Accounting

The aim of the London Business School Accounting Subject Area is to excel in teaching, research and practice. Students learn how managers can use financial accounting information to communicate effectively with investors and how to apply managerial accounting information internally to make more effective decisions.

The Accounting faculty conduct cutting-edge research on a wide range of topics in financial accounting, managerial accounting, and corporate finance. These include:

• Valuation of tangible assets
• Corporate disclosure policies
• Corporate governance
• Security analysis
• Implications of financial reporting for capital markets
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Regulation of accounting standards
• International accounting
• Performance measurement

Faculty members have published their research in the leading journals in accounting, finance and economics. Our faculty members are on the editorial boards of the top-tier accounting journals and are actively shaping accounting practice through consulting engagements in the corporate world. The group is also influencing the future of the accounting profession through our PhD programme.