Donna L. Losell
Bio
Donna Losell is an Associate Professor Emerita, Teaching Stream at Rotman. She currently teaches courses in Financial Distress and Insolvency, Managerial Decision Making, and Advanced Management Planning and Control. Donna teaches in a variety of executive education programs including Bridge to Business, Indian Railways Program, Advanced Human Resources Program and The Financial Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs. Her research includes computerization of accounting systems, the effect of end user computing on the development and maintenance of internal control systems, and control systems in accounting.
Academic Positions
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1987- present
Senior Lecturer, Rotman
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1981 - 1986
Assistant Professor, Rotman
Non-Academic Positions
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1978-1981
Senior Auditor, PWC
Selected Publications - Papers
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Review of Cost Accounting, Robotics, and the New Manufacturing Environment
with A.R. Reuber
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:5, (Spring)
1989
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Some Empirical Evidence on the Stability of Accounting Error Characteristics Over Time
with J. Ham and W. Smieliauskas
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:Volume 4, (Fall)
1987
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A Note on the Neutrality of Internal Control Systems in Audit Practice
with J. Ham and W. Smieliauskas
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:Volume 5, (Spring)
1986
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Role of the Auditor: A Research Study
with D.B. Thornton
C.G.A. Canada
Issue:(June)
1986
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An Empirical Study of Error Characteristics in Accounting Populations
with J. Ham and W. Smieliauskas
The Accounting Review
Issue:(July)
1985
Research and Teaching Interests
Currently teaches courses in financial distress and insolvency, managerial decision making, and advanced management planning and control. Teaches in a variety of Executive Education Programs including Bridge to Business, Indian Railways Program, Advanced Human Resources Program and The Financial Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs.
Research includes computerization of accounting systems, the effect of end user computing on the development and maintenance of internal control systems, and control systems in accounting.
Academic / Professional Service
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2009- present
Board member, Doane House Hospice
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1997-2007
Chair, Finance Committee, Hart House, University of Toronto
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1986-1988
Assistant Dean & Director of Student Affairs, Rotman