Lianzan Xu, Ph.D.
Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business
Professor: Accounting and Law

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Professional Degrees:

• Ph.D. - Business Administration (Accounting), the University of Kentucky, 1996
• M.B.A. - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992
• M.A. - English, Xiamen (Amoy) University, China, 1981
  B.A. - English, Fujian Second Teachers' College, China, 1968

• Visiting Associate Professor, Syracuse University (Utica College), 1989-1990
• Associate Professor, Xiamen (Amoy) University, China, 1987-1989
• Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Xiamen (Amoy) University, China, 1979-1987
  

Primary Research Interests:

• The Relationship between Financial Statement Information, Earnings, and Stock Prices

• (2006) "Price-to-Earnings Multiples and Mergers and Acquisitions," with F. Cai, Competitiveness Review , Vol. 16 (1), pp. 32-37
• (2006) “Will Investors Profit By Following The Stock Recommendations Published in Barron’s”, with F. Cai, Journal of Business & Economics Research, Vol. 4 (3), pp. 69-77
• (2005) "Book Value, Industry Group, and Equity Valuation”, with F. Cai et al, Competition Forum, Vol. 3(2), pp. 484-489
• (2005) "The Valuation Of High-Tech "New Economy" Companies,” with F. Cai, Journal of Global Competitiveness, Vol. 13 (1&2), pp. 1-8
• (2004) "Economic Growth And FDI In China,” with F. Cai, International Business & Economics Research Journal, Vol. 3 (5), pp. 15-22
• (2004) “Purchase Vs. Pooling And The Information Content Of Earnings And Amortization,” with S. Nassiripour & J.K. Yun, in Jess Boronico (ed.) COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES, pp. 107–117, Whittier Publications, Inc., NY
• (2003) "Financial Statement Analysis and Beta and Size Effect," International Journal of Commerce and Management, Vol.13 (1), pp. 103-122
• (2003) "Do Chinese Stock Markets React to the Newspaper Recommendation ," with F. Cai & C.K. Leung, Journal of Business & Economics Research, Vol. 1 (3), pp. 37-45
• (2002) "Business Combination and Earnings Before Amortization," with S. Nassiripour, Journal of Global Competitiveness, Vol. 10(1), pp. 270-281
• (2002) "Negative Earnings and Equity Valuation," with F. Cai & C.K. Leung, Global Business & Economics Review-Anthology 2002, pp. 56-64

• ACCT211: Financial Accounting
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• ACCT212: Managerial Accounting
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• ACCT420: Advanced Accounting I
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• ACCT430: Advanced Accounting II
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• ACCT720: Financial Accounting & Reporting II
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• ACCT760/FIN 760: Financial Analysis and Decisions
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