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Zhan Gao

Academic

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Accounting, Finance, Governance and Banking
  • Corporate Governance and Auditing
Type of address: Postal address.
The Management School
LA1 4YX
Lancaster

Email: z.gao@lancaster.ac.uk

Phone: +44 1524 593151

Research outputs

Does Company Reputation Matter for Voluntary Disclosure Quality? Evidence from Management Earnings Forecasts

Cao, Y., Gao, Z., Myers, L. & Omar, T., 31/12/2024, In: Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 48, 6, 107259.

Statement of Cash Flows and Related Matters: Academic literature review

Gao, Z. & Simpson, A., 30/09/2024, IFRS.

Under watchful eyes: Analyst site visits and firm earnings management

Gao, Z., Quan, X. & Xv, X., 31/10/2022, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 83, 16 p., 102269.

The Informativeness of U.S. Banks’ Statements of Cash Flows

Gao, Z., Li, W. & O'Hanlon, J. F., 1/12/2019, In: Journal of Accounting Literature. 43, p. 1-18 18 p.

Can A Hybrid Method Improve Equity Valuation? An Empirical Evaluation of the Ohlson and Johannesson (2016) Model

Gao, Z., Myers, J., Myers, L. & Wu, W.-T., 1/11/2019, In: The Accounting Review. 94, 6, p. 227-252 6 p.

Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: theory and evidence

Evans III, J. H., Gao, Z., Hwang, Y. & Wu, W.-T., 1/03/2018, In: The Accounting Review. 93, 2, p. 161-190 30 p.

Contractual features of CEO performance-vested equity compensation

Gao, Z., Hwang, Y. & Wu, W.-T., 12/2017, In: Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics . 13, 3, p. 282-303 22 p.

Family influence and R&D investments in transition economies: reconciling behavioral and institutional views

De Massis, A., Gao, Z., Huang, Q. & Kotlar, J., 2015, (Unpublished).

On the valuation of tax expense

Gao, Z., Givoly, D. & Laux, R., 2015, (Unpublished).

Predicting long-term earnings growth from multiple information sources

Gao, Z. & Wu, W.-T., 03/2014, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 32, p. 71-84 14 p.

Dividend policy irrelevancy and the construct of earnings

Gao, Z., Ohlson, J. & Ostaszewski, A., 06/2013, In: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. 40, 5-6, p. 673-694 22 p.

Value-at-risk disclosure and cost of equity capital

Gao, Z. & Chen, H., 2010, In: Global Economy and Finance Journal. 3, 2, p. 61-75 15 p.

Earnings, earnings growth and value

Ohlson, J. & Gao, Z., 2006, Hanover: Now Publishers. 77 p.

Activities

2023 Journal of Business Finance & Accounting Conference

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

05/2023

European Accounting Association Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Chair)

05/2023

Research seminar

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

08/2022

Workshop on Accounting and Economics

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

07/2022

2021 Journal of Business Finance & Accounting Conference (online)

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

05/2021

Research seminar (online)

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2021

Discussion (online)

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2020

Research seminar

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2020

European Accounting Association Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2019

Research seminar

Gao, Z. (Invited speaker)

2019

Can a hybrid method improve equity valuation? An empirical evaluation of the Ohlson and Johannesson (2016) Model

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

24/12/2018

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance (JAAF) Conference

Gao, Z. (Chair)

25/06/2018

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

15/03/2018 → 15/01/2019

European Journal of Finance (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

15/01/2018 → 1/11/2018

Bristol University

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2018

Burton Accounting Conference on Columbia University

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2018

European Accounting Association Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2018

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2018

Can a hybrid method improve equity valuation? An empirical evaluation of the Ohlson and Johannesson (2016) Model

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

22/11/2017

40th EAA Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

10/05/2017

Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics Annual Symposium

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2017

Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: Theory and practice

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

10/11/2016

Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: Theory and practice

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

23/09/2016

39th EAA Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

11/05/2016

University of Pittsburgh

Gao, Z. (Visiting researcher)

15/01/2016 → 15/04/2016

China-Europe International Business School

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2016

European Accounting Association Annual Conference

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2016

European Accounting Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2016

University of Pittsburg

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2016

Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

9/11/2015

British Accounting Review (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

27/04/2015 → 3/07/2015

Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2015

Pennsylvania State University Accounting Research Conference

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2015

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

20/12/2014 → 19/02/2015

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

1/11/2014 → 15/12/2014

Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: Theory and practice

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

15/10/2014

2014 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

2/08/2014 → 6/08/2014

2014 European Accounting Association Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

21/05/2014 → 23/05/2014

International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

10/05/2014

Accounting and Business Research (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

1/02/2014 → 1/04/2014

British Accounting Review (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

1/12/2013 → 1/02/2014

2012 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

4/08/2012

European Accounting Review (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

25/05/2012 → 5/07/2012

2012 Journal of Business Accounting and Finance Conference (Frankfurt, Germany)

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

24/05/2012 → 25/05/2012

2012 European Accounting Association Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

9/05/2012 → 11/05/2012

European Accounting Review (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

15/01/2012 → 15/02/2012

South-Western Cengage Learning (Publisher)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

2012

2011 Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance Conference

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

4/11/2011 → 5/11/2011

2010 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

3/08/2010

2010 European Accounting Association Annual Congress

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

20/05/2010

2010 British Accounting Association Annual Conference

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

1/04/2010

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (Journal)

Gao, Z. (Peer reviewer)

15/03/2010 → 1/10/2010

2009 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting

Gao, Z. (Speaker)

4/08/2009

Projects

Contractual features of performance-vested executive equity compensation

Gao, Z. (Principal Investigator), Hwang, Y. (Principal Investigator) & Wu, W.-T. (Principal Investigator)

1/07/08 → 1/05/12

Dividend policy irrelevancy and the construct of earnings

Gao, Z. (Principal Investigator), Ohlson, J. (Principal Investigator) & Ostaszewski, A. (Principal Investigator)

1/06/06 → 1/01/08

Expected earnings growth, stock valuation, and investor sentiment

Gao, Z. (Principal Investigator)

1/01/06 → 15/05/10

Predicting long-term earnings growth from multiple information sources

Gao, Z. (Principal Investigator) & Wu, W.-T. (Principal Investigator)

1/05/08 → 15/10/12

R&D Investments by Chinese Private Firms

De Massis, A. (Principal Investigator), Gao, Z. (Principal Investigator), Huang, Q. (Principal Investigator) & Kotlar, J. (Principal Investigator)

1/11/14 → 1/12/14

Understanding Tax Expenses

Gao, Z. (Principal Investigator) & Laux, R. (Principal Investigator)

1/07/11 → 1/07/13