Linying (Jolynn) Zhou, Ph.D.

Teaching Interests

• Intermediate Accounting
• Financial Accounting

Research Interests

• Executive Incentives
• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Governance

 

Introduction

Dr. Jolynn Zhou is an Associate Professor of Accounting at CSUSM. Dr. Zhou’s teaching focuses on financial accounting classes. Currently she teaches Intermediate Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis. Prior to joining CSUSM, Dr. Zhou spent three years in Clarkson University as an Assistant Professor, where she taught various financial and managerial courses. She also taught Introductory Financial Accounting courses at University of Texas at Arlington, where she received her Ph.D. in Accounting. Dr. Zhou has a master’s degree in Accounting from Northwest University in China and a bachelor’s degree in Statistics from University of Science and Technology of China.

Dr. Zhou’s academic research focuses on managerial decision making in financial reporting, particularly on topics related with executive incentives and financial disclosure. She has published on numerous peer-reviewed academic journals such as Accounting Horizons and Journal of Business Ethics, among others. Dr. Zhou has made numerous academic conference presentations nationwide and co-authored a chapter in the book Corporate Fraud Exposed: A Comprehensive and Holistic Approach. In addition, she has served as an ad hoc referee for various academic journals and conferences.

Journal Publications

Marquez Illescas, G., and L. Zhou. (2022). CEO narcissism and properties of analysts’ forecasts. Accounting Horizons. Forthcoming.

Luo, Y., and L. Zhou. (2020). Textual tone in corporate financial disclosures: A survey of the literature. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 17(2), 101–110.

Marquez-Illescas, G., A. A. Zebedee, and L. Zhou. (2019). Hear me write: Does CEO narcissism affect disclosure? Journal of Business Ethics, 159(2), 401-417.

Luo, Y., and L. Zhou. (2019). Tone of earnings announcements in sin industries. Asian Review of Accounting, 27(2), 228-246.

DeBoskey, D. G., Y. Luo, and L. Zhou. (2019). CEO power, board oversight, and tone of earnings announcements. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 52(2), 657-680.

Luo, Y., L. Zhou. (2017). Managerial ability, tone of earnings announcement, and market return. Asian Review of Accounting, 25(4), 454-471.

Chang, C. J., Y. Luo, and L. Zhou. (2017). Audit deficiency and auditor workload: Evidence from PCAOB triennially inspected firms. Review of Accounting and Finance, 16(4), 478-496.

Book Chapter

Luo, Y., and L. Zhou. (2020). Satyam scandal. In H. Kent Baker, Lynnette Purda, and Samir Saadi (Eds), Corporate fraud exposed: A comprehensive and holistic approach (pp. 403 – 419). Emerald Publishing Limited.