Amir Ziv
Professor of Professional Practice
Accounting Division
BA, University of Haifa, 1984; CPA Examinations, Israel, 1985; MSc, joint program of University of Haifa and Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), 1986; PhD, Stanford, 1990
Joined CBS in 1994
Office:
1141
Kravis
Phone:
212-854-3485
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax:
212-932-0545
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Professor Ziv stepped down in 2013 from the Vice Dean position at Columbia Business School and became a Professor of Professional Practice. As a Vice Dean, among other responsibilities, he was overseeing Admission, MBA Students Affairs, EMBA, Career Management and the Samberg Institute for Teaching Excellence. Before rejoining Columbia Business School as a Vice Dean, Professor Ziv served on the faculties of Yale School of Management, Columbia Business School, and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) – where he was a Professor of Accounting and founded and headed the executive education division.
Professor Ziv has taught Financial Accounting, Financial Statements Analysis and Managerial Accounting in MBA, Executive MBA, and various Executive Education programs. Professor Ziv has also developed and/or participated in management training programs for a number of companies, including General Electric, Proskauer, Goldman Sachs, Lafarge, Philip Morris, and Ziff Brothers.
Professor Ziv served for over 10 years on the editorial board of the Review of Accounting Studies. His research deals with the effects of accounting regimes and alternatives on economic environments. Specifically, he has studied the role of accounting information in organizational design, financial disclosure, performance evaluation, auditing, and information transmission among strategic players.
Teaching
Spring 2021
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
(MBA)
Summer 2021
Fall 2021
Financial Accounting
(MBA)
Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Spring 2020
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Summer 2020
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Fall 2020
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(MBA)
Spring 2019
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Summer 2019
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
(EMBA)
Fall 2019
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
(EMBA)
Spring 2018
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Summer 2018
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
(EMBA)
Fall 2018
Columbia Caseworks cases
Priceline.com
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Trevor Harris, Ira Weiss, Amir Ziv
Frequent Flyer
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Trevor Harris, Ira Weiss, Amir Ziv
Coca-Cola
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Trevor Harris, Ira Weiss, Amir Ziv
Awards And Honors
2018, 2017, 2016, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 - The EMBA Global Award for Commitment to Excellence, London Business School and Columbia Business School
2007 - Keynote Speaker, EMBA Global Graduation, London Business School and Columbia University
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 - The Executive MBA Award for Commitment to Excellence, Columbia Business School
2004 - Keynote Speaker, Executive MBA Graduation, Columbia Business School
2004, 2001, 2000 - Finalist, Presidential Teaching Awards, Columbia University
1998 - Recognized by Business Week as one of the “Most Popular Professors,” and as an “Outstanding Faculty,” Columbia Business School
1996 - The annual "Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence," Columbia Business School
1985 - Berliner Prize of the Erhard Center for Higher Studies and Research in Insurance for "Best Theoretical Work," Tel-Aviv University, Israel