DR. SHIMIN CHEN

May 2011

CURRENT POSITION

                                                                                                           

Professor of Accounting

China Europe International Business School

Shanghai, China, 201206

Tel. 86-21-2890-5616, Fax 86-21-2890-5620

E-mail: cshimin@ceibs.edu

 

 

EDUCATION

 

1992  Ph.D.     The University of Georgia, U.S.A.

                                    Major: Accounting

                                    Minor: Management Science and Information Technology

1985  MEcon. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

                                    Major: Accounting

1982  BEcon.  Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

                                    Major: Accounting

 

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

 

Certified Management Accountant, U.S.A.

 

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD

 

07 - 08             Associate Head, School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

05 - 07            Associate Professor of Accounting, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

04 – 05            Associate Professor of Accounting, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

02 - 04            Associate Professor of Accounting, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, U.S.A.

98 - 02            Associate Professor of Accounting, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

93 - 98             Professor of Accountancy, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

91 - 92             Associate Professor of Accountancy, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

87 - 91            Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, U.S.A.

85 - 86             Lecturer, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

 

 

 

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING

 

88 - 89             Accountant, Jimmy Christopher & Associates, Georgia, U.S.A.

 

 

CORPORATE BOARDS

 

Director and Audit Committee Member/Chairman:

China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group (Hong Kong)

Sun.King Power Electronics Group (Hong Kong)

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Co., Ltd (Shanghai)

Hangzhou Shunwang Technology Co., Ltd (Shenzhen)

 

 

JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS

 

Executive Editor

China Accounting and Finance Review

Editorial Board

The International Journal of Accounting

China Journal of Accounting Research

 

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

 

Awards

 

·         Distinguished Paper Award, 2009 Third Prize, Chinese Accounting Association, “Environmental Uncertainty, Dual Management Control Systems, and Firm Performance” with D. Wen and F. Pan.

·         Col. Jean M. Migliorino and Lt. Col. Phillip Piccione Award for Research Excellence, 2004, B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

·         Distinguished Paper Award, 2002 Second Prize, Chinese Accounting Association, “Accounting Reform and Quality of Accounting Information: Evidence from the Chinese Stock Market” with Y. Wang and Z. Sun.

·         Certificate of Merit of Teaching Excellence, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 2002

·         Distinguished Paper Award, 2000, 11th International Conference of Accounting Academics, Hong Kong, China, "Profitability Regulation, Earnings Management and Modified Audit Opinions: Evidence from China," with C. Chen and X. Su.

·         Distinguished Paper Award, 1998 Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Meeting, "Usefulness of Accounting Earnings, Residual Income and EVA: A Value-Relevance Perspective," with J. Dodd.

·         Researcher of the Year, 1994-1995, College of Business Administration, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

 

Research Grants

 

·         CEIBS, Research Grant, 2008

·         Joint PhD Supervision Scheme with Mainland Universities, 2007

·         RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant, 2006

·         School of Accounting and Finance Research Grant, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2006

·         Faculty of Business Research Grant, Lingnan University, 1999, 2001, 2004

·         Summer Research Award, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2003

·         Lingnan University Research Grant, 1999, 2000, 2001

·         Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Faculty Professional Development Grant, 1996, 1997, 1998

·         Summer Faculty Research Grant, Clarion University, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

·         Clarion University Foundation Research Grant, 1994

·         Pennsylvania Higher Education Minority Faculty Development Grant, 1994

 

 

TEACHING

 

Teaching in China – PhD Seminar, MBA, and Executive Education

·         EMBA Financial Accounting, China Europe International Business School

·         EMBA Earnings Management, China Europe International Business School

·         MBA Financial Accounting, China Europe International Business School

·         Doctoral Seminar on Management Accounting Research, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics and Nanjing University

·         Accounting for Managers, China MBA program, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

·         Accounting Theory, Master of Professional Accountancy China program, City University of Hong Kong

·         CFO Continuing Education Course, New PRC GAAP Strategic Seminar, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

·         Financial Executive Continuing Education Course, Strategic Cost Management, Shanghai National Institute of Accounting

·         CFO Continuing Education Course, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Shanghai National Institute of Accounting

 

Teaching in Hong Kong and the U.S.

·         Accounting for Executive                                     Graduate

·         Accounting for Managers                                     Graduate

·         MBA Managerial Accounting                              Graduate

·         Advanced Managerial/Cost Accounting              Graduate

·         Advanced Auditing                                              Graduate

·         Management Accounting Research Seminar        Graduate

·         Introductory Accounting Survey                          Undergraduate

·         Financial Accounting                                            Undergraduate

·         Managerial Accounting                                         Undergraduate

·         Intermediate Accounting                                      Undergraduate

·         Cost Accounting                                                   Undergraduate

·         Accounting Information Systems                         Undergraduate/Graduate

·         Advanced Cost Accounting                                 Undergraduate

 

 

RESEARCH

 
Publications in Referred Journals

 

·         “Government Intervention and Investment Efficiency: Evidence from China” with Z. Sun, S. Tang, and D. Wu, Journal of Corporate Finance, 17, 2011, 259-271.

·         “Client Importance, Institutional Improvements, and Audit Quality in China: An Office and Individual Auditor Level Analysis” with S. Sun and D. Wu, The Accounting Review, Vol. 85, No. 1, 2010, 127-158.

Ÿ  “Regulatory Incentives for Earnings Management through Asset Impairment Reversals in China” with Y. Wang and Z. Zhao, The Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2009, 589-620.

Ÿ  “An Empirical Examination of the Relationships among Environmental Uncertainty, Dual Management Control Systems, and Firm Performance” with D. Wen and F. Pan, Management World, 10, 2010, 102-114 (in Chinese).

Ÿ  “Methodological Issues in Accounting Research: Theories and Methods” (book review), The Journal of International Accounting Research, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2008, 331-335.

Ÿ  “Board Independence, Ownership Monitoring, and Financial Reporting Quality” with Y. Wang and L. Zhu, Accounting Research, Vol. 1, 2008: 55-62 (in Chinese).

Ÿ  DCF and Non-Financial Measures in Capital Budgeting: A Contingency Approach Analysis”, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Volume 20, No.1, 2008, 13-29.

Ÿ  “An Analysis of Auditing Environment and Modified Audit Opinions in China: Underlying Reasons and Lessons” with X. Su and Z. Wang, International Journal of Auditing, Volume 9, No.3, 2005, 165-185.

·         “The Impact of Standard-Setting on Relevance and Reliability of Accounting Information: Lower of Cost or Market Accounting Reforms in China” with Z. Yang and K. Rohrbach, Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, Volume 16, No. 3, 2005, 194-228.

·         “Evidence from China on Value-Relevance of Operating Income vs. Below-the-Line Items” with Y. Wang, The International Journal of Accounting, Volume 39, No. 4, 2004, 339-364.

·         “An Empirical Study of the Use of Payback Method: Opportunistic Behavior or Efficient Choice” with J. Dodd and Z. Zhu, The Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Volume 12, No. 4, 2004, 40-53.

·         “Incentives for and Consequences of Initial Voluntary Asset Write-Downs in the Emerging Chinese Market” with C. Chen, X. Su, and Y. Wang, Journal of International Accounting Research, 2004, Volume 3, No. 1: 43-61

·         “A Comparative Study of Foreign Direct Investment in India and China” with R. R. Yallapragada and K. Hsu, Clarion Business and Economic Review, 2004, Volume 4, No. 1: 7-16.

·         Market Efficiency, CAPM, and Value-Relevance of Earnings and EVA - A Reply to the Comment by Professor Paulo” with James L. Dodd, Journal of Managerial Issues, Winter 2002, Volume XIV No. 4: 507-512.

·         “Evidence from China on Whether Harmonized Accounting Standards Harmonize Accounting Practices” with Z. Sun and Y. Wang, Accounting Horizons, September 2002, Vol. 16 No. 3: 183-197.

·         “Economic Consequences of Accounting Regulations for Listed Companies in China: An Empirical Investigation” with Y. Wang and Z. Sun, China Accounting and Finance Review, 2001, Vol. 3, No. 4: 35-69.

·         “Profitability Regulation, Earnings Management and Modified Audit Opinions: Evidence from China” with C. Chen and X. Su, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2001, Vol. 20, No. 2: 9-30.

·         “Accounting Reform and Quality of Accounting Information: Evidence from the Chinese Stock Market” with Y. Wang and Z. Sun, Accounting Research, July 2001: 16-26 (in Chinese).

·         “An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Accounting Firm Ownership Structure Change on Auditor Independence” with Y. Wang, Auditing Research, 2001, No. 3, 2-9 (in Chinese).

·         “Is Accounting Information Value Relevant in the Emerging Chinese Market?” with C. Chen and X. Su, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing & Taxation, 10, 2001, 1-22.

·         “Operating Income, Residual Income, and EVA: Which Metric is More Value Relevant?” with James L. Dodd, Journal of Managerial Issues, Spring 2001, 65-86.

·         “EVA – A Rebuttal,” with D. Clinton, Strategic Finance, March 1999, 90-91.

·         "EVA and CFROI: Do New Performance Measures Measure Up?" with D. Clinton, Management Accounting, October 1998, 38-43.

·         "The Rise and Fall of Debit-Credit Bookkeeping in China: History and Analysis," Accounting Historians Journal, June 1998, Vol. 25, No. 1, 73-92.

·         "Economic Value Added," with J. Dodd, Arkansas Business & Economic Review, Winter 1997, Vol. 30, No. 4, 1-6.

·         "Economic Value Added: An Empirical Examination of a New Corporate Performance Measure," with James L. Dodd, Journal of Managerial Issues, Fall 1997, Vol.IX, No. 3, 318-333.

·         "EVA: A New Panacea?" with James L. Dodd, Business and Economics Review, Fall 1996, Vol.42, No. 4, 26-28.

·         "An Empirical Examination of Capital Budgeting Techniques: Impact of Investment Types and Firm Characteristics." The Engineering Economist, Winter 1995, 145-170.

·         "Management Compensation and Payback Method in Capital Budgeting: A Path Analysis," with Ron L. Clark, Accounting and Business Research, Spring 1994, 121-132.

 

Publications in Books

 

·         “Accounting in Hong Kong” in Asian Accounting Handbook, 1st Edition, published by Thomson Learning Asia, 2005, 51-100.

·         "Budgetary Unit Accounting" in Accounting and Auditing in the People's Republic of China, University of Texas at Dallas, 1987, 109-125.

 

Publications and/or Presentations in Conferences

 

·         “Accounting Standards, Reporting Incentives, and Conservative Financial Reporting in China” with F. Gul and D. Wu, European Accounting Association Annual Congress, April 2010, Rome.

·         “Political Connections and Investment Efficiency: Evidence from SOEs and Private Enterprises in China” with Z. Sun, S. Tang and D. Wu, Journal of Corporate Finance Special Conference on Emerging Markets, August 2009, Beijing.

·         “Evidence of Asset Impairment Reversals from China: Economic Reality or Earnings Management” with Y. Wang and Z. Zhao, 2008 Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance & KPMG Foundation Conference, September 2008, New York University, New York.

·         “Participation in Transfer Pricing: The Role of Affective and Cognitive Mechanisms” with F. Pan and Y. Wang, Chinese Accounting Association Annual Meeting, July 2008, Changsha, Hunan.

·         “Total Quality Management, Management Control Systems, and Organizational Performance in China” with F. Pan and D. Wen, International Conference on Accounting and Business, June 2008, Shanghai.

·         “Accounting Conservatism in Chinese Listed Firms: The Influence of Standards, Incentives, and Monitoring” with D. Wu., International Conference on Accounting Standards, October 2007, Shanghai.

·         “The Impact of Standard-Setting on Relevance and Reliability of Accounting Information: Lower of Cost or Market Accounting Reforms in China” with Z. Yang and K. Rohrbach, AAA Annual Meeting, August 2005, San Francisco, California.

·         “Perceived Usefulness of Annual Reports and Other Information: Evidence from Individual Investors in Hong Kong” with K. Hsu, AAA Annual Meeting, August 2005, San Francisco, California.

·         “Incentives for and Consequences of Initial Voluntary Asset Write-Downs in the Emerging Chinese Market” with C. Chen, S. Su, and Y. Wang, 2004 Symposium on China Accounting and Finance Research, June 2004, Hong Kong.

·         “Evidence from China on Value-Relevance of Operating Income vs. Below-the-Line Items” with Y. Wang, AAA International Accounting Section Mid-Year Meeting, January 2004, San Diego, California.

·         “An Empirical Study of the Use of Payback Method: Opportunistic Behavior vs. Efficient Choice” with J. Dodd and Z. Zhu, The American Academy of Accounting and Finance Annual Meeting, December 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana.

·         “Incentives for and Consequences of Initial Voluntary Asset Write-Downs in the Emerging Chinese Market” with C. Chen, S. Su, and Y. Wang, AAA Annual Meeting, August 2003, Honolulu, Hawaii.

·         “Financial and Nonfinancial Measures in Capital Budgeting: Three Approaches to Contingency Fit” AAA Annual Meeting, August 2002, San Antonio, TX and ABO Research Conference, October 2002, Dallas, TX.

·         "Why Do Companies Voluntarily Make Income Decreasing Accounting Choices? An Investigation of Initial Asset Write-downs in China" with C. Chen, S. Su, and Y. Wang, AAANZ Annual Meeting, July 2001, Auckland, New Zealand.

·         "Is the Harmonization of Accounting Standards Sufficient to Harmonize Accounting Practices? Evidence from China" with Z. Sun and Y. Wang, The 2nd CAFR Conference, May 2001, Beijing, China and Emerging Issues in International Accounting 2001 Conference, August 2001, Ontario, Canada.

·         “Profitability Regulation, Earnings Management and Modified Audit Opinions: Evidence from China” with C. Chen and X. Su, 2000 AAA Annual Meeting.

·         “Audit Qualifications in the Emerging Chinese Stock Market” with C. Chen and X. Su, AAA International Accounting Section Mid-Year Meeting, AAA, January 2000.

·         “Is Accounting Information Value Relevant in the Emerging Chinese Market?” with C. Chen and X. Su, The First CAFR Conference, June 1999 and The 1999 Chinese Accounting Professors Association Annual Conference, July 1999.

·         "Usefulness of Accounting Earnings, Residual Income and EVA: A Value Relevance Perspective," with James L. Dodd, AAA Annual Meeting, August 1998.

·         "EVA: Practice and Research," Fourth National Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Research Conference, AAA, May 1997.

·         "The Rise and Fall of Debit-Credit Bookkeeping in China: History and Analysis," ACME VI International Conference, August 1996.

·         "An Investigation of the Impact of Cultural Dimensions and Decision-Making in Ethical Dilemmas," with M. Roxas, J. Stoneback, and R. Federman, First Joint IAS/IAG International Accounting Conference, July 1996.

·         "A Non-Linear Relationship Between CEOs' Cash Compensation and Corporate Use of Payback: an Empirical Note," North-East AAA Meeting, April 1995.

·         "A Test of Random Walk Hypothesis in Shanghai Stock Market: Some Preliminary Evidence," with C.W. Yang and Y. Tang, ACME IV International Conference, August 1994.

·         An Empirical Comparison of Capital Budgeting Techniques by Different Types of Investments,” Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, April 1994.

·         "Opportunistic Behavior vs Efficient Choice: A Case of Payback Method Used in Capital Budgeting," Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, April 1993.

·         "Management Compensation and Payback Method in Capital Budgeting," Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, April 1992

 

 

SERVICE

 

Professional Services

 

·         Organizing Committee Member, International Symposium on Management Accounting Research, 2011, Shanghai

·         External PhD Thesis Examiner, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2011

·         Organizing Committee Member, China Accounting and Finance Review International Symposium, 2010, Shanghai

·         Organizing Committee Member, China Accounting and Finance Review International Symposium, 2009, Nanjing

·         External Academic Advisor, BBA (Hons) Accountancy & Law, City University of Hong Kong, 2007- present

·         External PhD Thesis Examiner, City University of Hong Kong, 2009

·         External PhD Thesis Examiner, The University of Malaya, 2009

·         Organizing Committee Member, International Symposium on Management Accounting Research in China and Overseas, 2008, Shanghai

·         External Mphil Thesis Examiner, City University of Hong Kong, 2006

·         External Thesis Assessor, Nanjing University, 2006

·         International Accounting Section 2004/2005 Annual Meeting Committee, American Accounting Association

·         International Accounting Section 2003/2004 Mid-Year Meeting Committee, American Accounting Association

·         International Member, Chinese Accounting, Finance and Business Research Unit, Cardiff Business School, The University of Wales, 2003-present

·         External Examiner, Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, City University of Hong Kong, 2002 – 2007

·         DBA Thesis Advisor, DBA Program, Lingnan University, Hong Kong and Curtin University of Technology, Australia, 2001 - 2006

·         External DBA Research Portfolio Examiner, University of South Australia, 2002

·         External Course Examiner, Open University of Hong Kong, 2000-2002

·         External Mphil Thesis Examiner, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2001

·         External Mphil Thesis Examiner, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2000

·         Panel Member, Validation Exercise Conducted by Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation for Shue Yan College's Bcom (Hons) in Accounting, 2000

·         Organizing Committee, The11th International Conference of Accounting Academics, jointly hosted by Lingnan University and Hong Kong Society of Accountants, 2000

·         Financial Advisor, China Trade Union, Lingnan University, 1998/1999

·         Ph.D. Thesis Co-supervisors, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 1999-present

·         External Panel Member, Ph.D. Thesis Defense, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 1999-present

·         Speaker, EVA Seminar, Northwest Keystone Chapter of IMA, PA, U.S.A., 1997

·         Clarion University Faculty Advisor, IMA Student Case Competition, 1995 - 1997

·         Board Member, Northwest Keystone Chapter of IMA, PA, U.S.A., 1991- 1995

 

Journal Review and Conference Participation Activities

 

·         Reviewer, The Accounting Review, 2011

·         Reviewer, European Accounting Review, 2010

·         Reviewer, Accounting and Business Research, 2009

·         Reviewer, The British Accounting Review, 2008

·         Reviewer, China Economic Review, 2008

·         Reviewer, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 2008

·         Reviewer, China Journal of Accounting Research, 2008

·         Discussant, The 1st China Journal of Accounting Research Symposium, 2007

·         Discussant, International Conference on Accounting Standards, 2007

·         Discussant, International Symposium on Auditing Issues in Transitional Economics, 2006

·         Reviewer, The International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2006

·         Discussant, Annual Academic Conference of Accounting Society of China, 2006

·         Discussant, International Conference on Theory and Practice of Management Accounting in China, 2006

·         Discussant, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics 2006 Symposium

·         Reviewer, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 2005 and 2006

·         Discussant, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics 2005 Symposium

·         Reviewer, The International Journal of Accounting, 2004

·         Reviewer, American Accounting Association 2004 Annual Meeting

·         Discussant, AAA International Accounting Section 2003/2004 Mid-Year Meeting

·         Reviewer, Advances in Behavioral Accounting Research, 2003

·         Reviewer, AAA International Accounting Section 2003/2004 Mid-Year Meeting

·         Reviewer, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, 2002 - 2005

·         Reviewer, China Accounting and Finance Review, 2000-2003

·         Reviewer, 11th International Conference of Accounting Academics, June 2000

·         Reviewer, Journal of Managerial Issues, 1999-2004

·         Reviewer, Advances in Behavioral Accounting Research, 1999

·         Reviewer, Accounting Historians Journal, 1998

·         Reviewer, Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, 1998

·         Reviewer, Advances in Behavioral Accounting Research, 1998 and 1999

·         Discussant, Fourth National ABO Section Research Conference, May 1997.

·         Reviewer, American Accounting Association National Meeting, August 1996

·         Discussant, ACME VI International Conference, August 1996

·         Reviewer, The Engineering Economics, 1995

·         Reviewer, Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, April 1995

·         Reviewer, Accounting and Business Research, 1994

·         Moderator and Discussant, Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, April 1994

·         Reviewer, Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, April 1992

·         Discussant, Mid-Atlantic AAA Meeting, April 1992