Identifying gaps between research results and education
Lars Olbert
Although research results can enhance the content of education programs at various university levels, many important research results are only partly covered in major university-level textbooks. It is more difficult to transfer contributions from research results to practitioners if the former is not part of regular education programs. Here, we identify areas where researchers and educators can bridge the gap between theory and research results based on empirical studies, allowing findings to be more easily implemented by practitioners in situations that can improve their output. We take the use and accuracy of security and financial statement analysis as our prime target to examine empirical research results. Financial statement analysis and security valuation are two important applications in accounting and finance, and it is possible to measure changes in the models’ parameters and the effect these have on the outcome. We focus on five aspects of security and financial statement analysis: analysts’ use of valuation models, their estimates and accuracy, peer selection using multiples, valuation models target price accuracy, and differences in industry-specific valuation models and valuation factors. We find that most of the important research results are not referenced in major financial accounting textbooks.
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2024
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Authors: | Olbert, Lars |
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Journal of accounting education : the official journal of the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER). - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISSN 0748-5751, ZDB-ID 2019356-7. - Vol. 66.2024, Art.-No. 100884, p. 1-10
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Subject: | Accuracy | Education | Financial analyst | Practice | Research results | Valuation models | Finanzanalyse | Financial analysis | Bewertung | Evaluation | Bildungsniveau | Educational achievement |
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