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Flora Kuang

Associate Professor
Accounting
business & economics
business, finance
social sciences
corporate governance
executive-compensation
compensation
disclosure
impact
management
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Flora Kuang

 
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Business And Economics
 
Primary Interest
Social networks and social capital
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Yu (Flora) Kuang is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Melbourne. She earned her PhD in Accounting from Tilburg University.

She received her Research Master's degree in Accounting from the CentER graduate school, Tilburg University and a Bachelor's degree from Renmin University of China. She worked as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at VU University Amsterdam after PhD graduation and became tenured in 2014.

Flora serves on the leadership and staff team of Melbourne Centre for Corporate Governance and Regulation. She is a member of the Center of Asian Business and Economics (CABE).

Flora is an Associate Editor at the Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting (2017-). She is an ad-hoc reviewer for The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Management Science, Journal of Corporate Finance, The European Accounting Review, Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, Management Accounting Research etc. Flora has been awarded "Outstanding Reviewer" by Journal of Corporate Finance.

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Flora Kuang.

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Female representation on boards and CEO performance‐induced turnover: Evidence from Russia

Oksana Kim, Yu Flora Kuang, Bo Qin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Corporate Governance: An International Review

Abstract Research Question/Issue This study examines the influence of female board representation on CEO turnover and firm value. ..

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Does government report readability matter? Evidence from market reactions to AAERs

Yu Flora Kuang, Gladys Lee, Bo Qin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

We investigate whether market reactions to Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases (AAERs) of the U.S. Securities and Exchang..

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Whistleblowing Allegations, Audit Fees, and Internal Control Deficiencies

Yu Flora Kuang, Gladys Lee, Bo Qin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Contemporary Accounting Research

We investigate whether audit fees and auditors’ opinions on internal controls are associated with whistleblowing allegations exter..

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CFO social ties to non-CEO senior managers and financial restatements

Yu Kuang, Xiaotao Kelvin Liu, Bo Qin, Srikanth Paruchuri

Journal article  |  2020  |  Accounting and Business Research

In this study, we examine how a CFO’s social ties with non-CEO senior managers in the same firm affect the likelihood of financial..

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Can organizational identification mitigate the CEO horizon problem?

Like Jiang, Margaret Abernethy, Yu Kuang

Journal article  |  2019  |  Accounting, Organizations and Society

CEOs of retirement age are likely to exhibit a “horizon problem,” whereby they are reluctant to make decisions that are beneficial..

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The Relation between Strategy, CEO Selection, and Firm Performance

Y Kuang, MA Abernethy, B Qin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Contemporary Accounting Research

We examine whether a firm's strategic priorities influence its selection of a new CEO and what conditions enable such an appointme..

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Corporate fraud and external social connectedness of independent directors

Yu Flora Kuang, Gladys Lee

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Corporate Finance

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Does Obfuscating Excessive CEO Pay Work? The Influence of Remuneration Report Readability on Say-on-Pay Votes

R Hooghiemstra, Y KUANG, B Qin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Accounting and Business Research

This paper assesses whether reducing ‘readability’ is an effective obfuscation strategy for influencing the level of shareholder s..

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Do analysts impound information on CEO social connections in their stock recommendations?

B QIN, Y Kuang

Report  |  2016

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Say-on-Pay Votes: The Role of the Media

Reggy Hooghiemstra, Yu Flora Kuang, Bo Qin

Journal article  |  2015  |  European Accounting Review

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Keyword Analysis

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Religion and Ethics
Banking, Finance and Investment
Financial Services
Expanding Knowledge
Management and Productivity
Microeconomics
Business and Management

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2018

Best Paper Award, AFAANZ 2018, Auckland
2016

Faculty Research Grant, the University of Melbourne
2015

Dean’s Certificate for Research Excellence for 2015, the University of Melbourne

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Positions

Associate Professor

Accounting

Accounting And Finance Association Of Australia And New Zealand

AFAANZ

American Accounting Association Member

AAA

European Accounting Association Member

EAA

Education

Education

Ph.D. (Accounting)

Tilburg University

M.Sc. (Accounting)

Tilburg University

B.Sc. (Accounting)

Renmin University of China

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