Dr. Ian Zhang
Assistant Professor
Accounting
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, asset pricing, mergers & acquisitions, audit quality, auditor litigation risk, ERP system implementation
Teaching Interests
Accounting Information System
Data mining & analytics
Financial accounting
Intermediate accounting
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Education
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2018
Ph D, Accounting
University of South Florida
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2013
MS, Accounting
University of Kansas
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2011
BBA, Accounting
Washburn University
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Awards and Honors
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April 2019
American Accounting Association
Andrew Best Paper Award at the 2019 Ohio Region Meeting
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January 2019
American Accounting Association
2019 Accounting Information System Midyear Meeting Best Research Paper Award
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January 2017
American Accounting Association
AAA FARS Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2017
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January 2016
American Accounting Association
AAA Auditing Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2016
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January 2016
American Accounting Association
AAA AIS Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2016
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Intellectual Contributions
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2019
"Early Disruptors: Examining the Factors Surrounding Blockchain Early Adoption"
Journal of Information System
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2018
"The effect of common ERP systems on post-M&A operating efficiency and audit report lag"
Journal of Information Systems
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2017
"Earnings Management Strategies to Maintain a String of Meeting or Beating Analysts"
Advances in Accounting, volume 43, issue November 2018, p. Page 46-55
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Professional Service
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2019 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Accounting Research Journal
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2017 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Asian Review of Accounting
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2014 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
American Accounting Association
