Conferences, seminars and events

Research seminar series

Each year the Department of Accounting invites some of the brightest minds in the field of accounting to present at our seminar series.

Our research seminars provide an environment in which research ideas are exchanged, discussed and critiqued. It allows our staff and students the opportunity to meet with some of the brightest minds in the field, which makes this series an invaluable learning and networking opportunity.

The seminars cover a wide range of topics, which encompass both pure and applied research. Anyone who is interested in the field of accounting is welcome to attend our research seminar series.

Contact

If you wish to obtain a copy of a paper, or if you have any other enquiries, please email:

Dr Ahmed Abdalla
Accounting seminar coordinator
Email: ahmed.abdalla@monash.edu

Research seminars are held from 11am-12pm and Brown Bags from 10am unless otherwise indicated

Date

Series

Presenter

Room

11 FebDVP SeminarJake Thornock, BYU Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University, USAH8.13 Caulfield
28 FebBrown BagSatish Sahoo, City University of Hong KongH2.24 Caulfield
12 MarchDVP SeminarChristopher Koch, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, GermanyH8.13 Caulfield
13 MarchResearch SeminarDaniele Macciocchi, University of Miami, USAH9.01 Caulfield
20 MarchDVP SeminarElizabeth Blankespoor, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, USAH9.01 Caulfield
10 AprilResearch SeminarCassandra Estep, Emory University, Atlanta, USAH9.01 Caulfield
8 MayResearch SeminarStephen Stubben, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, USAH9.01 Caulfield
29 MayDVP SeminarJasmijn C. Bol, Tulane University, New Orleans, USAH9.01 Caulfield

Research seminars are held from 11am-12pm and Brown Bags from 10am unless otherwise indicated

Date

Series

Presenter

Room

14 Feb

DVP Seminar

Wayne Landsman,The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

H8.13 Caulfield

18 Feb

Research Seminar

Stan Markov, University of Texas at Dallas

H8.13 Caulfield

28 Feb

Brown Bag

Janicke Rasmussen, BI Norway

H8.13 Caulfield

7 March

Research Seminar

Matthias Breuer, Columbia  and Chicago University

H9.21 Caulfield

21 March

Research Seminar

Wai-Fong Chua, University of Sydney

H9.21 Caulfield

24 March

Brown Bag

Andreas Charitou, University of Cyprus

H488, Caulfield

4 April

Research Seminar

Liangdong Zhang, SMU Singapore

Clayton

11 April

Research Seminar

Stefan Shantl, Melbourne University

Clayton

9 May

Brown Bag

Sivan Frenkel,  Monash University

H9.21 Caulfield

9 May

DVP Seminar

Charles Wang, Harvard Business School

H9.21 Caulfield

16 May

Research Seminar

David Reeb, National University of Singapore

H914, Caulfield

23 May

Brown Bag

Forester Yu Ting Wong, Hong Kong City University

H914, Caulfield

6 June

DVP Seminar

Helen Brown-Liburd, Rutgers Business School

H9.21 Caulfield

13 June

Research Seminar

Meredith Tharapos, RMIT

H8.13 Caulfield

14 July

Research Seminar

W Robert Knechel, University of Florida

H902, Caulfield

18 July

Research Seminar

Ling Lisic, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech

H8.13 Caulfield

1 August

Brown Bag

Turan Guo, PhD candidate,  Monash University

H488, Caulfield

1 August

Research Seminar

Mandy Cheng, UNSW

H914, Caulfield

8 August

Research Seminar

Kris Allee, University of Arkansas

H116, Caulfield

15 August

Research Seminar

Bryce Schonberger, University of Colorado Boulder

H914, Caulfield

22 August

DVP Seminar

James Bierstaker, Villanova School of Business

H914, Caulfield

27 August

Research Seminar

Aaroon Yoon, Northwestern University

H914, Caulfield

12 September

Research Seminar

Guochang Zhang, Hong Kong Business School

19 Ancora Imparo Way, Room 321  LTB Bldg 92

19 September

Research Seminar

Chenqi Zhu, UC Irvine, USA

H8.13 Caulfield

10 October

Research Seminar

Lorien Stice-Lawrence, University of Southern California

H914, Caulfield

17 October

Research Seminar

Suzie Noh, Stanford Graduate School of Business

H914, Caulfield

21 November

Research Seminar

Ana Alburquerque, Boston University

tbc Caulfield

28 November

DVP Seminar

Jill Atkins, Cardiff Business School, Wales

H921, Caulfield

Research seminars are held from 11am-12pm and Brown Bags from 10am unless otherwise indicated

DateSeriesPresenterTitleVenue
Tue 6 Feb Seminar Stan Markov, University of Texas Giving Retail Investors a Say in Disclosure HB40, Caulfield
Fri 9 Feb DVP Seminar Terry Shevlin, University of California Irvine The Effect of Non-U.S. Tax Authority Monitoring on U.S. Multinationals’ Affiliates Income Shifting: Evidence from EDGAR search activity HB40, Caulfield
Fri 16 Feb Seminar Isabella Grabner, University of Vienna What Drives the Gender Gap in Performance-based Pay? The role of supervisor and peer characteristics in subjective bonus allocations HB40, Caulfield
Fri 23 Feb DVP Seminar Martin Messner, Universität Innsbruck Innovating Through Combining: How consulting firms re-theorize a control practice HB32, Caulfield
Fri 8 Mar Seminar Mats Alvesson, Lundt University The Art of Phenomena Construction HB40, Caulfield
Fri 15 Mar Seminar Samir Ghannam, University of Technology, Sydney Director Immigrant Background and Labour Market Outcomes HB40, Caulfield
Fri 22 Mar Seminar Shan Zhou, University of Sydney The Implications of Face-to-face Auditor Client Interactions: Evidence from auditors' taxi rides to the clients' headquarters HB40, Caulfield
Fri 12 Apr Seminar Leon Zolotoy, University of Melbourne Private Firm Disclosure Transparency and International IPO Underpricing HB40, Caulfield
Fri 19 Apr DVP Seminar Adam Presslee, University of Waterloo, Canada The Effect of Functional Diversity on Team Creativity: Behavioral and fNIRS evidence HB40, Caulfield
Fri 3 May Seminar Martin Bugeja, University of Technology, Sydney Show Me Your Hands: An examination of voting methods at Australian annual general meetings HB40, Caulfield
Fri 10 May Seminar Tobias Johansson, MDU, Sweden A Field-level Attack on New Public Management: Theorization of trust-based control in the Swedish public sector HB40, Caulfield
Fri 17 May Seminar Travis Chow, HKU Business School, Hong Kong Cross-Border Income Shifting, Information Exchange, and the Physical Flow of Tangible Goods HB40, Caulfield
Fri 17 May Brown Bag Like Jian, University of Melbourne The Benefits of External Signals of Internal Audit Quality HB40, Caulfield
Fri 2 Aug Seminar Kris Allee, University of Arkansas Contextualisation of Numbers in Rarnings Conference Calls H.91, Caulfield
Fri 9 Aug Seminar Ayung Tseng University of California Identifying the Timing of Revenue Recognition and the Effects of ASC 60 LTB, Clayton
Fri 23 Aug Seminar Ian Gow, University of Melbourne How Important Is Corporate Governance? Evidence from Machine Learning H.914, Caulfield
Fri 6 Sep Seminar Demetris Christodoulou. University of Technology, Sydney

Managerial learning from topical alignment of conversations with analysts

H.914, Caulfield
Thurs 26 Sep Seminar Andrew Jackson, University of New South Wales The Impact of Diversification on Industry Effects in Firm Profitability Forecasting H.488, Caulfield
Fri 4 Oct Brown Bag John Campbell, Monash University

Artificially Intelligent or Artificially Inflated? Determinants and Informativeness of Corporate AI Disclosures

H.488, Caulfield
Fri 4 Oct Seminar Jon Black, University of Melbourne

Do Employers Use Non-Disclosure Agreements to Silence Whistleblowers on Accounting Misconduct? Evidence from California

H.901, Caulfield
Fri 18 Oct Brown Bag Amrinder Khosa, University of Tasmania Research Interests and Working Paper Presentation H.488, Caulfield
Fri 18 Oct Seminar Marlene Plumlee, University of Utah Do Analysts Really Walkdown Their Forecasts? H.488, Caulfield
Fri 1 Nov Brown Bag Cathy Cai, Monash University Research Interests and Working Paper Presentation H.914, Caulfield
Fri 1 Nov Seminar Rencheng Wang, SMU, Singapore Mind the Gap: Employee Disclosures during Contract Renegotiations H.914, Caulfield
Fri 8 Nov Brown Bag Mengjie Yang, Monash University Research interests and Working Paper presentation H.914, Caulfield
Fri 8 Nov Seminar Maria Ogneva, USC Marshall Capital Market Consequences of National Accounting H.488, Caulfield
Fri 15 Nov Brown Bag Wanjia Zhao, Monash University Research interests and Working Paper presentation H.813, Caulfield
Fri 15 Nov DVP Seminar Jan Bebbington, Univerisity of Lancaster A reflection on how organisational science can collaborate with natural science. H.813, Caulfield
Fri 22 Nov Brown Bag Mario Schabus, Monash University Research Interests and Working Paper Presentation H.813, Caulfield
Fri 22 Nov DVP Seminar Linda A Myers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tax-Related Disclosure Costs: Evidence from Redactions in Material Contracts H.813, Caulfield
Fri 6 Dec DVP Seminar Utz.Schaeffer, WHU, Germany Dancing with algorithms: A case of predictive analytics and human-algorithm interplay in financial forecasting H.813, Caulfield
Mon 9 Dec Seminar Maria Loumioti, University of Texas “Glossy Green” Banks: The Disconnect Between Environmental Disclosures and Lending Activities H.813, Caulfield

Seminars are held at 11am – 12pm unless otherwise indicated.

DatePresenterVenue
Fri 17 Mar Prof Stephen Taylor – University of Technology, Sydney HB40, Caulfield
Thurs 23 Mar Prof Frank Ecker – Frankfurt School of Finance Online via Zoom
Wed 5 Apr A/Prof Bertrand Malsch – Queen’s University, Canada H125, Caulfield
Fri 21 Apr Dr Leonard Li – University of New South Wales HB40, Caulfield
Tues 30 May Prof Steve Kaplan – Arizona State University HB39, Caulfield
Tues 6 Jun A/Prof Dan Zhou – University of Illinois HB39, Caulfield
Fri 23 Jun Prof Niamh Brennan – University College, Dublin, Ireland HB39, Caulfield
Fri 4 Aug  A/Prof Lili Dai – University of new South Wales H921, Caulfield
Thu 24 Aug
Prof David Bedford  - University Technology Sydney
HB32, Caulfield
Fri 8 Sep Prof Naomi Soderstrom – University of Melbourne LTB, 138, Clayton
Fri 15 Sep A/Prof Buhui Qui - University of Sydney H921, Caulfield
Fri 6 Oct Prof Jenny Tucker – University of Florida N105, Caulfield
Fri 13 Oct Prof Prabhu Sivabalan - University Technology Sydney HB32, Caulfield
Fri 3 Nov Asst. Prof Matthew Shaffer - University of Southerm California Online via Zoom
Fri 8 Dec
Prof Hun Tong Tan, Nanyang Technological University
HB36, Caulfield
DatePresenterTitleVenue
24/01/2020 Professor Matthias Mahlendorf
(Frankfurt School of Finance and Management)
Adaptive vs strategic responses to the asymmetric ratcheting of external performance expectations Caulfield, HB.40
21/02/2020 Professor Christoph Pelger
(University of Innsbruck)
Global standards without the United States? Institutional work and the US non-adoption of IFRS Clayton, H2
28/02/2020 Professor Neil Marriott
(University of Winchester)
Integrated reporting in universities: institutional and pedagogic opportunities Caulfield, HB.40
31/07/2020 Professor Neil Fargher
(Australian National University)
The impact of thinking approach on offshore auditors' judgement quality in performing analytical procedures Zoom
14/08/2020 Dr Jay Jung
(City University of London)
Is your surname remunerative? Surname favourability and CEO compensation Zoom
21/08/2020 Professor Naomi Soderstrom
(University of Melbourne)
Impact of cultural and institutional factors on disclosures of innovation and cybersecurity in Chinese cross-listed firms Zoom
11/09/2020 Associate Professor Louise Lu
(Australian National University)
Death is a law: Death of former colleagues and management forecasts Zoom
25/09/2020 Dr Lili Dai
(University of New South Wales)
Risk Factor Disclosure and Debt Contracting Zoom
09/10/2020 Professor Zheng Whang
(City University of Hong Kong)
Employee Cognitive Ability and Quality of Management Forecasts Zoom
16/10/2020 Professor Vic Naiker 
(University of Melbourne) 
Revisiting the effects of audit partner industry expertise on audit quality Zoom
30/10/2020 Professor David Hay
(University of Auckland)
The Impact of Audit Inspections on Audit Quality and Auditor Compensation Zoom
13/11/2020 A/Professor Jun (Alex) Yao - Deakin University TBA Zoom
20/11/2020 Professor Alfred Yawson
(University of Adelaide)
TBA Zoom

Seminars are held at  11am-12pm unless otherwise indicated.

DatePresenterTitleVenue
22/02/2019 Professor Isabella Grabner – Vienna University of Economics Managing the Trade-off between Delegation and Task Interdependence in Creative Teams: The Role of Personnel and Cultural Controls Caulfield, HB.40
8/03/2019 Professor Walter Schuster  – Stockholm School of Economics The International Accounting Standards Board’s Project Financial Statement Presentation Caulfield, HB.40
15/03/2019 Professor Ian Gow – University of Melbourne Non-answers during conference calls Caulfield, HB.39
29/03/2019 Dr Nam Tran – Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne Does Loan Financing Matter for M&A Gains? Clayton, H5 Menzies Building
12/04/2019 A/Professor Yangyang Chen - Hong Kong Polytechnic University Captured by Mutual Funds: Do Cross-Audits Undermine Auditor Independence? Caulfield, HB.39
03/05/2019 10.00am-11.00am Professor Vic Naiker - University of Melbourne CEOs Shape Up or Lose Out Caulfield, HB.40
17/05/2019 A/Professor Flora Kuang – University of Melbourne CFO Social Ties and Financial Restatements Caulfield, HB.39
14/06/2019 Professor Marc Wouters – Karslruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany Justifications for decision-supporting calculations: A field study of why and how management accountants provide details and explanations Caulfield, HB.40
28/06/2019 A/Professor Khim Kelly – University of Central Florida Is More Always Better? An Experimental Examination of the Effects of Feedback, Reward Frequency, and Narcissism on Employees' Effort Intensity and Effort Persistence Caulfield, HB.40
11/07/2019 Dr Oscar Stewart - San Francisco State University Exploring Diversity and Inclusion in the Business Classroom Caulfield, H9.21
12/07/2019 Professor Jee-Hae Lim - University of Hawaii The Impact of Information Security Breaches on Stock Return Synchronicity Caulfield, HB.40
26/07/2019 Professor Sven Modell – Manchester University Across the Great Divide: Bridging the Gap between Economics and Sociology-based Research on Management Accounting Caulfield, HB.40
23/08/2019 Dr Roel Boomsma – University of Sydney Producing evidence of social impact: A field study of an Australian non-governmental development organisation Caulfield,
H1.25
30/08/2019 Prof. Helen Tregidga - University of London Not at our table: Stakeholder exclusion and (ant)agonistic engagements Clayton, H2 (Menzies Building)
6/09/2019 Professor Sue Wright – University of Technology Sydney Does better governance improve the quality of non-GAAP earnings disclosures? Caulfield, HB.40
25/09/2019 Professor Peter Skaerbaek - Copenhagen Business School Internal auditing as an obstacle to an emergent innovation programme – A case study within Danish central government and its Tax Agency Caulfield, H2.38
18/10/2019 Professor Phil Shane - William and Mary School of Business / Monash University 10-K Complexity, Analysts' Forecasts, and Price Discovery in Capital Markets Clayton, H2 (Menzies Building)
01/11/2019 Associate Professor Wen He - University of Queensland Migration, Ability and Audit Quality: Evidence from Audit Partners in China Caulfield, HB.39
15/11/2019 Dr Alessandro Ghio - Monash University Working Paper Caulfield, HB.40
15/11/2019 A/Professor Brian Miller - Indiana University Wearing Out the Watchdog: SEC Case Backlog and Investigation Likelihood Caulfield, HB.40