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Chinese Name
宋揚
Research Interests
- Debt market
- Financial reporting
- Auditing
- ESG
Biography
Dr. Byron Song is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University. He obtained his PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and worked at John Molson School of Business, Concordia University before joining HKBU. His research work has been published at prestigious academic journals such as The Accounting Review and Journal of Corporate Finance.
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Pay-for-CSR-Performance Compensation and Loan Contracting
SONG, B. Y. (PI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/23
Project: Research project
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Restatements, Board Interlocks, and Bank Loan Contracting
SONG, B. Y. (PI)
1/01/16 → 31/12/17
Project: Research project
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Reputed Inside Directors and Internal Control Effectiveness
SONG, B. Y. (PI)
1/01/15 → 30/06/16
Project: Research project
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Auditors’ Reputational Damage and Audit Clients’ Cost of Debt: Evidence from Litigation Against Auditors
Ha, W., Choi, J.-H., Lee, H. & Song, B. Y., 1 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. p. 1-29 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Credit information sharing among lenders and the debt contracting value of borrowers’ accounting information
Hou, F., Ma, J., Song, B. & Zhang, J. J., 14 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Freedom is not free: Manager disloyalty and bank debt reliance
Bu, L., Ng, J., Song, B. Y. & Yan, M. Y., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 96, 22 p., 102914.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The Spillover Effects of Employee Whistleblowing on Audit Fees and Audit Quality
Jia, J. & Song, B., 13 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Cultural tightness and financial reporting behavior around the world
Choi, A., Jia, J., Song, B. Y. & Zhou, G., May 2024, In: Journal of Business Research. 178, 17 p., 114656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 3 Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Accounting Forum (Journal)
SONG, B. Y. (Editor)
Feb 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Accounting Forum (Journal)
Song, B. Y. (Associate editor)
Feb 2019 → Feb 2023Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics (Journal)
Song, B. Y. (Associate editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)