777 W. Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057 US
Biography
Dr. Seung Won Lee joined Penn State Harrisburg in August 2019. He brings accounting and finance expertise from his experience in the telecommunications industry. Dr. Lee is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). His research has been published in esteemed journals, including Management Science, Accounting & Finance, Applied Economics, Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, and Applied Economics Letters.
Research Interests
- CEO turnover
- Executive compensation
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Innovation
- Earnings Management
- Financial Analysts
- Merger & Acquisition
Publications
Lee, S.W., Choi, H., Jang, S. (2024). Do dual holders enhance or hinder managerial efficiency? Applied Economics
Lee, S.W. (2024). Has R&D become riskier for CEOs after the Sarbanes Oxley Act? Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, 35(3), 350-363
Lee, S.W. (2023). The effects of SFAS 123R on earnings management. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, 34(1), 179-190
Maharjan, J., Lee, S.W. (2022). Short-selling pressure and year-over-year MD&A modifications. Accounting & Finance, 62(3), 3513-3562
Suk, I., Lee, S.W., Kross, W. (2021). CEO turnover and accounting earnings: The role of earnings persistence. Management Science, 67(5), 3195-3218
Park, S.J., Lee, S.W., Lee, B.B., Kim, H. T. (2021). Corporate innovation and audit fees. Pan-Pacific Journal of Business Research, 12(2). 1-24.
Choi, H., Kim, H., Lee, S.W., Mo, S. (2020). The effects of SFAS-123R on corporate investment. Applied Economics Letters, 27(10), 803-809.
Kim, C., Kim, H.T., Kwak, B., Lee, S.W. (2018). The effect of ex-ante CEO turnover risk on firm's discretionary expenditures. Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, 56(1-2), 53-90.
Education
Ph.D., Accounting, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A., Finance, Accounting, Purdue University
B.A., Business Administration, Seoul National University