On December 10th, the EAA Virtual Activities Committee hosted the first Junior Virtual Workshop. The Virtual Workshop was conceived in collaboration with the Editors of the PhD Mentoring Initiatives (PMI) and the Chairs of the Doctorial Colloquium (DC), to offer to PhD students who have engaged with these dedicated EAA initiatives a platform to present their research and gather feedback.
In its first edition, the workshop hosted 15 presentations, covering four key research areas: financial reporting, sustainability accounting, management accounting and corporate governance. Presentations were organised in two parallel sessions, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, with some networking time over lunch. We have a great attendance, both from junior and senior scholars who helped creating a constructive environment for presenters to discuss their research. More information about the program and speakers can be found here.
In this blog, we have collected a few testimonials from presenting scholars, which we want to thank for generously sharing their insights into the event. We hope that their words, and the initiative itself, will prompt the interest of many other PhD students in engaging with the EAA PMI and the EAA Doctoral Colloquium which will give you the opportunity to present in this virtual event in the future. Other EAA activities fully dedicated to support the doctoral journey are the PhD Forum (at the EAA Annual Congress) and the International Visiting Scheme.
A special thanks goes to the wonderful colleagues on the EAA Virtual Activities Committee for their energy and enthusiasm in organising this event: Emeline Deneuve, Fenghzi Zhu, Oana Apostol, Nicolas Garcia Torea, Ann Tank, David Wang and Facundo Mercado.
Testimonials
Valeria Cannizzaro (Exploring the effects of corporate governance on ESG performance) University of Palermo
“The EAA Junior Network Virtual Workshop is a good opportunity to present preliminary results and receive feedback to improve the quality of our work. Initiatives like this one should be promoted more often.”
Lenka Ciperova (IFRS 9 and IAS 39 Hedge Accounting and its Effects on Earnings and Stock Return Volatility: Evidence from the UK) Prague University of Economics and Business
“I truly enjoyed the opportunity to present my research and found the feedback from the organisers and all the participants incredibly stimulating. I particularly appreciated that Martin Walker and Mark Clatworthy attended the event, as it was a great privilege to discuss my project with them and hear their valuable opinions and recommendations.”
Ziloy Croughs (How simultaneous and non-simultaneous auditor changes affect corporate group audits) KU Leuven
“I experienced the virtual workshop as a great way to meet with some new people. As accounting disciplines were somewhat mixed, it enables some new perspectives when presenting your work.
Thanks for organizing this!”
Mariann Györke (Representing management control: the case of constructing a relevant consulting offer) ESCP Business School
“Thank you for your time and effort in organising the workshop. I very much enjoyed the opportunity to hear about the work of fellow PhD students and presenting my own work. Moments like these help me advance in my thinking and fuel my motivation to move forward in my doctoral studies and academic career.”
Philipp Herrmann (Escalation of commitment in the public sector: How do elections and visualization aids matter?) University of the Bundeswehr Munich
“Interesting and short online exchange with other young researchers on various topics. The forum also offers the opportunity to obtain feedback from experienced researchers. In addition to the different presentations, there was the opportunity to exchange ideas during the lunch break. An event that I can highly recommend.”
Evelyn Intan (CEO Extraversion and Say on Pay) Goethe Universität Frankfurt
“Thanks a lot for organizing it! It was a great opportunity and place to present our project, get helpful feedback, and connect with others. Being online made it convenient, yet we had a similarly fruitful experience as we would normally in person. Hope that it continues next year :)”
Karim Kostantin (Management tools as levers for environmental innovation in green clusters: the case of an energy competitiveness cluster) CREGO Université de Bourgogne
“Thank you for organizing such a wonderful event. I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and greatly appreciated the constructive feedback I received after my presentation. It was invaluable for refining my research. I would also like to commend the social mixer initiative. It was a fantastic addition to the event, fostering engagement and networking.”
Yi Wang (Management-Employee Pay Gap and the Quality of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Evidence from China) Lisbon School of Economics & Management (ISEG), University of Lisbon
“The 2024 EAA Junior Network Virtual Workshop provided me with an excellent platform to present my research and receive invaluable feedback from excellent scholars and talented peers. The event was very well-organized and offered good opportunities to network with researchers from diverse countries. It was rewarding to engage in insightful discussions, exchange ideas, and connect with others in the academic community. Overall, the workshop was a memorable experience that I would highly recommend to other junior researchers.”
