Supply chains that were disrupted during the global health crisis are still facing huge challenges and are struggling to bounce back. Carol Chavez, Associate Director of Supply Chain Outreach and Corporate Engagement at the Gatton College of Business and Economics, is quoted in the news about the supply chain disruption. Chavez says these problems are teachable moments in the classroom and highlight the importance of supply chain professionals.
Ben Commerford's paper, "Control Issues: How Providing Input Affects Auditor Reliance on Artificial Intelligence" won the Outstanding Manuscript Award at the American Accounting Association ABO Research Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
As a young girl, Kennedy Ekovich dreamed of working on Wall Street. The dream will soon come true for the senior finance major and business analytics minor at the University of Kentucky. After graduating this December from the Gatton College of Business and Economics, Ekovich will head to New York as an incoming analyst at Mizuho Financial Group and work on mergers and acquisitions in its healthcare division.
Ben Commerford's paper "Man versus Machine: Complex Estimates and Auditor Reliance on Artificial Intelligence," was accepted for publication in the Journal of Accounting Research. The paper is co-authored with Gatton Ph.D.
Two Gatton College of Business and Economics faculty members were honored with the 2021 University of Kentucky Outstanding Teaching Awards at a Faculty Awards Ceremony held on September 30. The awards were presented to Olivia N. Davis, lecturer at the University of Kentucky Von Allmen School of Accountancy, and Darshak Patel, senior lecturer of economics and the director of undergraduate studies at the Gatton College.
The University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics will hold a Graduate Programs Open House from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12. The open house is open to the public, including all undergraduate students, young professionals, working professionals, and executives in the region.
Anyone at an SEC school knows September is all about SPORTS. This dynamic episode features exclusive interviews with two University of Kentucky athletes at the top of their game: USGA Women’s Amateur Golf Champion Jensen Castle, a Gatton junior management and marketing major and UK's Quarterback Will Levis, who is a Master's of Science in Finance student. Watch this month's episode!
Ben Commerford, Arthur Andersen Associate Professor recently presented his paper, "'Alexa, audit loan grades!': Does humanizing artificial intelligence enhance auditor reliance?" at Colorado State University on September 10th.
