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Fei Du discusses the narrative aspect of accounting and her journey into academia.

What if accounting isn’t about numbers—but about uncovering the story behind them? In this episode of Poets&Quants’ Faculty Spotlight, Gies College of Business professor Fei Du joins John A. Byrne to share how intellectual curiosity, and a desire for freedom, shaped her path into academia. What began as a practical career choice in China evolved into a passion for decoding financial statements as “clues” to how organizations think and act. Du explains how accounting, when done right, is...

People in this episode

Host: John A. Byrne

Guest: Fei Du

Topics covered

• accounting
• data analysis
• financial statements
• academic career
• intellectual curiosity

Keywords

• accounting
• data
• decisions
• financial statements
• academic career
• intellectual curiosity

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Organizations: Gies College of Business, Poets&Quants

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