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Zhifeng YANG

Dr. Zhifeng YANG, 楊志鋒

(Former)

20072018

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Author IDs

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2005-3842
Scopus Author ID: 55521785400
Google Scholar Profile: Fb9s8CsAAAAJ

Impact

Metrics for Academic and Research Impact

Qualifications (Brief)

PhD - Finance (University of Alberta)
M.A. - Accounting (Xiamen University)
B.A. - MIS (Xiamen University)             

Qualifications/Experiences

Qualification

Certifying Organization

CFA

CFA Institute

Prizes/Honours

  • Best Paper Award for the paper “Politically connected boards and audit pricing: US evidence” (coauthored with Francis Kim and Yuxiao Zhou) - Accounting & Finace Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Annual Conference
  • Best paper award for the paper “Minority shareholders’ control rights and the quality of corporate decisions: A natural experiment from China” (coauthored with Zhihong Chen and Bin Ke) - Chinese Accounting Professor Association of North America (CAPANA) Annual Conference
  • 1st Teaching Award (Team) - City University of Hong Kong (College of Business )

Activities

Participating in or organising a conference / an event

  • Kim, C., Z. F. Yang and Y. Zhou (3-7 August 2013), "Politically Connected Boards and Audit Pricing", presented at 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association, Anaheim, USA.
  • Guan, Y. Y., L. Su, D. Wu and Z. F. Yang (1-2 November 2013), "Do School Ties between Aduitors and Client Executives Influence Auditi Quality?", presented at China Capital Market Accounting and Finance Research Symposium, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, Shanghai, China.
  • Yang, Z. (28-29 October 2011), "Do Political Connections Add Value to Audit Firms? Evidence from IPO Audits in China", presented at Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR) Conference, Canada,.
  • Chen, Z. and Z. Yang (13-15 July 2011), "Does Granting Minority Shareholders Direct Control Over Corporate Decisions Help Reduce Value Decreasing Corporate Decisions? A Natural Experiment from China", presented at The Chinese Accounting Professors' Association of North America (CAPANA) 4th Annual Research Conference, Xiamen, PRC.
  • Yang, Z. (31 July - 4 August 2010), "Do Audit Fee Premiums Always Proxy for Audit Quality? Evidence from China", presented at 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association (AAA), San Francisco, USA.
  • Chen, Z., B. Ke and Z. Yang (31 July - 4 August 2010), "Does granting minority shareholders direct control over corporate decisions increase shareholder value? A natural experiment from China", presented at 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association (AAA), San Francisco, USA.
  • Kao, J., D. Wu and Z. Yang (5-8 August 2007), "Regulations, earnings management, and post-IPO performance: The Chinese evidence", presented at The 2007 American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.

Research Interests/Areas

Corporate Finance, Governance & Auditing Issues Related to Emerging Markets, especially Chinese markets

Teaching

Teaching Areas

  • Corporate Governance, Financial Management and Financial Statement Analysis

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  2. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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