Accounting is losing popularity among college students, according to Dr. W. Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair at the Warrington College of Business. But for Knechel, it’s been the path to the career of a lifetime. Just a
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Read the latest news and research from University of Florida Warrington College of Business faculty, who are thought leaders in their respective fields and provide expert guidance in the classroom. Their research provides industry leaders and individuals with insights they can use in their careers and daily lives.
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Why Fraud—Yes, Fraud—Could Boost the Accounting Talent Pipeline
A new study from the University of Florida revealed how financial fraud can play a surprising role in the struggling accounting labor force. The study’s co-authors—Assistant Professor Robert Carnes and Deloitte Foundation Term Associate Professor Paul Madsen, along with University of
Warrington faculty named UF Research Foundation Professor
Dr. Liangfei Qiu, PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor at the Warrington College of Business, is one of 34 faculty members at the University of Florida to be named a UF Research Foundation (UFRF) Professor for 2023. The recognition goes to faculty who have
Faculty member honored for perpetuating alma mater’s core values
Dr. Brian Ray, director of the Poe Business Ethics Center, was awarded this year’s George and Mary Hood Award by Stetson University. The award is given in honor of the late Dr. George Hood, a professor, former dean of students
EPInc. – An AI-enabled Knowledge Diffusion Platform
As part of his collaboration with the RightWalk Foundation, Matherly Professor Anuj Kumar built the EPInc platform – an AI-based integrated knowledge diffusion platform for K-12 schools. This platform aims to create a uniform and higher overall educational production (cognitive
Accounting is facing a labor crisis. Could fraud be part of the solution?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The field of accounting is facing a labor crisis. From the high rates of baby boomer CPAs that are retiring to the 4% decline in the number of college graduates earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in
IPOs Of The Smallest Companies Post Astonishing Failure Rates, But Bankers Still Win
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story about credulous retail investors being the biggest losers, according to new research. Read more in this story from Forbes. [Subscription required.]
IPO market: Companies not finding interest they hoped for, analyst says
Recent IPO debuts from companies such as Instacart (CART), Arm Holdings (ARM), and Birkenstock (BIRK), have not delivered the performance many investors hoped for. University of Florida Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter joined Yahoo! Finance Live to discuss the IPO
Do financial incentives drive the voting behaviour of ESG funds?
In a new paper, Bank of America Assistant Professor of Finance Tao Li studies whether ESG funds trade the long-term sustainability of portfolio companies for greater short-term financial performance, focusing on how these funds vote on ESG proposals at shareholder
IPOs are out of fashion. Here’s what companies are doing instead.
After Kellogg’s separation into two companies, Intel and BlackBerry are planning their own deals. While the current deal landscape on Wall Street remains low on M&A, initial public offerings (IPOs), and other transactions, corporate spinoffs are chugging along. With companies
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