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Kenneth W. Zheng

Assistant Professor
Accounting and Law Department

Education

PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
MS, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
BA, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, China

Vita [PDF]

Research Interests

• Corporate governance
• Executive compensation
• Accounting quality and disclosures
• Accounting-based valuation models

Teaching Interests

• Financial accounting 
• Management accounting
• Financial statement analysis

Selected Working Papers

“Clawback Provision of SOX, Financial Misstatements, and CEO Compensation Structure,” with Ashiq Ali
“Macroeconomic Conditions and the Relative Valuation Roles of Book Values and Earnings”

Awards, Grants and Honors

• AAA-Deloitte-J Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Lake Tahoe, 2009 
• Seldon Leavell Scholarship, 2009 
• Wells Fargo General Scholarship, 2009 
• Graduate Student Scholarship, 2006-present 
• Minnie K. Patton Scholarship, 2008 
• UT Dallas Recycling Scholarship, 2007 
• Alumni Scholarship, 2007 
• SWUFE Scholarship, 1995-97

Professional Affiliations

• American Accounting Association, 2007-present 
• American Finance Association, 2008-present

Industry Experience

• Rug Doctor, L. P., Plano, TX, Cost Accountant, 2004-06 
• The C-SALT Center, China, Founder and Director, 2000-03