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AVISHEK BHANDARI
Assistant Professor

Office Location: Timothy J Hyland Hall 3431
Phone: (262) 472-2197
Email: bhandara@uww.edu
Department(s): Accounting

Awards

Name

Date

Sponsor

Description

AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow-

2016

American Accounting Association/Deloitte Foundation

Outstanding Research Assistant of the Year

2015

The Graduate and Professional Student Association at FAU

Rosalie Premuroso Scholarships

2015

The Accounting PhD Committee at FAU

Graduate Assistantship Award

2013

Florida Atlantic University

Graduate Assistantship Award

2012

Kent State University

Graduate Assistantship Award

2010

Bowling Green State University

Education

Degree

Major

School

Year

Ph.D. in Business Administration

Accounting

Florida Atlantic University

2017

Master of Science in Accounting

Accounting

Kent State University

2013

Master of Business Administration

Accounting

Bowling Green State University

2011

Bachelor in Business Administration

Finance

Apex College, Pokhara University

2008

Memberships

Name

Length of Membership

American Accounting Association

2014 - 2018

Golden Key International Honor Society

2016 - 2017

Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society

2016 - 2017

Conferences

Title

Co-Author(s)

Abstract

Related Party Transactions, Investments and External Financing

Mark Kohlbeck and Brian Mayhew

We investigate the association of related party transactions (RPTs) classified as tone and business with a firm’s capital allocation efficiency. We expect that opportunistic RPTs captured by our tone classification are associated with inefficiencies in c...

Firm Social Network, Information Transfer and Information Environment

I investigate whether a firm’s social network size (also known as social capital) impacts the quality of its information environment. The quality of firms’ information environments is important for the efficient allocation of resources within an economy. ...

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Analysts’ Behavior

Mark Kohlbeck

We investigate whether or not a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities influence analysts’ behavior. CSR is concerned with the impact of corporations’ present actions on the ecosystems, societies, and environments of the future and includ...

Corporate Social Responsibility and Capital Allocation Efficiency

David Javakhadze

We investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm-level capital allocation efficiency. Using seminal investment-Q framework, we provide evidence that CSR distorts investment sensitivity to Q. We further determine that ...

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Analysts’ Behavior

Mark Kohlbeck

Does CEO network size improve a firm’s information environment?

I examine whether the CEO network size is associated with firm’s information environment. Formed through current employment (CE), prior employment (PE), education (Ed), and other activities (OA), these connections facilitate certain value-creating financi...

Impact of Executive Inside Debt on Sell-Side Financial Analysts' Forecast Characteristics

Maya Thevenot ; Babak Mammadov

Debt-like compensation, referred to as inside debt, is prevalent in US firms and affects firm operating, investing and financial reporting activities. The amount of inside debt can be used to extract information that benefits analyst forecasting activitie...

Impact of Executive Inside Debt on Sell-Side Financial Analysts' Forecast Characteristics

Maya Thevenot ; Babak Mammadov

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Analysts’ Behavior

Dr. Mark Kohlbeck

All Publications

Title

Publisher

Type

Details

Date

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Analysts’ Behavior

Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Vol. Forthcoming

2018

Impact of Executive Inside Debt on Sell-Side Financial Analysts' Forecast Characteristics

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Vol. 51 Iss. 2 Pg. 283-315

2018

It Is Not Only What You Know, It Is Also Who You Know: CEO Network Connections, Audit Quality and Financial Reporting Quality

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Vol. 37 Iss. 2 Pg. 27-50

2018

Corporate Social Responsibility and Capital Allocation Efficiency

Journal of Corporate Finance

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Vol. 43 Pg. 354-377

April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2017

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AVISHEK BHANDARI Assistant Professor

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AVISHEK BHANDARI
Assistant Professor