George Lan, Ph.D.
Professor, Accounting
glan@uwindsor.ca
519-253-3000 ext. 3482
Office: OB 421
Education
- Ph.D. Queens, Kingston, ON, Canada, Accounting and Finance (Management Emphasis), 1991.
- M.S. Tulane University, New Orleans, Accounting and Finance, 1981.
- M.A. Smith College, Northampton, MA, Biological Sciences, 1979.
- B.A. Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, Biology and Mathematics, 1977.
Certifications
- CPA - Certified Professional Accountant - CPA Canada, 2014
- Certified General Accountant (CGA), CGA Association of Canada, 1997, Canada.
Research
- Business/Accounting ethics and earnings management
- Business education
- Board and auditor independence
- Corporate governance
- Earnings management and financial reporting
- Moral reasoning and personal values
Selected Publications
- Lan, G.; Zhang, H., Cao, J. & Bai, M. (2019). Moral reasoning of Chinease accounting students and practitioners. Asian Journal of Business Ethics, 8 (2), 155-171, http://doi.org/10.1007/s13520-019-00092-5.
- Lan, G. (2019). Personal values and value priorities of undergraduate Business students. Business & Professional Ethics Journal, 38 (2), 147-175, http://doi.org/10.5840/bpej201961879.
- Al-Hayale, T., Lan, G., & Sterling (Gowing), M. (2015). A Study of the values of Jordanian accounting and finance students. International Journal of Accounting and Finance, 5 (4), 291-306, http://doi.org/10.1504/IJAF.2015.076164.
- Sun, J., Lan, G., & Ma, Z. (2015). Investment opportunity set, board independence, and firm performance: The impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Managerial Finance, 40 (5), 454-468, http://doi.org/10.1108/MF-05-2013-0123.
- Lan, G., Sterling (Gowing), M., & Al-Hayale, T. (2015). The role of intent on accounting students' ethical attitudes towards earnings management. Journal of Academic Ethics, 13 (4), 345-362, http://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-015-9242-6.
- Sun, Y., Lan, G., & Liu, G. (2014). Independent audit committee characteristics and real earnings management. Managerial Auditing Journal, 29 (2), 153-172, http://doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-05-2013-0865.