Liansheng Wu

Dr. Liansheng Wu currently serves as the Associate Dean for the Guanghua School of Management and the Director of MBA Program. Wu's primary research interests lie in Accounting Standards, Earnings Management and Corporate Governance. As a renowned researcher, Wu has published in a number of prestigious international and domestic academic journals, including such international publications as, The Accounting Review, Information Systems Research, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy; and domestic journals as, Social Sciences in China, Economic Research Journal, Management World, Accounting Research, and Auditing Research. As a result of his research excellence, he received the prestigious allowance from the State Council and the National Outstanding Young Researcher (awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China). In addition, Wu has also received a number of research awards for his domestic and international publications, including Annual Best Paper Award (awarded by Academic of Management, USA ), first prize in the Beijing 9th Annual Philosophy and Social Science Research Excellence Award, China's Financial Cost Seminar's Fourth Annual 'Tianjian Cup' Research Excellence Award, Annual Best Paper Award (awarded by the China Accounting Society, Academic Innovation Award (awarded by the China Accounting Society- Financial Branch), the University and Colleges' Young Teacher Award (awarded by the Dr. Henry Fok Education Foundation), and the Ministry of Education's 'New Century Talent Plan'. Wu has received a number of outstanding accolades throughout teaching career, including Peking University Teaching Excellence Award and the Peking University Shuren Teaching Award.

Research Areas

• Accounting information
• Audit market
• Corporate finance

Education Background

• 1999 Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics Accounting
  
• 1996 Wuhan University Economics
  
• 1993 Wuhan University Economics
  

Career Experience

• 2011-2014 Professor, Associate Dean, Director of MBA program, Director of MPAcc program Guanghua School of Management
• 2011-2014 Professor, Associate Dean, Director of MBA program Guanghua School of Management
• 2007-2013 Professor, Chair of Department of Accounting Guanghua School of Management
• 2005-Present Doctoral Candidates' Thesis Supervisor Guanghua School of Management
• 2005-2007 Executive Director Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) Guanghua School of Management
• 2003-2007 Deputy Director Department of Accounting Guanghua School of Management
• 2002-2007 Associate Professor Department of Accounting Guanghua School of Management
• 2001-2002 Assistant Professor Department of Accounting Guanghua School of Management
• 1999-2001 Post Doctorate Fellow Department of Accounting Xiamen University

Research Results

• Gong, Q., O. Z. Li, Y. Lin, L. Wu, 2016, On the benefits of audit market consolidation: Evidence from merged audit firms, The Accounting Review 91(2): 463-388.
• Zhou, W., L. Wu, 2016, The consequences of increasing the scope for managerial judgment in accounting standards, Abacus: A Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business Studies 52(3): 404-440.
• Li, C., Y. Wang, L. Wu, J.Z. Xiao, 2016, Political connections and tax-induced earnings management, European Journal of Finance 22(4-6): 413-431.
• Liu, H., H. Wang, L. Wu, 2016, Removing vacant chairs: Does independent directors’ attendance at board meetings matter? Journal of Business Ethics 133(2): 375-393.
• Liang, H., Y. Xue, L. Wu, 2013, Ensuring employees' IT compliance: Carrot or stick? Information Systems Research 24(2): 279-294.
• Bai, Y., B. Lin, Y. Wang, L. Wu, 2013, Full privatization through controlling rights transfer in China: The extent of its success, Applied Economics 45(14):1857-1867.
• Li, Q., L. Wei, Y. Wang, L. Wu, 2013, Firm performance, corporate ownership, and disclosure of corporate social responsibility: Evidence from China, Business Ethics: A European Review 22(2): 159-173.
• Bai, Y., B. Lin, Y. Wang, L. Wu, 2013, Corporate ownership, debt, and expropriation: Evidence from China, China Journal of Accounting Studies 1(1): 13-31.
• Wu, L., Y, Wang, W. Luo, P. Gillis, 2012, State ownership, tax status, and size effect of effective tax rate in China, Accounting and Business Research 42(2): 97-114.
• Xue, Y., H. Liang, L. Wu, 2011, Punishment, justice, and compliance in mandatory IT settings, Information Systems Research 22(2): 400-414.
• Liu, J., Y. Wang, L. Wu, 2011, The effect of guanxi on audit quality in China, Journal of Business Ethics 103(4): 621-638.
• Chen, S.K., B. Lin, Y. Wang, L. Wu, 2010, The frequency and magnitude of earnings management: Time series and multi-threshold comparisons in the U.S. market, International Review of Economics and Finance 19(4): 671-685.
• Yang, C., L. Wu, X. Bo, 2010, Career concern and tax preparer fraud, Annals of Economics and Finance 11(2): 355-379.
• Wu, L., H. Yue, 2009, Corporate tax, capital structure and the accessibility of bank loans: Evidence from China, Journal of Banking and Finance 33(1): 30-38.
• Wang, Y., L. Wu, Y. Yang, 2009, Does the stock market affect firm investment in China? A price informativeness perspective, Journal of Banking and Finance 33(1): 53-62.
• Wang, Y., S. K. Chen, B. Lin, L. Wu, 2008, The frequency and magnitude of earnings management in China, Applied Economics 40(24): 3213-3225.
• Chen, S. K., B. Lin, Y. Wang, L. Wu, 2008, Cross-listing, corporate governance and firm performance, Advances in Business and Management Forecasting 5: 19-46.
• Bai, Y., S. K. Chen, B. Lin, L. Wu, 2008, Firm performance, asset acquisition and the method of controlling rights transfer: Evidence from the Chinese market, International Review of Economics and Finance 17(1): 138-149.
• Wu, L., Y. Wang, B. Lin, C. Li, S. K. Chen, 2007, Local tax rebates, corporate tax burdens, and firm migration: Evidence from China, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 26(5): 555-583.
• Wu, L., 2006, Meeting international standards? China's accounting regulations and public company compliance, Harvard China Review 7(1): 87-96.