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School of Accounting Faculty Publishes New Research
School of Accounting Faculty Publishes New Research Atif Ellahie, Associate Professor in the School of Accounting, recently had a paper accepted for publication in Management Science, a leading academic journal. The paper titled “Measuring the Quality of Mergers and Acquisitions” is co-authored with Shenje Hshieh at City University of Hong Kong and Feng Zhang at Southern Methodist University and develops a novel accounting-based measure of merger and acquisition (M&A) quality that predicts acquirer financial performance. The measure is useful for both academics and practitioners examining the value of M&As. Professor Ellahie has also incorporated his research on M&As into an [...]
University of Utah Team Named Regional Winner of Deloitte FanTAXtic Tax Case Competition
University of Utah’s team of five students was named as one of nine regional winners of Deloitte FanTAXtic, Deloitte’s student Tax Case Study Competition. More than 60 teams representing more than 40 colleges and universities participated in the regional event from October 26 - 27, held at Deloitte offices across the U.S. The team from the University of Utah demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively to solve a complex business case simulation and was also recognized for the quality of their overall presentation to a panel of live and virtual judges. From January 18-20, 2024, the University of Utah team [...]
QAMO Conversation: Senior Jazmin Miramontes
Growing up in nearby West Valley City, senior Jazmin Miramontes always knew the University of Utah was a possible option for college. But being admitted to the Eccles School’s Business Scholars program? That really sealed the deal. The Business Scholars Program, which allows students to build on things they learn in the classroom with hands-on learning, was too good of an opportunity to pass up. “That was a big motivator for me to come to the University of Utah as business was something that I was interested in,” Miramontes said. Once in college, Miramontes considered pursuing a math major, knowing [...]
