The 3rd TJAR CONFERENCE in Kyoto


The 3rd International Conference of
THE JAPANESE ACCOUNTING REVIEW in Kyoto
November 9, 2012
Organized by Kobe University, Kyoto University, and Doshisha University


SPEAKER INFORMATION

Professor Philip Brown will be the keynote speaker for the Conference. He is currently a professor of accounting and finance at the University of New South Wales. Capital markets-based research in accounting was pioneered by Professor Brown and his colleagues in the 1960s.

REGISTRATION FEE

No registration fee will be charged.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

Download the PDF Conference Program here.

PROGRAM (Japan Standard Time)

REGISTRATION FEE

No registration fee will be charged.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

Conference Program

Time Program
12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Conference Room A
REGISTRATION
12:50 - 1:00 p.m. Conference Room A
OPENING CEREMONY
     Hidetoshi YAMAJI, Kobe University, TJAR Editor in Chief
     Terumi TAKITA, Doshisha University
 1:00 - 2:20 p.m. Conference Room A
FIRST PLENARY SESSION
Moderator
Yasuhiro OHTA, Keio Business School
 1:00 - 1:40 p.m.
Speaker
Jeffrey NG, Singapore Management University
Title
Management Earnings Guidance and Stock Price Crash Risk
Discussant
Tatsushi YAMAMOTO, Osaka University
 1:40 - 2:20 p.m.
Speaker
Cameron TRUONG, Monash University
Title
Executive Compensation Portfolio Sensitivities and the Cost of Equity Capital
Discussant
Atsushi SHIIBA, Osaka University
 2:20 - 2:35 p.m. Conference Room A
COFFEE BREAK
 2:35 - 4:05 p.m. Conference Room A
CONCURRENT SESSION A
Moderator
Yasuhiro OHTA, Keio Business School
 2:35 - 3:05 p.m.
Speaker
James ROUTLEDGE, Bond University
Title
Corporate Governance and the Quality of Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosures
Discussant
Kimitaka NISHITANI, Kobe University
 3:05 - 3:35 p.m.
Speaker
Leon WONG, University of New South Wales
Title
The Usefulness of Other Comprehensive Income Items in Japan
Discussant
Tadanori YOSANO, Kobe University
 3:35 - 4:05 p.m.
Speaker
Derrald STICE, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Title
Qualified Audit Opinions and Debt Contracting
Discussant
Tomomi TAKADA, Kobe University
 2:35 - 4:05 p.m. KMB211
CONCURRENT SESSION B
Moderator
Yoshinao MATSUMOTO, Kansai University
 2:35 - 3:05 p.m.
Speaker
Yossi DIANTIMALA, Syiah Kuala University
Title
Could Indonesian SFAS 50 and 55 (Revised 2006) Reduce Earnings Management of Commercial Banks in Indonesia?
Discussant
Fumihiko KIMURA, Tohoku University
 3:05 - 3:35 p.m.
Speaker
Ting-Kai CHOU, National Chung Cheng University
Title
Managerial Ability, Analyst Recommendations, and Price Informativeness
Discussant
Koji OTA, Kansai University
 3:35 - 4:05 p.m.
Speaker
Satoshi TAGUCHI, Doshisha University
Title
Economic Consequences of Global Accounting Convergence: An Experimental Study
Discussant
Hironori FUKUKAWA, Hitotsubashi University
 4:05 - 4:20 p.m. Conference Room A
COFFEE BREAK
 4:20 - 5:50 p.m. Conference Room A
SECOND PLENARY SESSION
Moderator
Eiko TSUJIYAMA, Waseda University
 4:20 - 5:05 p.m.
Speaker
Yuri BIONDI, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Title
Financial Accounting and the Formation of Share Market Prices: A Theoretical Analysis through Experiment and Simulation
Related Works from SSRN (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3)
 5:05 - 5:50 p.m.
Speaker
Philip BROWN, University of New South Wales
Title
Some Observations on Research into the Benefits to Nations of Adopting IFRS ( Digest Slides)
 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. SECOND HOUSE will
AFTER SESSION

ON-LINE REGISTRATION

The last date for registration to attend the Conference is Friday, October 12th. The participants are kindly requested to register as soon as possible and preferably no later than this date. On-line registration can be made from the following address: https://www.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp/tjar/conference/3rd/registration/registration.php

AFTER SESSION

The conference will be followed by a light meal reception between around 6:00 and 7:30pm. The event is free to attend but as numbers are limited places must be booked in advance.

ACCESS TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE

The Conference will be held at Doshisha University's Kanbai-kan located at their Muromachi Campus. The building is indicated as No. 23 on the campus map (available on Doshisha University's website):  http://www.doshisha.ac.jp/english/access/ima_campus.html

ABOUT KYOTO

For travel information on Kyoto, please visit the following website:

CONTACT ADDRESS

For further information, please contact :
Michie HAMAYA (Ms.)
The Conference Secretariat
Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration (RIEB)
Kobe University, 2-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501 JAPAN
E-mail: tjar_conference@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp

Sponsored by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas "Design and Analysis of Organization Structures" 19046004