Dr. Ping Zhang

Professor

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Biography

Ping Zhang is a Professor of Accounting at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His primary research focus is on audit quality, specifically examining the impact of auditor liability, auditor size, and auditor experience on audit quality. His research has been published in prestigious academic journals, including the Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research. Additionally, he serves as an editorial board member for Contemporary Accounting Research. He holds a PhD and a Master of Accounting from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and both a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Science from Nankai University in Tianjin, China. Professor Zhang teaches courses in financial accounting, managerial accounting, and auditing, and is actively involved in supervising PhD students and industry projects.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology