Dr. Yiyang Zhang

Associate Professor
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Dr. Yiyang Zhang

Associate Professor

Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

Williamson Hall 3306

phone: (330) 941-1783

yzhang03@ysu.edu

Bio

Dr. Zhang joined YSU in 2018 after obtaining his PhD in accounting from the University of South Florida. Besides teaching, he enjoys music, movies and spending time with his family.

Research Interests

Cost of capital, Disclosure, Earnings management, Corporate governance, Asset pricing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Audit quality, Auditor litigation, ESG, XBRL, ERP system implementation, Blockchain, IT Capability

Teaching Interests

Accounting Information System
Data mining & analytics
Financial accounting
Intermediate accounting

  • Education
    • 2018

      Ph D, Accounting

      University of South Florida

    • 2013

      MS, Accounting

      University of Kansas

    • 2011

      BBA, Accounting

      Washburn University

  • Awards and Honors
    • January 2024

      YSU

      Lariccia Family Endowed Professorship

    • January 2023

      American Accounting Association

      2023 Accounting Information System Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award for Journal of Information Systems

    • January 2023

      YSU

      2023-2024 YSU Research Professorship Awards

    • March 2021

      YSU

      2021 Distinguished Professor in Scholarship

    • February 2021

      American Accounting Association

      2021 Accounting Information System Midyear Meeting Best Research Paper Award

    • January 2021

      YSU

      2021-2022 YSU Research Professorship Awards

    • January 2020

      YSU

      2020-2021 YSU Research Professorship Awards

    • April 2019

      American Accounting Association

      Andrew Best Paper Award at the 2019 Ohio Region Meeting

    • January 2019

      American Accounting Association

      2019 Accounting Information System Midyear Meeting Best Research Paper Award

    • January 2017

      American Accounting Association

      AAA FARS Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2017

    • January 2016

      American Accounting Association

      AAA Auditing Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2016

    • January 2016

      American Accounting Association

      AAA AIS Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2016

  • Intellectual Contributions
    • 2023

      "Auditor Sustainability Focus and Client Sustainability Reporting"

      Accounting, Organizations and Society Forthcoming https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2023.101512

    • 2023

      "Earnings string breaks, accounting litigation risk and audit fees"

      Managerial Auditing Journal, volume 38, issue 7, p. 1024-1052

    • 2022

      "Intended and Unintended Consequences of ERP System Implementation"

      Accounting Horizons, volume 37, issue 4, p. 177-205

    • 2022

      "When the Presidential Candidate Comes to Town: The Impact of Donald J. Trump’s Campaign Rallies on Local Firms’ Environmental and Social Performance"

      Journal of Business Ethics, volume 186, issue 3, p. 531-552

    • 2021

      "Initial Evidence on the Market Impact of the iXBRL Adoption"

      Accounting Horizons, volume 37, issue 1, p. 143-171

    • 2021

      "Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and XBRL Reporting Quality"

      Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 3, p. 77-106

    • 2020

      "XBRL Tag Extensions and Tax Accrual Quality"

      Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 2, p. 91-114

    • 2020

      "Early Disruptors: Examining the Factors Surrounding Blockchain Early Adoption"

      Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 2, p. 219-242

    • 2020

      "An Integrative Review and Analysis of Cybersecurity Research: Current State and Future Directions"

      Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 1, p. 155-186

    • 2019

      "The Effects of Information Systems Compatibility on Firm Performance following Mergers and Acquisitions"

      Journal of Information Systems, volume 34, issue 2, p. 211-233

    • 2018

      "Earnings Management Strategies to Maintain a String of Meeting or Beating Analysts"

      Advances in Accounting, volume 43, issue November 2018, p. Page 46-55

  • Professional Service
    • 2024 - present

      Committee Member
      American Accounting Association AIS Section Research and Publications Committee

    • 2023 - present

      Committee Chair
      American Accounting Association Ohio Region Meeting

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Accounting Horizons

    • 2021 - present

      Committee Member
      American Accounting Association AIS Membership Services Committee

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Advances in Accounting

    • 2020 - present

      Editorial Review Board Member
      Journal of Information Systems

    • 2019 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Accounting Research Journal

    • 2017 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Asian Review of Accounting

    • 2014 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      American Accounting Association