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Orhan Akisik

Senior Lecturer II

Accounting
Dr. Orhan Akisik is a senior lecturer in accounting at the Isenberg School of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from Stuttgart University in Germany. Dr. Akisik teaches intermediate financial accounting an

Dr. Orhan Akisik is a senior lecturer in accounting at the Isenberg School of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from Stuttgart University in Germany. Dr. Akisik teaches intermediate financial accounting and cost accounting courses. He previously taught at Boston College (2001-2012) and was granted the title ‘‘associate professor in accounting and finance’’ by the Turkish Higher Education Council in 2006. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Review of Accounting and Finance, Research in Accounting in Emerging Markets, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, The International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, Journal of Management Control, Emerging Markets Review, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, and the International Review of Economics and Finance. 

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
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Economic Growth
Financial Development
Foreign Investment

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
Masters
  • Contemporary & Emerging Issues
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting

Selected Publications

“Financial Globalization, Global Accounting Standards, and Economic Growth” (with Graham Gal and Silvia Triani), International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 103, October, 2025, 104543.

“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.