Derrald Stice | Accounting | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Derrald Stice | Accounting | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Derrald Stice, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Prof. Derrald Stice is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) since 2019. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of North Carolina. His research interests include debt contracting, auditing, and firm innovation. Prof. Stice has published in top journals like Journal of Accounting and Economics and Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. He has taught various MBA and MAcc courses at HKU and HKUST, earning numerous teaching awards. He serves on editorial boards and is an academic trainer for Goldman Sachs. 📈🌍

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🎓 Academic Qualifications

Prof. Derrald Stice holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School, where he studied from August 2006 to May 2011. 🧠📊 His doctoral research equipped him with advanced expertise in accounting theory and financial reporting. Prior to that, he completed his B.Sc. in Accounting with a minor in Economics at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management in Provo, Utah, from September 1999 to April 2006. 📘📈 His strong educational foundation reflects a commitment to academic excellence and a passion for business and economic analysis. 🎓💼

🎓 Teaching Experience

Prof. Derrald Stice has extensive teaching experience in financial and managerial accounting across top institutions. 📘 At the University of Hong Kong, he teaches courses such as Accounting for Business Decisions in the IMBA program, consistently earning top evaluations (e.g., 95.3/100, 94.5/100). 🌟 He also teaches Financial Accounting and Decision Making in the MBA program (97.9/100) and Advanced Managerial Decision-Making in the MAcc program (100/100). 📊 At HKUST, he taught various accounting courses at undergraduate, MSc, and MBA levels—including programs in Saudi Arabia. 🧑‍🏫 His teaching career began at UNC Chapel Hill and BYU. 📚

🏅 Honours and Awards

Prof. Derrald Stice has been consistently recognized for his outstanding teaching and academic excellence. 🌟 He was awarded the IMBA Teaching Award in 2021 by HKU-Fudan University 🎓 and received the Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence at HKUST in 2015. 🏆 He was also named among the Best 10 Lecturers on Campus at HKUST in 2012, a testament to his engaging teaching style and impact on students. 📘 Additionally, from 2012 to 2018, he earned repeated recognition through the Dean’s Letter of Teaching Recognition at HKUST, reflecting his sustained excellence in academia. 🎖️📚

🔬 Research Interests

Prof. Derrald Stice’s research primarily explores the intersection of accounting and financial decision-making. 📊 He focuses on how accounting information is used in debt contracting, examining its role in reducing information asymmetry between lenders and borrowers. 💼💵 His work also delves into auditing practices, analyzing how audit quality impacts financial transparency and investor confidence. ✅📘 Additionally, he investigates the relationship between accounting practices and firm innovation, assessing how financial reporting influences companies’ strategic innovation decisions. 💡🏢 His research contributes to a deeper understanding of the vital role accounting plays in corporate governance and economic development. 📈🔍

Publication Top Notes

  • 📘 The information role of audit opinions in debt contracting – 274 citations 📊, 2016 📅

  • 📘 The effect of bank monitoring on public bond terms – 69 citations 📊, 2019 📅

  • 📰 Stop the presses! Firm responses to newspaper closures – 39 citations 📊, 2021 📅

  • 💸 Cash flow problems can kill profitable companies – 30 citations 📊, 2017 📅

  • 🧾 Do banks care about analysts’ forecasts in loan contracts? – 26 citations 📊, 2018 📅

  • 🔍 Individual auditor quality and audit outcomes – 24 citations 📊, 2022 📅

  • ⚖️ Market response to implied debt covenant violations – 18 citations 📊, 2018 📅

  • 💡 Firm innovation and covenant tightness – 13 citations 📊, 2022 📅

  • 🧮 Teaching operating cash flow – 13 citations 📊, 2019 📅

  • 📝 Supply‐side determinants of debt covenant inclusion – 12 citations 📊, 2022 📅

Zainul Kisman | Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Zainul Kisman | Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Zainul Kisman, Universitas Trilogi, Indonesia

Dr. Zainul Kisman is a dedicated lecturer in Management at Universitas Trilogi, Jakarta, since 1988. He earned his Doctorate in Management from Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, in December 2015. With a strong focus on educational innovation, Dr. Kisman’s research includes the study titled “Information and Communication Technology Utilization Effectiveness in Distance Education Systems,” published in the International Journal of Engineering Business Management in 2020. His work contributes to enhancing the effectiveness of distance education, showcasing his commitment to advancing management practices in an increasingly digital world. 📚💻

 

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Educational Background

Dr. Zainul Kisman earned his Doctorate in Management from Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, in December 2015. His educational qualifications reflect a strong foundation in management principles, which is critical for his research focus.

Professional Experience

Since January 1988, Dr. Kisman has served as a Lecturer at Universitas Trilogi in Jakarta. His extensive teaching experience indicates a commitment to education and knowledge dissemination, which is valuable in academia. His long tenure suggests stability and expertise in his field.

Research Focus📊📚

Dr. Zainul Kisman’s research primarily focuses on financial management, investment analysis, and the effectiveness of financial models in predicting stock performance. His notable works include studies on the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), as well as the disappearing dividend phenomenon in Indonesian markets. He also explores the utilization of information and communication technology in distance education systems, emphasizing its impact on learning outcomes. Additionally, his work covers credit growth, financial distress prediction, and factors influencing dividend policies, reflecting a strong interest in economic and business dynamics within Indonesia. 💼💡

 

Conclusion

Dr. Zainul Kisman’s combination of educational qualifications, extensive teaching experience, and research contributions makes him a suitable candidate for the Best Researcher Award. His work not only contributes to academic literature but also has practical implications for the effectiveness of distance education systems, which is increasingly relevant in today’s educational landscape. His research in this area aligns well with the goals of promoting innovative practices in education, further strengthening his candidacy for the award.

Publication Top Notes  

  • The Validity of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) in Predicting the Return of Stocks in Indonesia Stock Exchange – Cited by: 229 – Year: 2015 📈
  • Model for overcoming decline in credit growth (case study of Indonesia with time series data 2012M1-2016M12) – Cited by: 166 – Year: 2017 📉
  • Disappearing Dividend Phenomenon: A Review of Theories and Evidence – Cited by: 147 – Year: 2016 📉
  • How to predict financial distress in the wholesale sector: Lesson from Indonesian Stock Exchange – Cited by: 142 – Year: 2019 📊
  • Information and communication technology utilization effectiveness in distance education systems – Cited by: 112 – Year: 2020 💻
  • Investment decisions: The results of knowledge, income, and self-control – Cited by: 53 – Year: 2021 💡
  • Dampak pelaksanaan merdeka belajar kampus merdeka di Universitas Trilogi (studi kasus: Prodi Manajemen) – Cited by: 29 – Year: 2022 🎓
  • Budget absorption performance in financial education and training agency – Cited by: 20 – Year: 2020 📊
  • Design mobile application for health consultation during pandemic Covid 19 – Cited by: 15 – Year: 2020 📱
  • The solution to overcome the disappearing dividend phenomenon: Learning from the experience of the Indonesia Stock Exchange – Cited by: 11 – Year: 2020 📉