On November 25th, the 2018 Annual Conference of Contemporary Accounting Review, sponsored by Accounting Development Research Center of Xiamen University and co-organized by Accounting Department of Xiamen University School of Management and Institute of Financial Management and Accounting, was successfully held in Xiamen University. A total of 85 well-known scholars and practical experts from domestic brother universities attended the conference.
The opening ceremony of the conference was presided over by Professor Qu Xiaohui, the founding editor of Contemporary Accounting Review. Professor Qu Xiaohui briefly reviewed the history of the publication of Contemporary Accounting Review, expressed that it was hard to start the publication, expressed gratitude to all parties who supported and contributed to the growth of the publication, expressed gratitude to the younger generation of scholars for their participation and participation, and welcomed the experts, scholars, teachers and students attending the meeting that day.
Later, Professor Li Jianfa, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and vice president of Xiamen University, Professor Ye Jianming, dean of School of Management of Xiamen University, and Professor Liu Feng, the current editor of Contemporary Accounting Review, delivered speeches respectively. Professor Li welcomed the experts, scholars and classmates attending the meeting and thanked the three editors for their hard work. Vice president Li Jianfa pointed out that with the development of electronic publications, paper publications are facing challenges, and the development of Contemporary Accounting Review cannot be separated from the support of experts and scholars. I also hope that experts and scholars will actively make suggestions and participate in or support the development of publications. Dean Ye Jianming said that the college would do its best to support the publications and welcome experts and scholars on behalf of the School of Management. Professor Liu Feng expressed his welcome to the guests and his confidence and expectation in continuing to run the publication well. Finally, Professor Liu Feng also took this opportunity to express his gratitude to Blue Moon Company, which has fully supported Xiamen University's accounting research and education.
The next topic report session was presided over by Professor Xin Qingquan, vice president of School of Economics and Business Administration of Chongqing University and the Young Changjiang Scholar of the Ministry of Education in accounting.
Professor Li Zengquan, dean of Accounting School of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the Young Changjiang Scholar of the Ministry of Education, delivered a keynote speech entitled Relationship Governance: Review and Exploration of Corporate Governance of Listed Companies in China based on his recent research. On the basis of reviewing western corporate governance research, Professor Li shared his thoughts on corporate governance under the background of China.
Professor Chao Xiaohong, the director of Xiamen University Library and an Outstanding Talent of the Ministry of Education in the New Century, delivered a keynote speech entitled Review, Textual Research and Reflection-Research on Mr. Ji Zhaoding and His Water Conservancy History, which made a rigorous textual research on Mr. Ji Zhaoding's life and his research on water conservancy history, systematically introduced the research paradigm of history, and gave many inspirations to the participants in accounting research from different angles.
The thesis report is chaired by Professor Chen Zhibin, deputy director of the Department of Social Sciences of Southeast University and head of the Department of Finance and Accounting of School of Economics and Management.
Professor Ye Kangtao of Renmin University of China, as a special reporter, reviewed the tax-related research of Chinese listed companies and reported the paper Tax Avoidance Behavior of Chinese Listed Companies: Facts and Explanations. Dr. Bao Shuzhen from Zhejiang Gongshang University reported the paper Social Capital and Enterprise Risk-taking Level of the Second Generation Successor, and Teacher Ye Xiaojie from Shanghai National Accounting Institute shared the paper Will the Reputation of Financial Intermediaries Affect the Stratification of the New Third Board?. Professor Xin Qingquan, Teacher Shen Jianghua of Xiamen University, and Dr. Xu Yerong of Guotai Junan respectively made targeted and wonderful comments on the three papers, and the atmosphere was lively.
In the afternoon, the paper report session continued and was divided into two sessions. In the first half, Professor Ye Kangtao, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Renmin University of China Business School and the Young Changjiang Scholar from the Ministry of Education, presided over it.
Mr. Chen Wenchuan from Sun Yat-sen University, Mr. Lin Zhiwei from Shenzhen University and Mr. Yuan Lihua from Chongqing Technology and Business University are responsible for the reports entitled Analysis of Factors Affecting the Quality of Government Network Financial Information Disclosure, Blockchain and Accounting and Accounting Standards Change and Flexibility Change: Path, Rules and Suggestions. Dr. Chen Xiaocong from Southeast University, Mr. Zeng Xueyun from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Mr. Zhang Jinruo from Chongqing University respectively gave enthusiastic and wonderful comments on the reported papers.
In the second half, the paper report was presided over by Professor Xia Lijun, head of the accounting department of Antai School of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a famous accountant of the Ministry of Finance.
In the second half, three papers were reported, with the themes of Opening of High-speed Railway, Factor Flow and Enterprise Innovation, Accounting Treatment of Government Cultural Relics Assets: International Experience and Chinese Reality and R&D Expenditure Reduction under the Motivation of Independent Technology Directors and Analysts and Earnings Management, which were reported by Bi Chao from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Professor Chen Zhibin from Southeast University and Xiao Jinyang from Hunan University. Three teachers from Xiamen University, Qi Shusen, Xiong Feng and Zeng Quan, made detailed and in-depth comments on the thesis.
After each paper report, the host guides the participants to further discuss the paper and its related topics. Experts and scholars attending the meeting expressed their opinions, which further enlightened the paper reporters, teachers and students attending the meeting.
After the paper report was finished, the closing summary and awards were presided over by Professor Du Xingqiang from the Accounting Department of Xiamen University. Professor Du Xingqiang congratulated and thanked the conference for its successful conclusion.
Then, after clarifying the rules and procedures of the awards, Professor Du Xingqiang announced and awarded the best papers and best points awards supported by Golden Finance together with Professor Liu Feng. The awards were won by Dr. Bao Shuchen of Zhejiang Gongshang University and Professor Zhang Jinruo of Chongqing University respectively.
The 2018 annual meeting is the first academic annual meeting held after the tenth anniversary of Contemporary Accounting Review. The growth and development of Contemporary Accounting Review need the support and active participation of scholars in the accounting field. The Contemporary Accounting Review and the annual academic meeting have become one of the high-quality communication platforms in the accounting field in China, and also attracted the participation of many famous young scholars. In the future, the editorial board of Contemporary Accounting Review will, as always, keep the initial intention, make the journal an open platform for the exchange and collision of ideas among experts and scholars, and strive to make it a brand journal in the field of accounting research.
