Professor Steve Fortin appointed to Accounting Standards Board
Professor Steve Fortin, CPA, CA has been named to the Financial Reporting Accounting Standards Board (AcSB). The AcSB is an independent body with the authority to establish accounting standards for use by all Canadian entities outside the public sector.
Adventurous CEOs make great innovators
According to a study performed in part by Desautels Assistant Professor of Accounting Jingjing Zhang, when it comes to chasing innovation, companies with risk-loving CEOs tend to pursue more original projects and “generate more patents with greater market impact than their peers.” This is because thrill-seeking personalities tend to be more open to new ideas, which translates well into the business space.
Pilot CEOs and corporate innovation
Authors: Jayanthi Sundera, Shyam V. Sundera, Jingjing Zhang
Publication: Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 123, No. 1, 2017
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Incentive Alignment through Performance-Focused Shareholder Proposals on Management Compensation
Authors: Steve Fortin, Chandra Subramaniam, Xu (Frank) Wang, Sanjian Bill Zhang
Publication: Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2014
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24 Desautels undergraduate accounting students recently received scholarships from the Order of CPAs of Quebec!
Congratulations to Gabriel Alary, Marc-André Benoit, Jenny Bradley-Tessier, Michael Cohen, Richard Despatie, Luisa Di Benedetto, Nicolas Glaudemans, Kaihua He, Nathaniel Kirsh, Christina Kontaxis, Cédric Lalonde-McNicoll, Elizabeth Lefebvre, Antoine Legault, Patrick Lorange, Matthew Minuk, Marc-Benoit Roch, Adam Shapiro, Sebastian Soch, Arina Tcherniavskaia, Xinning Zheng and Kaixin Zheng for receiving 21 of the 100 scholarships awarded in Quebec based on academic performance and extra-curric
۲ݮƵ's dynamic duo receive Top 8 Academic All-Canadian commendation from Governor General
Two student-athletes from ۲ݮƵ University were among the CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadians honoured by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada -- and former principal at ۲ݮƵ -- at Rideau Hall in the nation's capital, Monday. Mariam Sylla, a basketball player and pharmacology student, as well as Cedric McNicoll, a hockey player and accounting major in the Desautels faculty of management, w
Incentive alignment through performance-focused shareholder proposals on management compensation
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Publication: Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics
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"Raising Quality Consciousness among Chinese Manufacturing Personnel: Testing the Effectiveness of Performance Management Tools," Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Authors: Daniel, Shirley J.; Lee, Dongyoung; Reitsperger, Wolf D.
Publication: Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2013
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My Visit with a Senior Manager at Deloitte
It’s the morning of the 29th of August and I hastily get ready for my interview with Vince Spadafora (BCom’04), a senior manager at Deloitte. It’s already 8 am and the possibility that I may be late for my 10:30 am meeting at Place Ville Marie starts to become more and more likely. Why you ask? (or not) I haven’t decided on what to wear yet! I narrow my options down to two outfits: A black formal suit or a smart t-shirt with jeans. After a while I decide to go with both!