Donna L. Losell

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Emerita

Degrees:

MBA, University of Toronto
BA, University of Toronto

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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

1987- present

Senior Lecturer, Rotman
1981 - 1986

Assistant Professor, Rotman

Non-Academic Positions

1978-1981

Senior Auditor, PWC

Selected Publications - Papers

Review of Cost Accounting, Robotics, and the New Manufacturing Environment

with A.R. Reuber

Contemporary Accounting Research

Issue:5, (Spring)

1989
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
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
Role of the Auditor: A Research Study

with D.B. Thornton

C.G.A. Canada

Issue:(June)

1986
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.