JIAN ZHOU

Ph.D., Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
MS, Peking University, Beijing, CHINA
BS, Peking University, Beijing, CHINA

Most Significant Publications

Henry Huang, Gerald J. Lobo and Jian Zhou. 2009. “Determinants and Accounting Consequences of Forming a Governance Committee – Evidence from the United States”, Corporate Governance - An International Review (Forthcoming).

Gerald J. Lobo and Jian Zhou. 2009. “Changes in Discretionary Financial Reporting Behavior Following the Sarbanes-Oxley Act”, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (Forthcoming).

Randal Elder, Yan Zhang, Jian Zhou and Nan Zhou. 2009. “Internal Control Weaknesses and Client Risk Management”, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (Forthcoming).

Louis Braiotta, Jr. and Jian Zhou. 2008. “An Exploratory Study of the Effects of the European Union 8th Directive on Company Law on Audit Committees: Evidence from EU Companies Listed on the US Stock Exchanges.” Advances in Accounting, Incorporating Advances in International Accounting 24(2008): 262-271.

Ken Chen and Jian Zhou. 2007. “Audit Committee, Board Characteristics and Auditor Switch Decision by Andersen’s Clients”, Contemporary Accounting Research 24 (4): 1085-1117.

Susan Albring, Randal Elder and Jian Zhou. 2007. “IPO Underpricing and Audit Quality Differentiation within Non-Big 5 Firms”, International Journal of Auditing 11 (2): 115-131.

Jian Zhou. 2007. “Financial Reporting after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Conservative or Less Earnings Management?” Research in Accounting Regulation 20: 187-192.

Yan Zhang, Jian Zhou and Nan Zhou. 2007. “Auditor Quality, Audit Committee Quality, and Internal Control Weakness”, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 300-327, May/June 2007

Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, Jian Zhou and Nan Zhou. 2006. “Auditor Reputation, Auditor Independence and the Stock Market Reaction to Andersen’s Clients”, Contemporary Accounting Research 23 (2): 465-490.

Gerald J. Lobo and Jian Zhou. 2006. Did Conservatism in Financial Reporting Increase after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? Initial Evidence. Accounting Horizons 20 (1) (March): 57-73.

Ken Chen, Shan-Ying Wu and Jian Zhou. 2006. “Auditor Brand Name, Industry Specialization, and Earnings Management: Evidence from Taiwanese Companies”, International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation 3 (2): 194-219.

Louis Braiotta, Jr. and Jian Zhou. 2006. An Exploratory Study of the Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, The SEC and National Stock Exchange(s) Rules on Audit Committee Alignment. Managerial Auditing Journal 21(2): 166-190.

Gerald J. Lobo and Jian Zhou. 2006. “Did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Influence Financial Reporting?” FSR Forum (Financial Study Association Rotterdam Forum). March: 6-10.

Anwer S. Ahmed, S. M. Khalid Nainar, and Jian Zhou. 2005. “Do Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts Fully Reflect the Information in Accruals?” Canadian Journal of Administrative Science (this journal is indexed by the Social Science Citation Index), 22 (4): 329-342.

Gerald J. Lobo and Jian Zhou. 2005. “To Swear Early or Not to Swear Early? An Empirical Investigation of Factors Affecting CEOs’ Decisions” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy V24 (2): 153-160.

Ken Y. Chen, Kuen-Lin Lin and Jian Zhou. 2005. “Audit Quality and Earnings Management for Taiwan IPO Firms” Managerial Auditing Journal V20 (1): 86-104.

Jian Zhou and Randal Elder. 2004. “Audit Quality and Earnings Management by Seasoned Equity Offering Firms” Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics 11 (2): 95-120 (lead article).

Gerald J. Lobo and Jian Zhou. 2001. “Disclosure quality and earnings management.” Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics V8 (1): 1-20 (lead article).

Anwer S. Ahmed and Jian Zhou. 2000. “Discretionary Accruals, Earnings Management and the Valuation of Earnings.” Journal of Accounting & Business Research V8: 59-82.

Honors and Recognitions

• PricewaterhouseCoopers INQuires Grant 2008 (with Dechun Wang)

• PricewaterhouseCoopers INQuires Grant 2007 (with Randal Elder and David Harris)

• New York State/UUP Individual Development Award

• Summer Research Grant, School of Management, Binghamton University

• EEE Research Fund Award, School of Management, Syracuse University (with Randal Elder and Susan Albring)

• Certified General Accountants of Canada/ Canadian Academic Accounting Association Research Grant (with Gerald J. Lobo, Kiridaran Kanagaretnam, and S. M. Khalid Nainar)

• Faculty Development Grant, School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences, Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus

• Deloitte & Touche/Canadian Academic Accounting Association Research Grant Competition (with Anwer Ahmed and S. M. KhalidNainar)

• Douglas C. Mackay Outstanding Paper Award, Canadian Journal of Administrative Science

• Syracuse University Doctoral Prize

• Beta Gamma Sigma

• Syracuse University Summer Fellowship