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Emerging market financial services development: the case of leasing in Poland and China

Journal Article
Jaworski, P. M., Sliwinski, A., & Gao, S. S. (2014)
Emerging market financial services development: the case of leasing in Poland and China. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 15, 365-382. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIL.2014.062473
The aim of this paper is to present Polish and Chinese developments in this area in the period of 1999–2009 for the former and 2005–2008 the latter and then to compare both ma...

Leasing in Poland – privatization, financing and current problems

Journal Article
Gao, S. S. (1995)
Leasing in Poland – privatization, financing and current problems. European Business Review, 95(5), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555349510096126
Discusses leasing in Poland with a focus on leasing privatization arrangements and leasing finance, and analyses current major problems involved. On the one hand, leasing has ...

Accountability in Islamic financial institution: the role of the Shari’ah supervisory board reports

Journal Article
Aribi, Z. A., Gao, S., & Arun, T. (2019)
Accountability in Islamic financial institution: the role of the Shari’ah supervisory board reports. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 10(1), 98-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/jiabr-10-2015-0049
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore whether any discrepancy exists between the disclosed in SSB reports of Islamic banks and the disclosure index which was based o...

Lease Finance in Emerging Markets: An Eastern European Study

Journal Article
Gao, S. S., & Herbert, W. E. (1996)
Lease Finance in Emerging Markets: An Eastern European Study. Managerial Finance, 22(12), 39-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb018597
The emergence of lease markets in Eastern Europe provides a new menu of opportunities for inward foreign leasing investment by Western Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). The Ea...

A quantitative study of financing efficiency of low‐carbon companies: A three‐stage data envelopment analysis

Journal Article
Liu, X., Yu, X., & Gao, S. (2019)
A quantitative study of financing efficiency of low‐carbon companies: A three‐stage data envelopment analysis. Business Strategy and the Environment, 28(5), 858-871. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2288
This study set out to evaluate the financing efficiency of low‐carbon companies. Applying a three‐stage data envelopment analysis with the data from 85 listed companies in Chi...

Stock Options and Credit Default Swaps in Risk Management

Journal Article
Al-Own, B., Minhat, M., & Gao, S. (2018)
Stock Options and Credit Default Swaps in Risk Management. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 53, 200-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2017.09.021
The use of stock options and credit default swaps (CDS) in banks is not uncommon. Stock options can induce risk-taking incentives, while CDS can be used to hedge against credi...

The impact of social and economic development on corporate social and environmental disclosure in Hong Kong and the UK.

Journal Article
Xiao, J. Z., Gao, S. S., Heravi, S., & Cheung, Y. C. Q. (2005)
The impact of social and economic development on corporate social and environmental disclosure in Hong Kong and the UK. Advances in international accounting, 18, 219-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0897-3660%2805%2918011-8
This study compares corporate social and environmental disclosure (CSED) in Hong Kong (HK) and the U.K. through a content analysis of 334 annual reports prepared by 69 listed ...

Fraudulent Financial Reporting: Corporate Behavior of Chinese Listed Companies

Book Chapter
Zhu, J., & Gao, S. S. (2011)
Fraudulent Financial Reporting: Corporate Behavior of Chinese Listed Companies. In Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies; Accounting in Asia, (61-82). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1479-3563%282011%290000011008
Purpose – This study investigates the nature, types, and methods of fraudulent financial reporting committed by Chinese listed companies with a view to understanding corporate...

Determinants of audit committee meeting frequency: Evidence from Chinese listed companies

Journal Article
Yin, F., Gao, S., Li, W., & Lv, H. (2012)
Determinants of audit committee meeting frequency: Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Managerial Auditing Journal, 27(4), 425-444. https://doi.org/10.1108/02686901211218003
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of audit committee meeting frequency in Chinese listed companies. Design/methodology/approach – A multip...

Investors' Reactions to Analysts' Forecast Revisions and Information Uncertainty: Evidence of Stock Price Drift.

Journal Article
Hou, T. C., Hung, W., & Gao, S. S. (2014)
Investors' Reactions to Analysts' Forecast Revisions and Information Uncertainty: Evidence of Stock Price Drift. Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 29, 238-259. https://doi.org/10.1177/0148558X14530129
This study examines the relationship among analysts’ earnings forecast revisions, information uncertainty, and stock returns and provides new evidence that stock price drift o...
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CEO stock-option compensation, the credit default swap use, and the risk of European banks

2011 - 2015
This thesis investigates two main aspects related to the use of credit default swaps (CDS) by European banks. ...
Bassam Al-Own | Director of Studies: Dr Marizah Minhat | Second Supervisor: Prof Simon Gao

The Influence of Islamic Religion on Corporate Social and Environment Disclosure

2004 - 2009
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSRD) have received much attention...
Zakaria Aribi | Director of Studies: Prof Simon Gao | Second Supervisor: Dr Jane Zhang

Credit risk management in rural commercial banks in China

2006 - 2013
Credit risk is one of the most general risks that exist in the financial market and a major risk faced by financial institutions. Credit risk m...
Yang Wang | Director of Studies: Dr Jane Zhang | Second Supervisor: Prof Simon Gao

Financial reporting with XBRS and its impact on the accounting profession

2006 - 2015
Since 2010, XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) has been widely adopted throughout the world. In 2013, both the HMRC ...
Zhenkun Wang | Director of Studies: Prof Simon Gao

Risk Disclosure and the Cost of Capital

2003 - 2009
Bassam Rajab | Director of Studies: Morrison Handley-Schachler | Second Supervisor: Prof Simon Gao

Informational value and stock price formation: An event study of EU-wide stress tests from 2010 to 2018

2015 - date
Kolja Gauer | Director of Studies: Dr Piotr Jaworski | Second Supervisor: Prof Simon Gao

Accounting for Carbon Emission Trading: Usefulness, Framework and Application

2019 - date
Chendi Wang | Director of Studies: Prof Simon Gao | Second Supervisor: Dr Matthew Bonnett

The impact of Covid-19 on the CSR of social enterprises: An empirical study of changing factors.

2021 - date
Yang Yang | Director of Studies: Dr Henry Huang | Second Supervisor: Prof Simon Gao

Corporate Carbon Reporting and Disclosures: A Quality Rating Framework

2017 - date
Fangchao Xu | Director of Studies: Prof Simon Gao | Second Supervisor: Dr Maria Mina Rosero

Culture, trust and security - an empirical study of consumer attitudes towards e-commerce in Chinese societies

2004 - 2011
David Wu | Director of Studies: Prof Simon Gao | Second Supervisor: Linda Juleff

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