Jing Chen (jchen4)

Jing Chen

Assistant Professor

School of Business

Education

  • PhD (2014) New York University (Accounting)
  • BBA (2009) Renmin University of China (Accounting)

Research

Corporate Disclosures
Media
Financial Analysts
Supplier-Customer Relationship
Textual Analysis

Experience

Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2019 - present
Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Management, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 2014 - 2019

Institutional Service

  • ACC 510/FIN 510 Financial Statement Analysis Course Coordinator Chair
  • ACC 215 Managerial Accounting Course Coordinator Chair
  • Accounting External Speaker Series Coordinator Chair
  • Freshman Faculty Advisor Member
  • Stevens CFA Student Scholarship Selection Committee Member
  • Research and Entrepreneurship Committee Member
  • Institute Undergraduate Studies Committee Member
  • SSB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member
  • SSB Ethics Committee Member
  • Faculty Search Committee, Accounting Lecturer Member
  • Employee Recognition Committee Chair
  • Faculty Search Committee, Accounting TT Member
  • Faculty Search Committee, Accounting Visiting Professor Member
  • Employee Recognition Committee Member
  • Faculty Search Committee, Marketing TT Member
  • Faculty Liaison for FIN615 Chair
  • Faculty Search Committee, Accounting NTT Member
  • Faculty Search Committee, Accounting TT Member

Professional Service

  • Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting Ad hoc reviewer
  • American Accounting Association AAA Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award selection committee
  • The International Journal of Accounting Editorial board
  • Management Science, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Business and Society Ad hoc reviewer

Honors and Awards

Photios T. Paulson ’59 Fellowship, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2022 – 2024
Jack Howe Fellowship, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2019 – 2022
Vice Provost’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2020
FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award, American Accounting Association, 2018
Marcus Nadler Fellowship, NYU Stern School of Business, 2013 - 2014
AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2013
Doctoral Fellowship, NYU Stern School of Business, 2009 - 2013
Letter of Commendation for Teaching Excellence, NYU Stern School of Business, 2012
National Scholarship, Renmin University of China, 2008

Professional Societies

  • CFA Institute Member
  • CFA Society New York Member
  • AAA – American Accounting Association Member

Selected Publications

1. Jing Chen, Michael J. Jung, Michael Tang. 2023. “Does Lowball Guidance Work? An Analysis of Firms That Consistently Beat Their Guidance by Large Margins.” The British Accounting Review, 55(6).
2. Jing Chen, Elaine Henry, Xi Jiang (PhD student). 2023. “Is Cybersecurity Risk Factor Disclosure Informative? Evidence from Disclosures Following a Data Breach.” Journal of Business Ethics, 187, 199-224.
3. Jing Chen, Yiwei Dou, Youli Zou. 2021. “Information Externalities of SFAS 161: Evidence from Supply Chains.” The Accounting Review, 96 (4), 179-202.
4. Zahn Bozanic, Jing Chen, Michael J. Jung. 2019. “Analyst Contrarianism.” Journal of Financial Reporting, 4(2), 61-88.
5. Jing Chen, Elizabeth Demers, Baruch Lev. 2018. “Oh What a Beautiful Morning! Diurnal Influences on Executives and Analysts: Evidence from Conference Calls.” Management Science, 64(12), 5899-5924.
6. Jing Chen, Michael J. Jung, Joshua Ronen. 2017. “The Confirmation Effect of Analyst Recommendation Reiterations.” Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 32(4), 576-592.
7. Jing Chen, Michael J. Jung. 2016. “Activist Hedge Funds and Firm Disclosure.” Review of Financial Economics, 29, 52-63.
8. Jing Chen, Elizabeth Demers, Baruch Lev. 2013. “The Dangers of Late-Afternoon Earnings Calls.” Harvard Business Review, October.

Courses

ACC 215 Managerial Accounting
ACC/FIN 510 Financial Statement Analysis
ACC 311 Intermediate Accounting I (before 2023)