Amir Ziv
Professor of Professional Practice
Accounting
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
Research
Journal articles
Biased Voluntary Disclosure
In Review of Accounting Studies
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Eti Einhorn, Amir Ziv
Intertemporal Dynamics of Corporate Voluntary Disclosures
In Journal of Accounting Research
(2008)
Coauthor(s): Eti Einhorn, Amir Ziv
Unbalanced Information and the Interaction between Information Acquisition, Operating Activities and Voluntary Disclosure
In The Accounting Review
(2007)
Coauthor(s): Eti Einhorn, Amir Ziv
Activity-Based Costing and Cost Interdependencies Among Products: The Denim Finishing Company
In Issues in Accounting Education
(2005)
Coauthor(s): Dennis Caplan, Amir Ziv
Reduced Quality and an Unlevel Playing Field Make Consumers Happier
In Management Science
(2004)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
Performance Evaluation and Corporate Income Taxes in a Sequential Delegation Setting
In Review of Accounting Studies
(2003)
Coauthor(s): Tim Baldenius, Amir Ziv
Monitoring in Multiagent Organizations
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(2002)
Coauthor(s): Tim Baldenius, Amir Ziv
Dividend Changes and Future Profitability
In Journal of Finance
(2001)
Coauthor(s): Doron Nissim, Amir Ziv
Information Technology and Optimal Firm Structure
In Journal of Accounting Research
(2000)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
Comparing Alternative Hedge Accounting Standards: Shareholders' Perspectives
In Review of Accounting Studies
(1999)
Coauthor(s): Guy Weyns, Amir Ziv
Discussion of "Earnings Management and the Revelation Principle"
In Review of Accounting Studies
(1998)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
A Theoretical Examination of the Market Reaction to Auditors' Qualifications
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1997)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
Economic Consequences of Alternative Adoption Rules for New Accounting Standards
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(1997)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
Recognition, Disclosure, or Delay: Timing the Adoption of SFAS No. 106
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1997)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
Should Taxpayers Be Subsidized to Hire Third-Party Preparers? A Game-Theoretic Analysis
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(1994)
Coauthor(s): Mark Wolfson, Amir Ziv
Information Sharing in Oligopoly: The Truth Telling Problem
In RAND Journal of Economics
(1993)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
Performance Measures and Optimal Organization
In Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization
(1993)
Coauthor(s): Amir Ziv
Working papers
On Market Concentration and Disclosure
(2016)
Coauthor(s): 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