Accounting and Auditing in Corporate Governance

Workshop arranged by Center for Corporate Governance and LEFIC

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 09:00 to 13:00

Workshop arranged by Center for Corporate Governance and LEFIC.

The objective of the workshop is to bring academics and practitioners in accounting, finance and law together to discuss academic work within the Centers on the contribution of accounting rules and auditing practices to effective corporate governance. Attributes of accounting standards and auditing practices in the USA and Europe are compared. Results from a number of PhD student projects will be presented and discussed.

Program

9–9:45

Steen Thomsen, CCG, and Clas Wihlborg, LEFIC, “Overview of Projects and Issues”.

9:45-10:30

Sabrina Auci and Elena D’Agosto, University of Rome, Tor Vergata and LEFIC, “Auditing Rules and Corporate Performance in Europe and the USA”.

10:30-11

Coffee

11-11:45

Maria Risberg, University of Göteborg, “Is Bad News Good News? Accounting and Disclosure in Corporate Performance”.

11:45-12:30

Alex Penvern, CCG, “To Expense or Not to Expense: the Accounting Treatment of Stock Options”.

12:30-13

General Discussion

Please contact Jill Archer at LEFIC for more information:

ejma.fi@cbs.dk

Tel 3815 3620

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