EFAG Interdisciplinarity, Engagement and Impact Seminar with Prof Charles H. Cho (Schulich School of Business)

The El Shaarani Centre for Ethical Finance, Accountability and Governance (EFAG) is pleased to announce an online seminar on Academic (Accounting) Research: Interdisciplinarity, Engagement and Impact, presented by Professor Charles H. Cho from the Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada, Editor, Accounting Forum, the Accounting and Business Ethics Section Co-Editor, Journal of Business Ethics, Associate Editor, Business & Society.

This seminar will discuss how accounting research conducted from a true interdisciplinary approach can benefit society to a greater extent. I will also highlight the importance of finding ways to engage with a broader set of non-academic stakeholders (such as practitioners, executives, media, regulators and/or policymakers) to make accounting research more impactful for broader society. I will then talk about a recent initiative to help create and strengthen bridges between academics and practitioners (and beyond) and provide some examples of engagement and impact work.

About the Speaker

Charles H. Cho is Professor of Sustainability Accounting and the Erivan K. Haub Chair in Business & Sustainability at the Schulich School of Business, York University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, a Master of Science in Accounting, and a PhD in Business Administration (Accounting Track) from the University of Central Florida. He also worked for KPMG LLP and other public accounting firms for several years in auditing and taxation. His research interests include Social and Environmental Accounting; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); and Accounting and the Public Interest.

Professor Charles H. Cho currently serves as an Editor of Accounting Forum; the Accounting and Business Ethics Section Co-Editor of the Journal of Business Ethics; and as an Associate Editor of Business & Society. He is actively involved in the academic community with the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (former Council member), the European Accounting Association (member of two committees) and the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (member of the Board of Directors) as well as the business community with CPA Ontario (member of the Sustainability Strategic Advisory Committee), the Club Canadien de Toronto (member of the Board of Directors), the French Tech and the AAGEF (French Graduate Schools Alumni Association in Ontario).