Accounting
Goal
Our goal is to produce outstanding graduates and to ensure that all SMG students are skilled users of internal and external financial statements. Faculty members are committed to carrying out research in accounting and control that advances the field.
Research Interests
- Disclosure regulation
- Audit markets
- Corporate Governance
- International accounting
- Management control in health care organizations
| 2009 - 2010 Seminar Schedule |
Paper titles will be announces a few days in advance of the seminar. |
October 9, 2009
12:30pm - 2:00pm
SMG 222
David Maber, University of Southern California
"Before They Were Stars: An Empirical Investigation of the Characteristics, Performance, and Compensation of Sell-Side Equity Research Associates"
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October 23, 2009
2:00pm - 3:30pm
SMG 228
Eddie Riedl, Harvard Business School
"Information Risk and Fair Value: An Examination of Equity Betas and Bid-Ask Spreads" |
November 6, 2009
2:00pm - 3:30pm
SMG 228
Suraj Srinivasan, Harvard Business School
"Audit Quality and Auditor Reputation: Evidence from Japan" |
December 4, 2009
2:00pm - 3:30pm
SMG 228
Hai Lu, University of Toronto
TBA |
December 15, 2009 (Tuesday)
11:00am - 12:30pm
SMG 312
Mary Ellen Carter, Boston College
TBA |
| February 5, 2010
TBA
Douglas Skinner (BARC Seminar), University of Chicago
TBA |
| March 19, 2010
TBA
Ewa Sletten, MIT
TBA |
April 2, 2010
TBA
Ivy Zhang, University of Minnesota
TBA |
April 23, 2010
TBA
Patricia Dechow, University of California, Berkeley
TBA |
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Organized by: Ana Albuquerque and Wenli Huang
Previous Seminar Schedules:
2008-2009 Seminar Schedule (doc)
2007-2008 Seminar Schedule (doc)
2006-2007 Seminar Schedule (doc)
Spring 2006 Seminar Schedule (pdf)
Fall 2005 Seminar Schedule (pdf)
For general inquiries, please contact:
Jeffrey Harrington
Program Coordinator
Phone: (617) 353-4613
Fax: (617) 353-6667
As the universal language of the business environment, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, accounting is a core discipline for every business student -- particularly in today’s world. Here at the School of Management our cross-functional curriculum provides students an opportunity to leverage their accounting knowledge and develop a fundamental understanding of the economics of business. 
