Past Seminars: 2007-04

Spring 2007 Seminars
Date Speaker Paper Title Room
1/22/07 Dr. Shijun Cheng
University of Michigan
"Board, Compensation Committee, and CEO Compensation" 4535 VMH
Fall 2006 Seminars
Date Speaker Paper Title Room
12/18/06 Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Gordon
Rutgers University
"Disclosure Credibility and Market Reaction to Restatements" 4535 VMH
10/27/06 Dr. Qi Chen
Duke University
"On the Relation Between Conservatism in Accounting Standards and Incentives for Earnings Management" 4535 VMH
10/13/06 Dr. Rebecca Hann
U of Southern California
"Fair-Value Pension Accounting"
4534 VMH
Spring 2006 Seminars
Date Speaker Paper Title Room
2/14/06 Professor Anil Arya
Ohio State University
"Interacting Supply Chain Distortions: The Pricing of Internal Transfers and External Procurement" 1505 VMH
3/3/06 Professor Sri Sridharan
Northwestern University
"Effects of Non-contractibility of Performance Standards" 1412
VMH
5/5/06 Dr. Paul Zarowin
New York University
"Capitalization vs. Expensing of R&D Earnings Management" 2509 VMH
Fall 2005 Seminars
Date Speaker Paper Title Room
12/2/05 Dr. Karim Jamal
University of Alberta
"Quality and Co-ordination Standards and Certification: Accounting and Auditing in the Context of the Larger Economy" 1528 VMH
10/28/05 Dr. William R. Baber
George Washington University
"Strong Boards, Management Entrenchment, and Accounting Reinstatement" 1528 VMH
10/21/05 Dr. Daniel Beneish
Indiana University
"Earnings Manipulation and Firm Performance" 1528 VMH
Spring 2005 Seminars
Date Speaker Paper Title Room
4/22/05 Dr. Robert Bushman
U of North Carolina
"Capital Allocation and Timely Accounting Recognition of Economic Losses: International Evidence" 1415 Marriott
4/1/05 Professor Mark Penno
University of Iowa
"The Assignment of Decision Rights in Formal Information Systems" 1415 Marriott
3/11/05 Professor Keith Jones
George Mason University
"Improving Fraud Risk Assessments through Analytical Procedures" 4535 VMH
02/11/05 Professor Ira Weiss Columbia University "The Effect of Reporting Frequency on the Timeliness of Earnings: The Cases of Voluntary and Mandatory Interim Reports" 1415 VMH
Fall 2004 Seminars
Date Speaker Paper Title Room
12/07/04 Nerissa Brown
Ph.D. Candidate
"Herd Behavior in the Voluntary Disclosure of Capital Expenditure Forecasts" 4535 VMH
12/03/04 Myojung Cho
Ph.D. Candidate
"Measuring the Magnitude of Price Response to Earnings Information: Beyond ERC and R5" 4535 VMH
11/05/04 Professor Stephen A. Zeff
Rice University
"The Evolution of the IASC into the IASB, and the Challenges It Faces" 1412 VMH
10/29/04 Professor S. P. Kothari
MIT Sloan School of Management
"Investment Banking and Analyst Objectivity: Evidence from Analysts Affiliated with M&A Advisors" 1412 VMH
10/15/04 Professor Zoe-Vonna Palmrose, University of Southern California Abstract Practice Problems and Research Issues with Non-Auditor Services and Their Effect on Auditor Independence 1412 VMH