Olena V. Watanabe
Doctoral Candidate
Accountancy
Trulaske College of Business
Office:
330 Cornell Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Office Hours:
By Appointment Only
Phone: (573) 882-9105
E-Mail: olenawatanabe@mail.missouri.edu
Olena Watanabe is a doctoral candidate in the School of Accountancy. Her research interests include international accounting, financial reporting and auditing. Prior to her admission to the program, Olena worked as a tax and audit services associate at Landers, Weiss and Co. in Columbia, Missouri. Olena is a member of the American Accounting Association and holds a CPA license in the state of Missouri. Outside the office she enjoys spending time with her baby daughter, traveling, camping, reading and cooking.
Work in progress
Auditor Choice and impairment of Assets (with Jere Francis and Sarah Stein)
Note: preliminary data analysis complete, in write-up and additional testing stage
Can Improvement in Financial Statement Comparability Influence Investment Efficiency?
Note: currently in data analysis stage
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Educational BackgroundB.S. Acct, University of Missouri (summa cum laude), 2007
M. Acct, University of Missouri, 2007
PhD in Accountancy expected May 2012
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Publications
Francis, J., Pinnuck,
M. and O. Watanabe. 2011. "Auditor Role in Implementing Financial
Statement Comparability." Working Paper, University of Missouri-Columbia
and University of Melbourne.
Watanabe, O. 2010.
"Accounting Conservatism, Incentive Compensation and Managerial
Risk-Taking Behavior." Working Paper, University of Missouri.
Khurana, I., Seavey, S., Watanabe, O., 2010. "IFRS and Firm Financing Decisions." Working paper, University of Missouri.