Liang Song, Ph.D., U.S. Permanent Resident March 10, 2015 Address: 2106 Hunters Ln., Houghton, MI, 49931, Tel: (518) 892-8098, Email: liangs@mtu.edu EDUCATION Ph.D., Management, Concentration in Accounting and Finance Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A. 09/2005-09/2009 M.S., Management Information Systems Fudan University, China 09/2001-07/2004 B.S., Management Information Systems Jilin University, China 09/1997-09/2001 Professional Training 2012 Audit Educators Boot Camp (Course given by the American Accounting Association, Chicago.) Forensic Accounting training Adrian Project (Course given by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, Chicago.) IDEA (Course given by the Audimation Services, Inc, Chicago.) Accounting Information Systems training SAP's Innovative Enterprise Solutions (Online course given by the opensap.) Mobile Solution Development for the Enterprise (Online course given by the opensap.) WORKING EXPERIENCE Academic Full-Time Assistant Professor of Accounting, Michigan Technological University 08/2011-Present Research Associate of Accounting and Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 09/2009-08/2011 Academic Part-Time/Visiting Visiting Scholar, Bank of Finland, Finland 08/2014-08/2014 Visiting Scholar, European Central Bank, Germany 03/2010-03/2010 Industry Experience IT Engineer, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, China 07/2004-08/2005 Implement and maintain SAP ERP 1
TEACHING INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE Teaching Interests Accounting Information Systems * Auditing * Financial Accounting * Managerial Accounting Teaching Experience Accounting Principle II (Managerial Accounting, undergraduate level) Spring 2015 Advanced Accounting Information Systems (Graduate level) Spring 2015 Accounting Principle II (Managerial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2014 Accounting Information Systems (Undergraduate level) Fall 2014 Managerial Accounting (Undergraduate level) Summer 2014 Financial Accounting (Undergraduate level) Summer 2014 Accounting Principle I (Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Spring 2014 Accounting Information Systems (Undergraduate level) Spring 2014 Accounting Principle I (Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2013 Advanced Accounting (Advanced Financial Accounting, Undergraduate level) Fall 2013 Accounting Principle I (Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Spring 2013 Accounting Information Systems (Undergraduate level) Spring 2013 Accounting Principle I (Section A, Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2012 Accounting Principle I (Section B, Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2012 Managerial Accounting (Undergraduate level) Summer 2012 Financial Accounting (Section A, Undergraduate level) Summer 2012 Financial Accounting (Section B, Undergraduate level) Summer 2012 Accounting Principle I (Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Spring 2012 Accounting Information Systems (Undergraduate level) Spring 2012 Accounting Principle I (Section B, Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2011 Accounting Principle I (Section C, Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2011 Auditing and Regulation Compliance (MBA level) Spring 2011 Accounting Information Systems (MBA level) Fall 2010 Managerial Finance (Undergraduate level) Spring 2010 Accounting For Decision Making (Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2009 Accounting For Decision Making (Financial Accounting, undergraduate level) Fall 2009 Financial Trading and Investing (MBA level, Trading Room Fellow) Spring 2009 Statistics and Operations Management I (MBA level) Fall 2008 Financial Trading and Investing (MBA level, Trading Room Fellow) Fall 2008 Options & Derivatives (MBA level) Fall 2006 RESEARCH INTERESTS AND PUBLICATIONS Research Interests Earnings Management * Audit Quality * Corporate Governance * Financial Institutions * Capital Markets 2
Select Refereed Journals (Author Names are Listed Alphabetically) Accounting Disclosure, Stock Price Synchronicity and Stock Crash Risk: An Emerging-market Perspective International Journal of Accounting and Information Management Forthcoming. What Determines Bank-Specific Variations in Bank Stock Returns? Global Evidence with B. Francis, I. Hasan, and B. Yeung, Journal of Financial Intermediation Forthcoming. Corporate Disclosure and Financing Arrangements: Evidence from Syndicated Loans in Emerging Markets with I. Hasan, M. S. Zhan, P. Zhang, and Z. G. Zhang, Asian Review of Accounting Forthcoming. Accounting Quality and Financing Arrangements in Emerging Economies International Journal of Accounting and Information Management Forthcoming. Public Disclosure and Bank Loan Contracting: Evidence from Emerging Markets with I. Hasan, Asian Review of Accounting 2014(22, 1) 2-19. Institutional Development and Stock Price Synchronicity: Evidence from China with I. Hasan and P. A. Wachtel, Journal of Comparative Economics 2014(42, 1) 92-108. Use of Video Clips in a Virtual Learning Environment of Accounting Information Systems Class - a Case Study with B. Z. Lu, Open Journal of Accounting 2013(2, 4) 107-109. Do Islamic Banks Employ Less Earnings Management? with M. Quttainah and Q. Wu, Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting 2013(24, 3) 203-233. Are Firm- and Country-Specific Governance Substitutes? Evidence from Financial Contracts in Emerging Markets with B. Francis and I. Hasan, Journal of Financial Research 2012(35, 3): 343-374. Corporate Governance and Dividend Payout Policy: A Test Using Antitakeover Legislation with B. Francis, I. Hasan, and K. John, Financial Management 2011(40): 83-112. Papers Under Review Accounting Quality and Financial Contracts: Evidence from Bank Loan Contracts in Emerging Markets with J. Tuoriniemi, revised submission, Pacific Accounting Review. Accounting Regulations, Stock Price Informativeness, and Stock Crash Risk: Evidence from Global Banking Industry with I. Hasan, D. Johnson, and A. Tarazi, under review, European Accounting Review. The Effects of Accounting Regulations on Stock Valuation and Volatility: Evidence from the Banking Industry under review, Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting. "Bank Accounting Disclosure, Information Content in Stock Prices and Stock Crash Risk", under review, Asian Review of Accounting. 3
Current Working Papers (To Be Submitted) The Contracting and Substitute Role of Accounting Information in Shaping Bank Loan Contracts. Borrower Characteristics, Accounting Disclosure and Bank Loan Syndicates. Real versus Accrual-based Earnings Management and the Market for Corporate Control with I. Hasan, M. Nandy, and M. Waisman. Auditor Characteristics and Earnings Management in the Banking Industry with I. Hasan and Y. H. Zhao. Does Audit Quality Affect Incorporation of Firm-Specific Information into Stock Prices with I. Hasan and Y. J. Zhao. SELECT CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND PRESENTATIONS Hanken School of Economics, Finland 2014 * The 26th annual American Taxation Association Midyear Meeting, USA, 2014 * East Lake International Forum for Outstanding Overseas Young Scholars, China, 2013 * American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, USA, 2013, 2010 * 2012 Audit Educators Boot Camp, USA, 2012 * Bi-annual Financial Market workshop at Fordham University, USA, 2012 * 2012 Forensic and Investigative Accounting Section Midyear Meeting, USA, 2012 * Workshop Issues in Banking and Governance" University of Limoges, France, 2011 * NYU Conference on Chinese Capital Market, USA, 2011 * The Moody's and NYU s Stern School of Business 5th Annual Credit Risk Conference, USA, 2008 Invited Presentations Hanken School of Economics, Finland, 2014 * BIT's 1st Global Innovation Economic Congress, China, 2014 * Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2013 * University of Limoges, France, 2011 Invited Discussions PhD Workshop in Corporate Governance, Hanken School of Economics, Finland, 2014 ACADEMIC SERVICES, AWARDS AND GRANTS Member of Editorial Board: Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal (11/2014-Present) Open Journal of Accounting (01/2013-03/2015) Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing (01/2013-01/2014) Associate Editor: Global Review of Accounting and Finance (10/2014-Present) Session Chair: 2013 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting 4
Select Journal and Conference Reviewer: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting * Financial Management * Pacific Review of Accounting * Asian Review of Accounting * Open Journal of Accounting * Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing * 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting * 2013 American Accounting Association IS Midyear Meeting Book Reviewer: Managerial Accounting for Undergraduates by Scott Hobson and Ted Christensen, Cambridge Business Publishers, 2014 Advanced Accounting 2e by Bob Halsey and Pat Hopkins, Cambridge Business Publishers, 2014 Research Awards: Semifinalist for the Best Paper Award in the Financial Institutions & Markets category at the 2011 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting in Denver, USA, 2011 Grants: The First International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets Travel Grant ($500), 2006 The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development Mini Grant for Instructional Improvement and Innovation ($500), 2011 Jackson Center for Learning and Teaching, Jackson Blended Learning Grant ($1000), 2013 The REF Scholarship & Creativity Grant (PI, $2000), 2014 The REF Scholarship & Creativity Grant (Co-PI, $4000), 2014 University and School Services 2014-2015 Assistant Director of MS Accounting Program Member of Research Committee Member of Accounting Search Committee Member of MS Accounting Program 2013-2014 Member of Research Committee Member of Accounting Search Committee 2012-2013 Member of Ad Hoc Accounting Committee Establish a new Master of Accountancy program and seek a AACSB accounting accreditation Faculty to walk with the students for spring commencement 2011-2012 Member of Ad Hoc Accounting Committee Establish a new Master of Accountancy program and seek a AACSB accounting accreditation REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST 5