Orhan Akisik
Senior Lecturer Accounting
Office: Isenberg N344
Tel: 413.577.2248
Academic Background
Education
Ph.D., Stuttgart University, 1989
M.A., Bogazici University, 1984
B.A., Bogazici University, 1982
Academic Appointments
Lecturer of Accounting, University of Massachusetts, 9/2005-Present
Research Interests
- Accounting Standards
- Accounting Regulation
- Audit Fees
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance
- Economic Growth
- Earnings Management
- Executive Compensation
- Financial Development
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Teaching Interests
- Accounting Theory
- Financial Reporting
- Management Accounting
- International Accounting
Selected Publications
“The Impact of Financial Development, IFRS, and Rule of Law on Foreign Investments: A Cross-Country Analysis”, International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 69, 2020, pp. 815-838.
"The Impact of Internal Control and Integrated Reports on Market Value" (with Graham Gal), Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2019, pp. 1227-1240.
“Integrated Reports, External Assurance and Financial Performance: An Empirical Analysis on North-American Firms” (with Graham Gal), Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2019, pp. 317-350.
“The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility and Internal Controls on Stakeholders’ View of the firm and financial performance” (with Graham Gal), Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2017, pp. 246-280.
“Accounting Regulation, Financial Development and Economic Growth”, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Vol. 49, No. 1 (January-February 2013), pp. 33-67.
