Donna Losell

Bio

Donna Losell is an Associate Professor of Teaching Stream in Accounting at Rotman. She currently teaches courses in Financial Distress and Insolvency, Managerial Decision Making, and Advanced Management Planning and Control. Donna teaches in a variety of executive education programs including Bridge to Business, Indian Railways Program, Advanced Human Resources Program and The Financial Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs. Her research includes computerization of accounting systems, the effect of end user computing on the development and maintenance of internal control systems, and control systems in accounting.

Academic Positions

1987- present  Senior Lecturer; Rotman

1981 - 1986  Assistant Professor; Rotman

Selected Publications - Papers

Review of Cost Accounting, Robotics, and the New Manufacturing Environment with A.R. Reuber Contemporary Accounting Research 1989

Some Empirical Evidence on the Stability of Accounting Error Characteristics Over Time with J. Ham and W. Smieliauskas Contemporary Accounting Research 1987

A Note on the Neutrality of Internal Control Systems in Audit Practice with J. Ham and W. Smieliauskas Contemporary Accounting Research 1986

Role of the Auditor: A Research Study with D.B. Thornton C.G.A. Canada 1986

An Empirical Study of Error Characteristics in Accounting Populations with J. Ham and W. Smieliauskas The Accounting Review 1985

Research and Teaching Interests

Currently teaches courses in financial distress and insolvency, managerial decision making, and advanced management planning and control. Teaches in a variety of Executive Education Programs including Bridge to Business, Indian Railways Program, Advanced Human Resources Program and The Financial Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs.

Research includes computerization of accounting systems, the effect of end user computing on the development and maintenance of internal control systems, and control systems in accounting.