Dr. Liandong Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in accounting from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and his B.A. degree in accounting from Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Accountancy of City University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include corporate financial reporting and disclosure, corporate governance, and taxation. He currently teaches International Financial Statement Analysis (MAIA), Financial Reporting & Analysis for Decision Making (EMBA), and Seminar on Corporate Governance & Financial Reporting (PHD).
Award and Achievement
- 2014 “Research Excellence Award” College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. "To recognize and reward overall research excellence and important research achievements.". [News]
- 2015 “Excellent PhD Supervisor Award” College of Business, City University of Hong Kong.
- 2016 “The President's Awards(TPAs)” City University of Hong Kong. "TPAs recognise exemplary contributions to research and professional education as shown in the RAE performance and QS rankings. The accomplishments of the awardees reflect the excellence in research and professional education that has distinguished CityU in local and global recognition exercises.". [News]
- 2016 “Best Paper Award” MIT Asia Conference. "Sharing Risk with the Government: How Taxes Affect Corporate Risk Taking".
Journal
- Ljungqvist, A. , Zhang, L. & Zuo, L. (Jun 2017). Sharing Risk with the Government: How Taxes Affect Corporate Risk-Taking. Journal of Accounting Research. 55/3. 669 - 707. doi:10.1111/1475-679X.12157
- Cen, L. , Maydew, E. , Zhang, L. & Zuo, L. (Feb 2017). Customer-Supplier Relationships and Corporate Tax Avoidance. Journal of Financial Economics. 123/2. 377 - 394. doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2016.09.009
- Kim, J.B. & Zhang, L. (Spring 2016). Accounting Conservatism and Stock Price Crash Risk: Firm-Level Evidence. Contemporary Accounting Research. 33/1. 412 - 441. doi:10.1111/1911-3846.12112
- Kim, J.B. , Wang, Z. & Zhang, L. (Winter 2016). CEO Overconfidence and Stock Price Crash Risk. Contemporary Accounting Research. 33/4. 1720 - 1749. doi:10.1111/1911-3846.12217
- Kim, C. & Zhang, L. (Spring 2016). Corporate Political Connections and Tax Aggressiveness. Contemporary Accounting Research. 33/1. 78 - 114. doi:10.1111/1911-3846.12150
- Li, Y. & Zhang, L. (Mar 2015). Short Selling Pressure, Stock Price Behavior, and Management Forecast Precision: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. Journal of Accounting Research. 53/1. 79 - 117. doi:10.1111/1475-679X.12068
- Kim, J.B. & Zhang, L. (Sep 2014). Financial Reporting Opacity and Expected Crash Risk: Evidence from Implied Volatility Smirks. Contemporary Accounting Research. 31/3. 851 - 875. doi:10.1111/1911-3846.12048
- Kim, J.B. , Li, Y. & Zhang, L. (Sep 2011). CFOs versus CEOs: Equity incentives and crashes. Journal of Financial Economics. 101/3. 713 - 730. doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.03.013
- Kim, J.B. , Song, B. & Zhang, L. (Jul 2011). Internal Control Weakness and Bank Loan Contracting: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures. The Accounting Review. 86/4. 1157 - 1188. doi:10.2308/accr-10036
- Kim, J.B. , Li, Y. & Zhang, L. (Jun 2011). Corporate tax avoidance and stock price crash risk: Firm-level analysis. Journal of Financial Economics. 100/3. 639 - 662. doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2010.07.007
Conference Paper
- Kim, F. , Wang, K. & Zhang, L. (Aug 2014). Readability of 10-K Reports and Stock Price Crash Risk. The 2014 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta. U.S.A.: AAA.
Service in CityU
Administrative Assignment
- Jul 2015 - Now, Research Degree Programmes (PhD in Accounting), Coordinator.
- Jun 2010 - Now, Exchange Student Program (CityU-Tsinghua Accounting Major), Coordinator.
Last update date :
30 Mar 2017
