenzie

An Examination of the Effect of Financial Risk on the Manager's Choice of Accounting Methods. , Linda Marie Nichols

An Experimental Research Study on the Effect of Accrual of Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Costs on Loan Officers' Decisions. , Joyce Ann Strawser

Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988

An Investigation of Internal Auditor Judgment on the Importance of Indicators of Potential Financial Fraud: An Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach. , Barbara Ann Apostolou

A Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Operating Funds Flow Measures of Cash, Net Quick Assets, and Working Capital in Predicting Future Cash Flow. , Catherine Innes green Gaharan

The Effects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on the Real Estate Capital Markets and Its Differential Effects on Entity and Functional Forms: An Empirical Investigation. , Evelyn C. Hume

Information Acquisition and Decision-Making in Creditors' Decision Environment. , Pao-chuan Lin

A Study to Investigate the Effects of State Taxation and Plan Type on Small Employer Retirement Plan Cost. , W. Robert Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 1987 1987

The Impact of Comprehensive Allocation and Flow-Through Method of Accounting for the Income Taxes on the Investment Decision: A Field Experiment. , Zafar Ullah Khan

An Empirical Investigation of the Usefulness of Current Cost Information in Merger Prediction. , Robert Kuaterng Su

An Experimental Research Study on the Effect of Recognition and Disclosure of Corporate Pension Plan Assets and Obligations on Investment Decisions. , Mary Jeanne Welsh

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

An Empirical Investigation of the Comparability of Reported Earnings Per Share Under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15. , Suzanne Resi Pinac-ward

Theses/Dissertations from 1985 1985

An Experimental Research Study on the Effects of the Type of Accounting Service on a Bank Lending Decision for Nonpublic Businesses (Audit, Compilation, Review). , Jeffrey Reed Miller

A Field Test of the Perceptions of the Qualitative Characteristics of Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No. 2 by Practicing Cpas (Multitrait-Multimethod, Mtmm, Analytic Hierarchy Process, Ahp). , Larry G. Singleton

Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

A Comparison of Sfas 33 Disclosures and Historical Cost Information in Predicting Stock Prices (Inflation, Changing Prices). , Heibatollah Sami

Theses/Dissertations from 1983 1983

Toward the Development of a Model to Evaluate the Effect of the Accelerated Cost Recovery System of Depreciation as Enacted by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 on State of Florida Corporate Tax Revenues. , Chula Greenwell Ensley

An Empirical Investigation of the Extent of Disclosure in Municipal Annual Reports. , Franklin James Plewa Jr

Theses/Dissertations from 1982 1982

An Empirical Investigation of the Differential Market Response to Quarterly Earnings Announcements. , Salem Mohamed Bengharbia

An Empirical Study of Usefulness and Communicative Ability of Segment Disclosures Among Sophisticated Users of Corporate Financial Statements. , James Harold Honea

The Prediction of Small Business Instability--Loan Noncompliance: a Discriminant Analysis Approach. , Charles Thomas Moores

A Study of Moral Development of Selected Employees in Certain Public Accounting Firms. , Guy L. Tull Jr

A Comparison of the Predictive Ability of Historical Cost and Current Cost Accounting With Regard to the Prediction of Operating Cash Flow. , Ralph Edward Welton Jr

Theses/Dissertations from 1981 1981

An Empirical Study of the Characteristics of the Governmental Budgetary Process in Rich and Uncertain Environments: the Case of Saudi Arabia. , Abdulrhman I. Alhumaid

Theses/Dissertations from 1980 1980

The Reaction of the Security Market to the Quality of Segmental Disclosures: an Empirical Investigation. , Jacob Olakayode Balogun

Perceptions of the Role of Corporate Audit Committees - Now and in the Future. , Brenda Stewart Birkett

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

Behavioral and Attitudinal Implications of Different Styles of Performance Evaluation: an Empirical Study. , Paul Joseph Carruth

A Test of Alternative Prior Probability Elicitation Methods in Assessing the Reliability of Internal Control Systems for Audit Decisions. , Johng Yul Lee

Municipal Bond Ratings: a Multiple Discriminant Analysis. , Kenneth Edward Peacock

Esops and Tax Policy: an Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Esops on Company Operating Performance. , Randy Gene Swad

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Using Unconscious Thought to Improve Evaluations of Complex Accounting Estimates , Blake Holman

LANGUAGE MATTERS: EVALUATING HOW LINGUISTIC AND VISUAL DIFFERENCES IN FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS IMPACT FINANCIAL REPORTING IN HOSPITALS , Alicia Irwin

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE OF ASYMMETRIC COST BEHAVIOR: THE EFFECTS OF DECISION HORIZON AND INCENTIVE CONTRACTS ON PRODUCTION DECISIONS , Sohee Kim

SOCIAL TIES ACROSS AUDIT OFFICES AND AUDIT QUALITY , Wenyin Li

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

FORWARD-LOOKING DISCLOSURES AND ACCOUNTING INFORMATION IN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING FIRMS , Evisa Bogdani

An Experimental Investigation of Auditors' Evidence Evaluation and Work Ownership in a Compartmentalized Test of Details Setting , Christopher Pearson

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

CRITICAL AUDIT MATTERS REQUIREMENTS AND AUDITOR REPORTING BEHAVIOR: EARLY U.S. EVIDENCE , Valbona Sulcaj

RELIANCE ON ALGORITHMIC EVIDENCE: THE JOINT INFLUENCE OF MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY AND ALGORITHM ADAPTABILITY , Jenny Ulla

Earnings Conference Calls and Lazy Prices , Chuancai Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

ANALYSTS’ EPS FORECAST REVISIONS AFTER REPURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENTS , Meng Huang

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

BINARY BRIGHT-LINE DECISION MODELS FOR GOING CONCERN ASSESSMENT: ANALYSIS OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR BANKRUPTCY PREDICTION CONSIDERING SENSITIVITY TO MATERIALITY THRESHOLDS , Sid Bundy

WAGE DISPARITY IN THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION AND INFORMATION QUALITY , Russell Williamson

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

CFO CHARACTERISTICS, MARKET REACTION, AND SUBSEQUENT PERFORMANCE , Xinlei Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Effect of Control Source and Control Framing on Employee Effort , Pinky Rusli

The Usefulness of Climate Change Risk Disclosure: Evidence from SEC FR-82 , Chong Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

FIRMS’ NON-RELIANCE JUDGMENT, RESTATEMENT VENUE CHOICE, AND LITIGATION RISK , Keunho Philip Chung

An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Contract Frame and Discretion in Performance Evaluation on Effort , Robert Ewing

How The Prospect of Fault Influences Managers' Compliance , Matthew T. Sooy

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

WHAT DO AUDITORS PROMISE THEIR GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT CLIENTS? WHAT DO GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT CLIENTS WANT? AUDIT PROPOSAL EVIDENCE FROM GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT PROCUREMENT PROCESSES , Yu-Tzu Chang

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

THE EFFECT OF INCREASED AUDIT DISCLOSURE ON INVESTORS' PERCEPTIONS OF MANAGEMENT, AUDITORS, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION , Marcus M. Doxey

THE EFFECT OF AUDITORS’ ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING ON AUDIT FEES, COST OF DEBT AND NET COMPLIANCE BENEFIT , Hongmei Jia

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

A Closer Look at Firm--Group "Closeness" , Jonathan Ross

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Accounting Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Two Studies Examining the Effects of Industry Controversy on Accountability and Social and Environmental Accounting , Jacob Lennard

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Three Papers Examining the Impact of Non-financial and Supplier Diversity Disclosures on Investors' Judgments and Decisions. , Andria Hill

Two Studies Examining The Effects of Tax Salience, Informational Justice, and Autonomy on Taxpayer Behaviors , Jason Schwebke

Two Studies Investigating Institutional Theory and Municipalities' Payments in Lieu of Taxes Programs in Nonprofit Organizations , Gregory Stone

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Three Studies on Cybersecurity Disclosure and Assurance , Patricia Navarro Velez

System Justification Theory: Synthesizing and Applying its Theoretical Motivations in Behavioral Accounting Research , Wioleta Olczak

Two Studies Analyzing The Effects of Business Case and Paradoxical Cognitive Framing on Sustainability Decision Making , Nadra Pencle

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Three Studies Examining the Potential for Relational Reasoning to Enhance Expertise in Complex Audit Domains , Matthew Holt

Three Studies Examining Auditors' Use of Data Analytics , Jared Koreff

Three Studies Examining the Effects of Business Analytics on Judgment and Decision Making in Accounting , Bradley Lang

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Three Studies Examining The Effects of Informal Management Control Systems and Incentive Compensation Schemes on Employees' Performance , Kazeem Akinyele

Three Studies Examining Accountability in Auditing , Amy Donnelly

The Expansion of Financial Regulation to Include Humanitarian Issues:An Examination of the Development of Conflict Mineral Reporting Requirements Using Actor-Network Theory , Robert Tennant

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Decision Making in Corporate Taxation , Bonnie Brown

Re-Thinking the Intentionality of Fraud: Constructing and Testing the Theory of Unintended Amoral Behavior to Explain Fraudulent Financial Reporting , Andrew Dill

Under-Researched Areas of Audit Quality: Inputs, Firms, and Institutions , Jared Eutsler

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Three Studies Examining Nonprofessional Investors' Decision Making , Anis Triki

Three Studies Examining the Effects of Psychological Distance on Judgment and Decision Making in Accounting , Martin Weisner

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Interactive Data Visualization In Accounting Contexts: Impact On User Attitudes, Information Processing, And Decision Outcomes , Oluwakemi Ajayi

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Impact Of Technology On Management Control: Degradation, Empowerment, Or Technology Dominance? , Joseph Canada

Regulation And The Auditing Profession , Alexey Lyubimov

The Diffusion Of Digital Dashboards: An Examination Of Dashboard Utilization And The Managerial Decision Environment , Jeffrey Reinking

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Three Studies Of Stakeholder Influence In The Formation And Management Of Tax Policies , Jason Chen

An Examination Of Issues Related To Professional Skepticism In Auditing , Erin Burrell Nickell

More Than Money: Corporate Social Performance And Reporting And The Effect On Economic Performance , Kimberly A. Zahller

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

The Effects Of Risk And Trust On The Achievement Of Sustainable Competitive Advantage From B2b E-commerce Trading Relationships , Clark J. Hampton

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Three Studies Related To The Institutionalization Of International Financial Reporting Standards. , Anna Alon

Three Studies Investigating The Legal Liability Implications Of The Sarbanes-oxley Act Of 2002 , Jillian Phillips

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Understanding The Antecedents And Consequences Of Sales And Use Tax Policy: Evidence From Three Studies , Amy Hageman

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Organizational Legitimacy And The Strategic Use Of Accounting Information: Three Studies Related To Social And Environmental Dis , Charles Cho

Finance And Accounting Outsourcing: Three Studies Related To The Ethical And Economic Dimensions Of Accounting Outsourcing , Renu V. Desai

Change In The Indian Accounting Profession: Three Studies Related To The Entry Of The Big Four Accounting Firms In India , Vikram G. Desai

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Accounting Disclosure At The Organization-society Interface: A Meta-theory And Empirical Evidence , Jennifer Ching-Kuan Chen

Adaptive Self-regulation And Organizational Politics: Investigating The Effects In The Accounting Profession , Sharon Howell

The Public Policy Implications Of Audit Regulation: Three Studies Related To The Passage Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 , Steven Thornburg

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

The role of performance plans in mitigating agency problems and improving corporate performance : an empirical examination , Sanjay Gupta

An Investigation of the Interpretation of Uncertainty Information Displays by Decision Makers , Lois S. Mahoney

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

The information content of accounting measures in relation to the cross-section of expected stock returns , Sekhar Anantharaman

Explaining mutual fund performance : the usefulness of corporate financial information , F. Lauren Detzel

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Research Methods for Accounting and Finance: A guide to writing your dissertation

2016, The Global Management Series

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Niamh M. Brennan

This book is based on my experiences in completing my PhD thesis in 1995 and as Programme Director of the Master of Accounting at University College Dublin. I have prepared, evolved and used these notes as part of the Master of Accounting Research Methodology course. They are now being published for a wider audience, thanks to generous funding from the Irish Accountancy Educational Trust. The Irish Accountancy Educational Trust was established in 1981 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland as an independent charitable trust. Its objectives are to promote and facilitate the development of accountancy. The policy of the Trustees is to act as a catalyst for activities which would otherwise not be feasible. The author gratefully acknowledges the generous support received from The Irish Accountancy Educational Trust in respect of this publication. This book would not have been published but for its support. This is an introductory text. The complexities of many of the topics introduced here are left for more specialist and advanced publications. The book aims to be a concise, practical guide to the basics of doing research in accounting and preparing a research report – usually a dissertation. The primary audience for the book is undergraduate and masters-level students, although PhD students starting off may find some topics useful. Examples, references etc. are taken from the accounting literature, but students in other business disciplines may find some of the material applicable to their subject.

Neng Damayanti

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Anup Kumar Saha

Course Objective: This course aims at exposing students of accounting to the theory and practice of management, which has already attained the status of a profession and has been recognized as the fifth factor of production. Teaching method: The traditional one way lecture deliberation method of teaching will be discouraged. Prior study of reading assignments will be a must. Students in a group should distribute discussion topics and reading materials among them to present those in the class. Discussion reasonable arguments and counter arguments will be encouraged. The teacher will play a supervisory role. English will be the medium of communication in the class.

Gregory T Papanikos

This book includes the abstracts of all the papers presented at the 15th Annual International Conference on Accounting, 3-6 July 2017, organized by the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER). In total 35 papers submitted by 39 presenters, coming from 15 different countries (Australia, Canada, China, France, India, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, UK and USA). The conference was organized into 11 sessions that included a variety of topic areas such as managerial accounting, social responsibility, international finance and more. A full conference program can be found before the relevant abstracts. In accordance with ATINER’s Publication Policy, the papers presented during this conference will be considered for inclusion in one of ATINER’s many publications.

This abstract book includes all the abstracts of the papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Accounting, 4-7 July 2016, Athens Greece, organized by the Athens Institute for Education and Research. In total there were 36 papers and 38 presenters, coming from 19 different countries (Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, Poland, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, UK, and USA). The conference was organized into ten sessions that included areas of Accounting. As it is the publication policy of the Institute, the papers presented in this conference will be considered for publication in one of the books and/or journals of ATINER.

This abstract book includes all the abstracts of the papers presented at the 12th Annual International Conference on Accounting & Finance, 26-29 May 2014, organized by the Athens Institute for Education and Research. In total there were 37 papers and 42 presenters, coming from 19 different countries (Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Libya, Malaysia, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Tunisia, U.K., Ukraine, USA). The conference was organized into VIII sessions that included areas such as Accounting and Finance: Banking and Finance, Financial Reporting, Tax and Auditing, Innovation and Knowledge Systems, Standards. As it is the publication policy of the Institute, the papers presented in this conference will be considered for publication in one of the books of ATINER.

This abstract book includes all the abstracts of the papers presented at the 10th Annual International Conference on Business: Accounting, Finance, Management & Marketing, 2-5 July 2012, organized by the Athens Institute for Education and Research. In total there were 73 papers and 91 presenters, coming from 30 different countries ( Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, United Arab Emirates and USA). The conference was organized into 18 sessions that included areas such as Measuring and Reporting Earnings, Strategy for Sustainable Business, Auditing and Ethics, Marketing of Services, Private and Public Finance: Environment and Impact, Various Business Issues e.t.c. As it is the publication policy of the Institute, the papers presented in this conference will be considered for publication in one of the books of ATINER.

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Chicago Booth has one of the preeminent PhD accounting programs. Our faculty conduct groundbreaking scholarly work, and our graduates have played a central role in the evolution of modern accounting research.

As a PhD student in accounting at Booth, you’ll have the freedom to explore and cultivate your research interests from day one—wherever they lead.

You’ll join a collaborative research community and work with prominent scholars whose groundbreaking research is recognized for its impact on the academic literature, accounting practice and policymaking, securities regulation, and elsewhere. In addition to your stipend, you may apply for research and conference travel funding from our research centers and the Stevens Doctoral Program. In research workshops and conferences, you’ll present your work and hear about the work of fellow researchers. 

Our Distinguished Accounting Faculty

As measured by research productivity and impact, Chicago Booth has one of the best accounting faculty groups in the world. The group includes Philip G. Berger, Hans B. Christensen, Merle Erickson, Christian Leuz, Michael Minnis, Valeri Nikolaev, Haresh Sapra, Douglas J. Skinner, and Abbie J. Smith, as well as an outstanding group of research-active junior faculty. The school is committed to maintaining the quality of this group.

These distinguished scholars are also teachers and mentors who will advise you, coauthor papers with you, supervise your thesis, help you find an outstanding job, and serve as colleagues throughout your career.

Philip G. Berger

Wallman Family Professor of Accounting

Hans B. Christensen

Chookaszian Family Professor of Accounting and David G. Booth Faculty Fellow

Anna Costello

Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Accounting

Merle Erickson

Professor of Accounting

Joao Granja

Associate Professor of Accounting and Jane and Basil Vasiliou Faculty Scholar

Christian Leuz

Charles F. Pohl Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting and Finance

Bradford Levy

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Charles McClure

Associate Professor of Accounting

Michael Minnis

Deputy Dean for Faculty and Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Accounting

Maximilian Muhn

Valeri Nikolaev

James H. Lorie Professor of Accounting and FMC Faculty Scholar

Madhav Rajan

Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting

Thomas Rauter

Amoray Riggs-Cragun

Assistant Professor of Accounting and Kathryn and Grant Swick Faculty Scholar

Delphine Samuels

Associate Professor of Accounting and James S. Kemper Faculty Scholar

Haresh Sapra

Charles T. Horngren Professor of Accounting

Douglas J. Skinner

Sidney Davidson Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting

Abbie J. Smith

Boris and Irene Stern Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting

Christopher Stewart

Assistant Professor of Accounting and Fama Faculty Fellow

Associate Professor of Accounting and Kathryn and Grant Swick Faculty Scholar

Anthony Welsch

Anastasia A Zakolyukina

Alumni success.

The American Accounting Association periodically awards a prize for seminal contributions to the accounting literature. Graduates of the PhD Accounting Program are regular winners of this prestigious prize.

Our PhD graduates in accounting go on to faculty positions  at some of the world's most prestigious institutions.

Kalash Jain, MBA '23, PhD '23

Assistant Professor of Business, Accounting Division Columbia Business School, Columbia University His research examines the impact of information processing frictions and investor decision making on asset prices and firm investment. His dissertation area is in accounting.

Sinja Leonelli, MBA '23, PhD '23

Assistant Professor of Accounting Stern School of Business, New York University Sinja's research primarily examines misconduct reporting, regulation and enforcement, and the use of ESG information by stakeholders such as regulators, employees, and consumers. Her dissertation area is in accounting.

Shirley Lu, MBA ’21, PhD ’21 

Assistant Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School, Harvard University Shirley Lu studies Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure, with a focus on climate change and gender diversity. Her dissertation area is in accounting.

Spotlight on Research

Chicago Booth Review frequently highlights the work of accounting PhD students, faculty, and alumni.

One Way Discrimination Creeps into the Supply Chain

A Q&A with Chicago Booth’s Anna Costello about how the pandemic affected which suppliers got paid on time.

AI Reads between the Lines to Discover Corporate Risk

“Corporate risk exposures are often subtly implied in conference call discussions rather than explicitly stated,” write Chicago Booth PhD student Alex G. Kim and Booth’s Maximilian Muhn and Valeri Nikolaev.

Civilization is Based on Accounting

A Q&A with Chicago Booth’s Ray Ball on accounting’s past and future.

Financial Data Privacy Could Help Fight Poverty

Historical data can shape future outcomes, helping to determine whether a prospective borrower has access to a home, car, or other opportunities, write University of Utah’s Mark Jansen, Chicago Booth PhD student Fabian Nagel, and Booth’s Constantine Yannelis and Anthony Lee Zhang.

A Network of Support

Doctoral students at Booth have access to the resources of several research centers  that offer funding for student work, host workshops and conferences, and foster a strong research community.

The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center coordinates accounting research at Chicago Booth and hosts research brown bags and workshops. It also publishes the Journal of Accounting Research , one of the top accounting research journals in the world.

George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Dedicated to examining issues at the intersection of politics and the economy, the Stigler Center supports research in the political, economic, and cultural obstacles to better working markets.

Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation Chicago Booth’s destination for people committed to tackling social and environmental problems, the Rustandy Center supports the work of PhD students and others who are focused on transforming the social sector.

Inside the Student Experience

For Andrew Sutherland, PhD ’13, coauthoring research with Booth faculty was a highlight of the Stevens Program.

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Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 00:09 In accounting, there's tons and tons of research on these big public firms that have an army of investor relations people and they constant disclosing things. That's where most of the research was happening, but there's this whole other half of the economy, these private firms, that we didn't really know a lot about. We didn't know a lot about how they got credit. What was interesting to me is that a lot of time, firms are able to get credit without even providing any financial statements or any information whatsoever to the bank. The reason they're able to get credit is that they have a credit score. So in other words, the information is coming, not from the form itself, but from another bank who had dealt with them in the past. What really struck me was there wasn't really a lot of research out there on this information channel. That's when I decided I wanted to learn a little bit more about what this reporting channel does to contract and help firms get credit and how it changes banks' incentives to lend.

Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 01:01 Basically, the firms that have a good credit record or a long track record of borrowing successfully were the ones that were able to shop around. We would think that's a good thing, that giving firms more choice about who to borrow from kind of increases social welfare, you get better matching between lenders and firms. Kind of the dark side is that the firms that have had payment trouble that have defaulted or missed some payments on loans sort of get shut out of the credit part. You have a harder time starting any new relationships with outside lenders. That's kind of a cost.

Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 01:34 The second cost is that information sharing changes the game for lenders. So, if participating in this credit bureau basically allows outside lenders to pick off the firms that are doing better, then that destroys the incentive for lenders to kind of invest in relationships to begin with. That's sort of the second dark side of information sharing, if you will.

Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 01:54 So, I coauthor on a number of projects with the junior faculty member here named Mike Minnis. I probably talked to Mike more than I talk to my wife. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. But, I mean, as a PhD student, there's only so much you can learn in class, and having a faculty member to work with that's kind of gone through the ropes and understands the review process, that's done something on their own, it gives you a really good opportunity to learn. That's something, I think that was absolutely instrumental in my success

Current Accounting Students

PhD students in accounting come to Chicago Booth with a wide range of interests and goals. Recent dissertations have focused on everything from machine learning to the impact of fiscal monitoring, and graduates have gone on to positions at some of the world’s preeminent institutions, including Columbia Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Current Students

Esteban Espinoza Aburto Carolina Maia Silva Araujo Samuel Chang Jonas Dalmazzo Jewel Evans Lingyu (Laura) Gu Yanzi (Yvonne) Han Grant Hayes Maria Khrakovsky Alex Kim Ginha Kim Andrew McKinley Pietro Ramella Subhradip Sarker Jizhou Wang Hanbyul Yoon

Program Expectations and Requirements

The Stevens Doctoral Program at Chicago Booth is a full-time program. Students generally complete the majority of coursework and examination requirements within the first two years of studies and begin work on their dissertation during the third year. For details, see General Examination Requirements by Area in the Stevens Program Guidebook below.

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