Hong Zhao

Hong Zhao is an Associate Professor of Finance at NEOMA Business School in France. He holds a PhD in Finance from Arizona State University (2017) and teaches courses on Capital Budgeting and Financing, Corporate Governance, and Sustainable Finance.

• Education
  • PhD in Finance, Arizona State University (2017)

Research Interests focus on empirical corporate finance, with specialization in corporate governance, managerial incentives, board structures, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). His work explores how governance mechanisms influence firm performance and how CSR practices propagate through supply chains and inter-firm networks.

Recent Articles highlight trends in board interlocks driving CSR adoption (2025), geographic diversity in director backgrounds affecting firm value (2024), supplier CSR's role in customer relationships (2024), and stakeholder theory applications in ethical procurement (2023). Earlier works analyze gender diversity (2020), CEO succession planning (2019), and labor market segmentation (2018).