March 29, 2023
The fifth annual ARRG event returns
By Grace Faller, graduate student and Arthur MBA student
The College of Business (COB) and the Department of Accounting hosted their fifth annual Accounting Research Roundtable Gathering (ARRG) March 24, 2023. The event invites Ph.D. candidates from around the country to share their research from their accounting research dissertations and receive feedback from faculty. It also allows the COB to make new connections with the candidates, give them new perspectives, and show them ECU’s campus.
Dr. Amanda Peterson says ARRG not only helps stimulate research among faculty, but it is a great way to recruit possible candidates that might not have otherwise seen our campus.
“We kind of show them who we are, and we get to see who they are,” said Peterson. “It is really a great environment for sharing ideas.”
Devon Jefferson, a Ph.D. candidate from Virginia Commonwealth University, presented “How does subordinate auditors’ uncertainty-reducing proactive behaviors affect supervisory auditors’ review quality?” During her presentation, Jefferson received what she called invaluable feedback that will “progress that topic a bit more and being able to incorporate it (feedback) means everything.” About her visit to ECU’s campus, she added “The people are so welcoming, it kind of feels like home.”
One of the COB’s own, teaching instructor and Arthur School MSA graduate Rachel Brassine, is a Doctor of Business Administration candidate at Marshall University. She participated in the event and presented research from her dissertation on “The impact of CSR-linked incentive compensation on real earnings management.”
Other presenters included:
- Alisha Blush, Louisiana State University
- Wanying Jiang, Louisiana State University
- Jeremy Richardson, Texas Tech University
Since its inception, the annual event has brought more than 25 candidates to campus.
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