Accounting & Information Management
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The Department of Accounting and Information Management produces top-tier research in the areas of audit, corporate governance, financial reporting, information management and taxation.
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Lauren Cunningham
A study, by Lauren M. Cunningham of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, found that audit firms are rarely rejected when auditor ratification ballets are included in proxy materials sent annually to shareholders.
Proxy advisors seen adding little value in vetting audit firms
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Faculty Research: Lauren Cunningham
Lauren Cunningham, assistant professor of Accounting and Information Management, is researching the effect on audit quality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s decision to begin requiring audit partners be named publically.
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The Department of Accounting and Information Management faculty produces top-tier research in the areas of audit, corporate governance, financial reporting, information management and taxation.
New Research Shows Danger to CEOs when Firms Overpay, or Underpay, Taxes
James Chyz established a correlation between CEO turnover and whether firms pay more, or less, taxes than their peers.