2008 Program Schedule
October 9-11, 2008
Thursday, October 9
- Refreshments and informal
- Special Guest Speaker – Gary C. Cornia, Dean of the Marriott School of Management
Friday, October 10
- Welcome by Kevin D. Stocks, Director of the School of Accountancy
Session 1A – 8:30 - 10:00 AM (230 Tanner Building)
"The timeliness of 10-K filings and late filing notification," by Kenneth Merkley
"Benchmark market returns in CRSP," by Steve Crawford, James Hansen, and Richard Price
Session 1B – 8:30 - 10:00 AM (260 Tanner Building)
"Economic profit plans and firm performance," by Nicole Johnson
"The influence of profit-based compensation on nonprofit objectives," by Leslie Eldenburg, Fabio Gaertner, and Theodore Goodman
Session 2A – 10:15 - 11:45 AM (230 Tanner Building)
"The effect of accounting policy disclosure length on investor and analyst uncertainty," by Kyle Peterson
"Conditional Conservatism and voluntary disclosure," by Josh Mallett
"The value relevance of fair value measurements: Evidence from early adopters of SFAS No. 157," by Ted Christensen and Kristen Valentine
Session 2B – 10:15 - 11:45 AM (260 Tanner Building)
"The effect of distal goals and economic commitment on slack and performance," by Ron Guymon
"The interactive effect of non-specific goals and monetary incentives on task performance," by Todd Thornock
"A comparative model of firm size and the role of management control systems in the demand for delegation: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturers," by Dongyoung Lee, Carmencita Cheung, Shirley Daniel, and Wolf Reitsperger
Session 3A – 3:00 - 4:30 PM (280 Tanner Building)
"The information content of international earnings announcements following IFRS Adoption," by Wayne Landsman, Edward Maydew, and Jacob Thornock
"The relation between tax haven operations and US multinational firms' tax rates," by Scott Dyreng and Brad Lindsey
Session 3B – 3:00 - 4:30 PM (220 Tanner Building)
"An investigation of heterogeneity in opinion granting behavior across firms," by Marshall Vance
"Do CEO pensions exacerbate the horizon problem?," by Ricky Cazier
"Private Equity Executive Compensation," by Daniel Ames
Session 3C – 3:00 - 4:30 PM (284 Tanner Building)
"Operations based data, demand shock and earnings prediction," by Jim Cannon and Taylor Randall
"The information content of medium-term analyst earnings forecasts," by Edward G. Johnson
"Predicting managers' propensity to issue earnings forecasts: Testing a new framework," by Ted Christensen, Bryan Graden, and Ken Merkley
Saturday, October 11
Session 4A – 8:30 - 10:00 AM (230 Tanner Building)
"The effect of capital structure on management incentives," by Daniel Ames and Derrald Stice
"Does the stock market rely on internal control reports? Evidence from the market reaction to financial restatements," by Jason Smith and Nate Stephens
Session 4B – 8:30 - 10:00 AM (260 Tanner Building)
"What makes an accountant? A longitudinal study of students entering the profession," by Monte Swain, Barton Poulson, and Kari Olsen
"Accounting program research rankings by topical area and methodology," by Scott Summers, Brady Williams, David Wood
Session 5A – 10:15 - 11:45 AM (230 Tanner Building)
"Short-sellers and financial analysts as information intermediaries: Is there complementary information in short interest and analyst forecasts about future performance?," by Michael Drake
"Asymmetric Responses to Earnings News: A Case for Ambiguity," by Chris Williams
Session 5B – 10:15 - 11:45 AM (260 Tanner Building)
"Information pursuit bias in auditors: The effects of auditor expertise and litigation risk," by Bill Tayler, Steve Smith, and Doug Prawitt
"Eclipsing firm strategy: Managers' use of measures as surrogates for strategic constructs," by Willie Choi, Gary Hecht, and Bill Tayler
