Jingjing Zhang

Jingjing Zhang is an Associate Professor and Area Director, Accounting at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. Her research focuses on Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Innovations. She teaches courses in Financial and Managerial Accounting and is affiliated with the Accounting Department. Zhang's work includes publications in leading journals such as The Accounting Review and the Journal of Financial Economics. She has received several teaching and research awards, including the BCom Core Teaching Award and the SSHRC Insight Development Grant. Her current research explores topics such as creditor control rights and corporate social responsibility.

Jingjing Zhang is an Associate Professor of Accounting at McGill University, specializing in Corporate Governance and Financial Institutions and Information Environment. Her research explores the interplay between corporate governance mechanisms and financial decision-making, with a focus on how accounting practices influence debt contracting and corporate innovation. Zhang's work examines the role of executive behavior, such as CEO sensation seeking, and its impact on firm strategies. Her studies also analyze the effects of financial covenant violations and the real effects of financing on corporate social responsibility. By investigating these areas, Zhang contributes to understanding how information environments shape financial institutions' operations and governance structures.