We are delighted to announce The 2023 International Conference on Sustainability, Environment, and Social Transition in Economics and Finance (SESTEF 2023). The conference, jointly organized by University of Southampton Business School (University of Southampton, UK), Audencia Business School,...

Firms must transform production processes towards sustainable technologies in response to climate change and the emergence of policies aiming to curb carbon emissions. The energy shock due to the war in Ukraine renders this transformation not only important, but also urgent. All this requires...

The relevance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) for the economic growth implies that researchers should help to identify how they can be supported to succeed. One of the weaknesses of many SMEs is the lack of management accounting (MA) and management control (MC) systems. These in...

Topics: - incentives to abide or not by accounting standards; - practices of standard setters, auditors, and accountants; - internal control deficiencies; - accountant professionalization surrounding the fraud concept; - legitimization of standards and best practices; - failure of monitoring...

It is fundamental to analyze what happened in the post-pandemic, pushing researchers to develop novel theories and approaches for a more resilient future. CONFERENCE TRACKS 2022 - Opportunity generation and early business development - Business models (growth, performance), international...

In this seminar we will discuss several main research themes in contemporary empirical financial accounting research. We will examine the historical origins, theoretical underpinnings and research methods used in leading research in each area. We will also discuss the potential implications of...

Topics: Intangibles and sustainability; Sustainability and ESG reporting standards and frameworks; Innovation and Intellectual Capital; Intangible liabilities; Sustainability and Intellectual Capital; Intangibles and SDGs. In particular, R&D and IP and their impact on SDGs; Sustainable...

The symposium consists of high quality papers in the broad area of corporate finance theory. The Cambridge - Corporate Finance Theory Symposium 2022 will take place in a hybrid format (unless otherwise notified).

Topics: Asset Pricing; Financial Econometrics; Investments; High-Frequency Finance; Factor Allocation; Volatility Modelling; Risk Management; News Sentiment; Sustainable Investing; Machine Learning; Climate Finance; Fintech, DeFi & Crypto; Alternative Data; Extreme Event Modelling.

The conference is structured around the key functional areas of financial intermediation and corporate finance, hence any work that falls within these research realms is welcome. The conference objective is to help stimulate and promote academic activity in the relevant areas and to encourage...