Ahmet Kurt

Ahmet C. Kurt is an assistant professor of accounting at Bentley University. He holds a PhD degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA degree from the University of Alabama. His research has been published in such journals as the Journal of Accounting and Economics and European Accounting Review and cited in various media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and CFO.com.

Education

• PhD University of Pittsburgh
• MBA University of Alabama
• BS Bilkent University

Teaching Interests

Advanced Financial Accounting, International Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Cost Management, Data Analytics

Research Interests

Financial Reporting Quality, Corporate Governance, Auditing

Courses taught:

• Advanced Financial Accounting, Cost Management (Bentley)
• International Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis (Suffolk)
• Managerial Accounting, Financial Management (Northeastern)
• Financial Modeling, Investment Management (Pittsburgh)

Publications

Journal Articles

• Hoitash, R., Hoitash, U., Kurt, A., Verdi, R. (2023). A Measure of Financial Statement Benchmarking. The Accounting Review. (Link) Forthcoming.
• Kurt, A., Becker, M., Hoitash, R., Hoitash, U. (2022). Financial Constraints, Auditing, and External Financing. European Accounting Review. (Link) Forthcoming.
• Kurt, D., Pauwels, K., Kurt, A., Srinivasan, S. (2021). The Asymmetric Effect of Warranty Payments on Firm Value: The Moderating Role of Advertising, R&D, and Industry Concentration. International Journal of Research in Marketing, (38) 4 817-837.
• Kurt, D., Kurt, A. (2021). Religion and Informational Influence: Evidence from Individual Tax Behavior in the U.S.. The Journal of Consumer Affairs, (55) 3 821-846.
• Chen, B., Kurt, A., Wang, I. G. (2020). Accounting Comparability and the Value Relevance of Book Value and Earnings. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, (31) 4 82-98.
• Kurt, A., Feng, N. C. (2019). Firm Performance Implications of Using Qualitative Criteria in CEO Bonus Contracts. Advances in Management Accounting.
• Kurt, A. (2018). How Do Financial Constraints Relate to Financial Reporting Quality? Evidence from Seasoned Equity Offerings. European Accounting Review.
• Kurt, A. (2018). Managing EPS and Signaling Undervaluation as a Motivation for Repurchases: The Case of Accelerated Share Repurchases. Review of Accounting and Finance.
• Eroglu, C., Kurt, A., Elwakil, O. S. (2016). Stock Market Reaction to Quality, Safety, and Sustainability Awards in Logistics. Journal of Business Logistics.
• Hoitash, R., Hoitash, U., Kurt, A. (2016). Do Accountants Make Better Chief Financial Officers?. Journal of Accounting and Economics.