Gavin Cassar Faculty Profile

Gavin Cassar
Assistant Professor of Accounting

PhD, University of California at Berkeley, 2005; BCom Hons (I), University of Newcastle, 1998

Research Areas
Budgeting and forecasting; earnings management; entrepreneurship; financial disclosure; financing choice and investment; hedge funds; management accounting

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2005-present. Previous appointment: University of Newcastle

Other Positions
Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Civilcon, 1994-1996

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Editorial board, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2007-present; Editorial board, Journal of Business Venturing, 2006-present; Editorial board, Journal of Small Business Management, 2006-present

Representative Publications
“Financial Statement and Projection Preparation in Start-up Ventures.” The Accounting Review (forthcoming).

(with B. Gibson)
"Budgets, Internal Reports and Manager Forecast Accuracy." Contemporary Accounting Research vol. 25(3) (2008).

"Entrepreneur Opportunity Costs and Intended Venture Growth." Journal of Business Venturing vol. 21, pp 610-632 (2006).

"External Financing and Firm Operating Performance.” unpublished dissertation (2005).

(with B. Gibson)
"Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationship between Planning and Performance in Small Firms." Small Business Economics vol. 25, pp 207-222 (2005).

(with S. Holmes)
"Capital Structure and Financing of SMEs: Australian Evidence." Accounting and Finance vol. 43, pp 123-147 (2003).