YANG Dan

Education

• 2007-2011 Ph.D. in Accounting at University of Aberdeen, UK
• 2005-2007 Master in Accounting at Harbin Institute of Technology, China
• 2001-2005 Bachelor in Accounting at Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Work Experience

• 2011.11-- Assistant Professor at Beijng Normal University, China
• 2011.01-2011.11 Research faculty at ESSEC Business School, France

Research Interests

• IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• Accounting information quality
• Corporate governance
• Behavioral accounting

Courses Taught

• Auditing (bilingual) (Undergraduate)
• Accounting Principles ((bilingual) (Undergraduate)
• Corporate Finance (English) (Undergraduate)
• Frontier Issues in Accounting Research (Postgraduate)
• Corporate Finance (English) (MBA)
• Financial Statements Analysis (MBA)

Professional Societies/Activities

• Reviewer of Comparative Economic Studies;
• Reviewer of Journal of Management & Organization

Social Service/Work

• Adviser, Beijing Municipal Education Commission Project

Research Projects

• Project Leader, MOE (Ministry Of Education In China) Project Of Humanities And Social Sciences (Grant Number: 14YJC790149), 2014-2017;
• Project Leader, BDO China Shulun Pan Certified Public Accountants LLP Project, 2013-2014;
• Project Leader, The Fundamental Research Funds For The Central Universities (Grant Number: SKZZX2013036), 2014-2016;
• Task Leaders Of 2 National Social Science Funds, British Embassy SPF Project And EU Marie Curie Research Project;
• Team Members Of 2 National Natural Science Funds, National Social Science Funds, Beijing Social Science Funds.

Honors and Awards

• 2015.12 Best Paper Award, The 14th International Symposium On Accounting Research In China
• 2015.06 Adviser Of Best Postgraduate Dissertation, Beijing Normal University
• 2012.11 The 2nd Award, The 13th Teaching Competition Of Young Faculty At Beijing Normal University

Publications

Main Journal Articles

• YANG, D. Research On Voluntary Adoption Of IFRS By Unlisted Firms In Europe. Accounting Research (In Chinese), 2014, (7): 27-35;
• YANG, D. Exploring The Determinants Of Voluntary Adoption Of IFRS By Unlisted Firms——A Comparative Study Between The UK And Germany. China Journal Of Accounting Studies, 2014, 2 (2): 118-136;
• GAO, M., YANG, D. (CA), DU, W. Et Al. Classified Reform And Classified Governance Of The State-Owned Enterprises In China——An Investigation Based On Seven State-Owned Enterprises. Comparative Economic & Social Systems (In Chinese), 2014, (2): 19-34;
• YANG, D., GAO, M. Cross Listing And Improvement Of Information Disclosure——An Investigation Based On International Financing Motivation And Regulatory Environment. Modern Finance And Economics (In Chinese), 2014, (10): 55-69;
• ZHANG, K., YANG, D (CA). Directorate’s Gender Structure, Market Environment And Firm Performance. Journal Of Nanjing University (Philosophy. Humanities. Social Sciences) (In Chinese), 2013, (5): 42-52;
• YANG, D., ANDRE, P. Voluntary Choices And Adoption Of International Financial Reporting Standards: A Literature Review. Journal Of Accounting And Economics (In Chinese), 2013, (2): 19-28;
• YANG, D., ZHU, S. Financial Institution Ownership, Investors’ Expectation And Firm Value. Research On Economics And Management (In Chinese), 2016, (4);
• ZHU, S., YANG, D. Shareholding In Financial Institutions And Firms’ Investment Efficiency. Journal Of Nanjing Audit University (In Chinese), 2015, (3): 14-25;
• YANG, D., WANG, F., And DU, X. Empirical Research On Accounting Profits And Net Cash Flow Of Chinese Public Companies----Analysis Based On Profitability, Journal Of Modern Accounting And Auditing (USA Journal), Apr, 2006, 2(4): 31-36;
• WANG, F., SUN, N., ZENG, Z., And YANG, D. Profit Contribution Analysis Of Credit Card Customers Based On Activity-Based Costing, China-USA Business Review (USA Journal), 2007, 3(6): 40-49.

Books

• YANG, D. Fraudulent Financial Reporting And Corporate Governance In China’s Listed Companies. China Publishing Group. Jan 2016;
• GAO, M., ZHANG Z. And YANG, D. Report On Voluntary Information Disclosure Index Of China’s Listed Companies. Economic Science Publishing House. Nov 2014;
• GAO, M., YANG, D. And ZHANG P. Report On Information Disclosure Index Of China’s Listed Companies. Economic Science Publishing House. Dec 2012.

Conference Papers/Presentations

• ANDRE, P., WALTON, P. And YANG, D. Voluntary Adoption Of IFRS: A Study Of Determinants For UK Unlisted Firms. American Accounting Association (AAA) 2012 Conference, Washington D.C., USA;
• YANG, D., BUCKLAND, R. Fraudulent Financial Reporting In China: Consideration Of Timing Traits And Corporate Governance Mechanisms, China Journal Of Accounting Research 2010 Conference, Guangzhou, China;
• YANG, D., ZHU, S. Financial Institution Ownership, Investors’ Expectation And Firm Value. China Journal Of Accounting Research 2013 Conference, Guangzhou, China;
• YANG, D., GAO, M. Cross Listing And Improvement Of Information Disclosure——An Investigation Based On International Financing Motivation And Regulatory Environment. The 13th Forum Of Chinese Young Economic Academics. 2013. Beijing, China;
• GAO, M., YANG, D. (CA), DU, W. Et Al. Classified Reform And Classified Governance Of The State-Owned Enterprises In China——An Investigation Based On Seven State-Owned Enterprises. The 7th International Symposium On Corporate Governance. 2013. Tianjin, China;
• YANG, D., MA, J. And ZHAO, W. Accounting Standards Convergence, Timing Effect And Value Relevance. The 14th International Symposium On Accounting Research In China. 2015. Beijing, China;
• WANG, F., YANG, D. Empirical Research On Accounting Estimate Application’s Impact Of Earnings Management In Chinese Public Companies, Proceedings Of International Conference On Construction And Real Estate Management 2006 (Indexed By ISTP), Pp.1094-1099, Edited By Yaowu Wang. Orlando, FL.: China Architecture & Building Press;
• WANG, F., SUN, N. And YANG, D. Research On Performance Evaluation Of Supply Chain Management In Real Estate Companies, Proceedings Of International Conference On Construction And Real Estate Management 2007 (Indexed By ISTP And ISSHP), Edited By Yaowu Wang. Orlando, FL.: China Architecture & Building Press;
• YANG, D., BUCKLAND, R. Empirical Research On Market Effects Of Voluntary Accounting Policy Changes In Chinese Listed Companies, The 20th Asian-Pacific Conference On International Accounting Issues 2008, Paris, France.

Working Papers

• Yang, D., Jiao, H. * , Buckland, R. The Determinants of Financial Fraud in Chinese Firms: Do Corporate Governance Failures Matter?

Accepted Paper

• Jiao, H., Yang, D. * , Gao, M., Alon, I. The moderating effect of ownership on the relationship between entrepreneur ability and technological innovation: evidence from Chinese listed companies in an emerging economy. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (SSCI), forthcoming