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Pavlo Kalyta

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Overview

Pavlo’s expertise covers the areas of sustainable development, environmental accounting, and corporate governance. His research has been published in the leading academic journals in the field, such as the Strategic Management Journal and The Accounting Review, and has received extensive coverage in the media.

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Academic Area

  • Accounting

Interest Topics

  • Sustainability

Faculty Details

Profile

Full Bio

Practicing academic, with over 20 years of experience in teaching, research, advisory, and standard-setting in sustainability accounting, corporate governance, and climate finance. As one of the pioneers in the field of corporate sustainability, Pavlo has played a pivotal role in shaping sustainability standards both in Canada and internationally, alongside providing extensive advisory services in the public sector and performing innovative research. Pavlo holds a PhD from Concordia University.

Academic Degrees

PhD in Administration (Accounting)
Concordia University

MBA
Concordia University

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business, Queen's University
Assistant Professor (2016 - Present)

McGill University

University of Ottawa

Concordia University

Publications

Research Publications (refereed) 

Keddie, L., Damini, E., Kalyta, P. 2024. How can accountants enhance (or save) natural and cultural capital valuation? Engaging academics: a collaboration with CPA Canada and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Accounting Perspectives (forthcoming).

Kalyta, P. 2024. The ladder of Indigenous governance. In Magnan, M, Michelon, G. (Eds.) Handbook of Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility. Edward Elgar Publishing: London, UK.

Kalyta, P., Malsch, B. 2018. Ethnographic accounting research: Field notes from the frontier. Accounting Perspectives 17: 241-252.

Kalyta, P. 2009. Accounting discretion, horizon problem, and CEO retirement benefits. The Accounting Review 84: 1553-1574.

Kalyta, P. 2009. Compensation transparency and managerial opportunism: A study of supplemental retirement plans. Strategic Management Journal 30: 405-423.

Kalyta, P., Magnan, M. 2008. Executive pensions, disclosure quality, and rent extraction. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 27: 133-166.

Professional Publications

Swanson, D., Scaletta, T., Kalyta, P. 2023. Valuing natural capital: Is it on your radar? Certified Professional Accountants of Canada, May 2023.

Malsch, B., Kalyta, P. 2015. Accounting may be key to corporate compliance on climate goals. The Globe and Mail, December 10.

 

Research Coverage in the Media 

  • Forbes
  • Reuters
  • The Globe and Mail
  • Business Week
  • Calgary Herald
  • Pension & Benefits Daily
  • Montreal Gazette
  • Toronto Sun
  • Les Affaires
  • Ottawa Business Journal
  • Huffington Post Quebec
  • MetroNews Canada
  • Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate
  • Governance and Financial

 

Teaching

PhD Supervision

Co-Supervisor: Rojin Mansouri, Leon Bea (both McGill University)

Thesis Committee: Laurence Daoust, Russell Evans (both Queen’s University), Leanne Keddie (Concordia University)

Defense Committee: Hugues Langlois, Hai Ta (both McGill University)

Courses Taught

  • Sustainability Accounting: BCom, MBA, Executive, PhD   
  • Intermediate Management Accounting: BCom, MBA
  • Cost Accounting: MBA     
  • Research Design in Accounting: PhD  
  • Introductory Financial Accounting: BCom

Research

Interests

Sustainability Accounting; Corporate Governance; Climate Finance; Natural Capital; Indigenous Topics.

Presentations

Conference Proceedings (refereed)

Keddie, L., Damini, E., Kalyta, P. 2023. How can accountants enhance (or save) natural and cultural capital valuation? Engaging academics: a collaboration with CPA Canada and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. ASAC Conference Proceedings, Accounting Division.  

Kalyta, P. 2011. Directors of philosophy: The impact of intellectual governance on firm performance.

ASAC Conference Proceedings, Finance Division 32: 24-40 [Honorable Mention].

Kalyta, P. 2011. Social networking and firm performance: Empirical investigation of the corporate use of Twitter. ASAC Conference Proceedings, Accounting Division 32: 63-81.

Kalyta, P. 2008. Making it personal: The impact of CEO retirement plan on firm risk. ASAC Conference Proceedings, Finance Division 29: 195-210 [Best Paper].

Kalyta, P. 2007. CEO retirement benefits and accounting discretion: Canadian evidence. ASAC Conference Proceedings, Accounting Division 28: 1-12 [Best Paper].

Presentations at Academic Conferences (peer-reviewed)

  • American Accounting Association (×7)
  • Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (×6)
  • Canadian Academic Accounting Association (×6)
  • European Accounting Association (×2)
  • Alternative Perspectives in Accounting Research
  • British Accounting Association
  • European Financial Management Association
  • HEC Montreal Winter Workshop
  • European Financial Management Association
  • Money, Economy, and Management Conference
  • Telfer Accounting & Finance Conference
  • UN Climate Change Conference

Invited Research Presentations 

  • McGill University (×2)
  • Queen’s University (×2)
  • University of Ottawa (×2)
  • HEC Montreal
  • Humboldt University
  • IE Business School
  • Lancaster University
  • St. Mary’s University
  • Université Laval
  • University of Cagliari
  • University of Padova

Awards

Grants & Funding

2018: SSHRC Insight Grant (with B. Malsch and M.-S. Tremblay), $151,375

2012: SSHRC Insight Grant, $107,000

Service

Ad-Hoc Reviewer

  • The Accounting Review (×4)
  • Accounting Perspectives (×6)
  • Australian Accounting Review
  • Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (×2)
  • Comptabilité – Contrôle – Audit
  • Contemporary Accounting Research (×7)
  • Eurasian Business Review
  • Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (×2)
  • Journal of Accounting and Taxation
  • Human Resource Management Journal
  • Accounting and Business Research
  • Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management

Editorial Boards

  • Accounting Perspectives
  • Contemporary Accounting Research

Professional Affiliations

AASB, Sustainability Assurance Committee: 2023-24
CPA Canada, Integrated Sustainability Group: 2022-23