Professor Chen Yangyang is a Professor and Head of the Department of Accountancy at the City University of Hong Kong. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne. His research interests lie in corporate finance and financial accounting, including management compensation, corporate innovation, audit quality and pricing, earnings management, and corporate disclosure. His work has been published in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, among others. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the China Journal of Accounting Research and Co-Editor of the Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics.

What do you enjoy most about teaching CityUHK MBA students?

I enjoy meaningful interactions with students and the opportunity for mutual learning.

How do you combine theoretical concepts with the latest industry practices and business trends?

I explain theoretical concepts in plain language and strive to relate them to real-world cases.

What books would you recommend CityUHK MBA students to read? Why?

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty — A book that helps us better understand the real world.

What business topics should CityUHK MBA students be the most familiar with when they graduate from our programme?

Accounting, as it is widely regarded as the 'language of business'.

One career advice to our CityUHK MBA students.

My career advice to MBA students is to venture outside their comfort zones.