Tu Xu

Education

• 2013-2017 Nanyang Technological University, Ph.D. in Accounting
• 2009-2010 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Master of Science in Accounting
• 2005-2008 University of Hong Kong, BBA (Accounting and Finance)

Work Experience

• 2017-2021 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Assistant professor
• 2010-2011 KPMG Advisory (China) Limited Beijing, Valuation and modelling analyst
• 2008-2009 Deloitte Hong Kong, Auditor

Research Interests

Judgment and decision making of auditors, managers, and investors

Courses

Accounting research design, Auditing with Big Data, Accounting English

Selected Academic Articles

• Tan, H.-T., Xu, T. & Yu, Y. (2023). Language, Perceived Warmth, and Investors’ Reactions to Audit Committee Reports. Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming.
• Helikum, L. J., Tan, H.-T., & Xu, T. (2022). Causal Attribution, Benefits Sharing, and Earnings Management. Contemporary Accounting Research, 39(2): 893-916.
• Cao, T., Duh, R.-R., Tan, H.-T., & Xu, T. (2022). Enhancing Auditors’ Reliance on Data Analytics under Inspection Risk Using Fixed and Growth Mindsets. The Accounting Review, 97(3):131–153.
• Liu, W., Tan, H.-T., Xu, T., & Zhang. J. (2022). The Joint Effect of Presentation Format and Disclosure Balance on Investors’ Reactions to Sensitivity Disclosures of Hedging Instruments. Accounting Horizons, 36(3): 149-169.

Services & Awards

Other Appointments

• Mini-Track Chair of Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
• Editorial Board The International Journal of Accounting
• Reviewer of Accounting, Organizations & Society, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Honors and Awards

• "outstanding individual in social service" of RMBS （2022）
• "outstanding scientific research scholar" of RMBS (2022)
• "outstanding young scholar" of RUC (2021)