Karel Hrazdil
Professor, Accounting
Area Coordinator, Accounting
Burnaby
Room: WMC 3361
Phone: 778.782.6790
Segal
Room: SGL 3615
Phone: 778.782.6516
Email: karel_hrazdil@sfu.ca
Curriculum Vitae: View
Credentials
B. Comm., University of Alberta, PhD, University of Alberta, CPA, CGA (British Columbia)Biography
Professor Karel Hrazdil, who joined the Beedie School of Business in August 2007, comes from a long family line of professors. Originally from the Czech Republic, Hrazdil moved to Canada in 1997 to complete his education, graduating with a PhD in accounting from the University of Alberta (UA) in 2007. He enjoys teaching as well as researching financial accounting and reporting in capital markets. A sports enthusiast, Hrazdil enjoys Judo (holds a black belt), scuba diving (PADI Divemaster), and skiing. He also regularly competes in tournaments in Racketlon, which combines the four most popular racquet sports in a single match (table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis).
Research Interests
Price formation process (market microstructure); Industry classification; Financial reporting qualitySelected Publications
articles and reports
Hrazdil, K., Simunic, D. A., & Suwanyangyuan, N. (2021). Auditor Choice and the Informativeness of 10-K Reports. Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance. http://doi.org/10.1177/0148558X211062430
Hrazdil, K., Mahmoudian, F., & Nazari, J. A. (2021). Executive personality and sustainability: Do extraverted chief executive officers improve corporate social responsibility? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 28(6), 1564-1578. http://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2116
Mahmoudian, F., Nazari, J. A., Gordon, I. M. M., & Hrazdil, K. (2021). CEO personality and language use in CSR reporting. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 30(3), 338-359. http://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12347
Hrazdil, K., Kim, J. B., & Li, X. (2021). What shapes CSR performance? Evidence from the changing enforceability of non-compete agreements in the United States. Review of Financial Economics, 39(3), 334-359. http://doi.org/10.1002/rfe.1132
Hrazdil, K., Simunic, D. A., & Suwanyangyuan, N. (2020). Are the Big 4 audit firms homogeneous? Further evidence from audit pricing. International Journal of Auditing, 24(3), 347-365. http://doi.org/10.1111/ijau.12198
Hrazdil, K., Novak, J., Rogo, R., Wiedman, C., & Zhang, R. (2020). Measuring executive personality using machine-learning algorithms: A new approach and audit fee-based validation tests. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 47(3-4), 519-544. http://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12406
Nazari, J. A., Hrazdil, K., & Mahmoudian, F. (2017). Assessing social and environmental performance through narrative complexity in CSR reports. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 13(2), 166-178. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcae.2017.05.002
Chung, D. Y., Hrazdil, K., & Trottier, K. (2015). On the efficiency of intra-industry information transfers: The dilution of the overreaction anomaly. Journal of Banking and Finance, 60, 153-167. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2015.08.013
Chung, D. Y., & Hrazdil, K. (2015). The impact of trading floor closure on market efficiency: evidence from the Toronto Stock Exchange. Applied Economics, 47(56), 6102-6119. http://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2015.1064079
Hrazdil, K., Trottier, K., & Zhang, R. (2014). An intra- and inter-industry evaluation of three classification schemes common in capital market research. Applied Economics, 46(17), 2021-2033. http://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2014.892200
Chung, D., Hrazdil, K., & Trottier, K. (2014). Industry classification and the efficiency of intra-industry information transfers. American Journal of Business, 29(1), 95-111. http://doi.org/10.1108/AJB-03-2013-0014
Hrazdil, K., & Scott, T. (2013). The role of industry classification in estimating discretionary accruals. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 40(1), 15-39. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-011-0268-6
Hrazdil, K., Trottier, K., & Zhang, R. (2013). A comparison of industry classification schemes: A large sample study. Economics Letters, 118(1), 77-80. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.09.022
Chung, D. Y., & Hrazdil, K. (2012). Speed of convergence to market efficiency: The role of ECNs. Journal of Empirical Finance, 19(5), 702-720. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2012.08.006
Hrazdil, K., & Zhang, R. (2012). The importance of industry classification in estimating concentration ratios. Economics Letters, 114(2), 224-227. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.10.001
Chung, D. Y., & Hrazdil, K. (2011). Market efficiency and the post-earnings announcement drift. Contemporary Accounting Research, 28(3), 926-956. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2011.01078.x
Atanasova, C., & Hrazdil, K. (2010). Why do healthy firms freeze their defined-benefit pension plans? Global Finance Journal, 21(3), 293-303. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2010.09.006
Chung, D., & Hrazdil, K. (2010). Liquidity and market efficiency: A large sample study. Journal of Banking and Finance, 34(10), 2346-2357. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.02.021
Hrazdil, K. (2010). S&P 500 index inclusion announcements: does the S&P committee tell us something new? Managerial Finance, 36(5), 368-393. http://doi.org/10.1108/03074351011039418
Hrazdil, K., & Scott, T. (2009). S&P 500 index revisited: Do index inclusion announcements convey information about firms' future performance? Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, 48(4), 79-113.