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Adam Aoun, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance at EHL. He has developed and teaches courses in Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Hotel Asset Management, and Sustainable Finance. Previously, Dr. Aoun served as a board member and Chief Financial Officer of a private Swiss pharmaceutical company.
His research interests include auditing, corporate governance, financial and non-financial disclosure, R&D, and valuation. Since 2018, Dr. Aoun has regularly presented at international conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals, and reviewed manuscripts for various outlets.
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EHL Teacher of the Year 2024–2025
EHL Singapore Teaching 2022–2023
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This study analyzed the impact of the interplay between fee-oriented strategies and ownership structure on analyst forecast accuracy using a sample of international publicly-listed hospitality firms. Based on 29,019 earnings forecasts made by...
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Aoun, A., Doukakis, L.C., & G. A. Papanastasopoulos (2025). Family Ownership and the Accrual Anomaly. The International Journal of Accounting, 0(0), https://doi.org/10.1142/S1094406025500106
Poretti, C., Aoun, A., & Singal, M. (2023). Fee-Oriented Strategies, Ownership Structure and Analyst Forecast Accuracy in the Hospitality Industry. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 49(2), 282-297. https://doi.org/10.1177/10963480231179995