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• Financial Contracting
• Corporate Disclosure
• Corporate Investment Behavior
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Clemens Otto is a Full-time Associate Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University. He holds a Ph.D. (Finance) from London Business School (2012), an M.Res. (Finance) from London Business School (2009), and a CEMS Master (International Management) and Dipl.-Kfm. (Business Administration) from the University of Cologne and HEC Paris (2006). His research focuses on Financial Contracting, Corporate Disclosure Practices, Behavioral Finance, and Strategic Investment Decisions. Key research interests include analyzing how disclosure policies impact capital markets, the behavioral drivers of corporate investment, and the effects of regulatory frameworks on firm behavior. His work integrates theoretical finance with empirical evidence from supply chains, healthcare disclosures, and debt markets. Notable awards include the Michael J. Brennan Award (2022) and the SAC Capital Ph.D. Award (2012). His publications span journals such as the Review of Financial Studies , Management Science , and The Accounting Review . Current research explores disclosure externalities in supply chains and the strategic implications of peer disclosures in clinical trials. Prof. Otto has been affiliated with SMU since 2017, advancing through roles from Assistant Professor (2017–2021) to his current position. His expertise aligns with SMU’s strategic priorities in Asia-focused finance and sustainable living through informed corporate governance frameworks.

Ernst MaugView profile

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• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Executive Compensation
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Ernst Maug, Ph.D. is Professor of Corporate Finance at the University of Mannheim Business School, where he has held a faculty position since February 2006. He has served in significant leadership roles including Associate Dean for Research and director of the business school's doctoral programs. Maug currently holds the position of President of the European Finance Association, reflecting his standing in the academic finance community. Professor Maug's research program focuses on corporate finance with particular emphasis on corporate governance mechanisms. His work examines the interface between financial markets and labor markets, executive compensation structures, shareholder voting behavior, and the role of institutional blockholders. His research demonstrates a consistent interest in understanding how governance structures affect firm performance and decision-making processes. The analysis of Professor Maug's recent publications reveals a strong focus on shareholder democracy, executive compensation design, and the intersection of labor markets with corporate governance. His work frequently appears in the top finance journals including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies, indicating the high quality and impact of his research contributions. Professor Maug has served in significant academic leadership positions, directing doctoral programs and contributing to research strategy as Associate Dean for Research at the University of Mannheim Business School. His service as President of the European Finance Association further demonstrates his influence in shaping the direction of finance research across Europe.

Mary Ellen CarterView profile

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• Financial Accounting
• Executive Compensation
• Corporate Governance
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Professor Mary Ellen Carter is the Joseph L. Sweeney Chair in Accounting at Boston College's Carroll School of Management. She holds a BS from Babson College, an MBA from Boston College, and a PhD from MIT's Sloan School of Management. A CPA with prior audit experience at Coopers & Lybrand, she focuses on financial reporting, executive compensation, and corporate governance. Her research explores gender pay gaps, labor market pressures on compensation, and the role of compensation consultants. Her work has been published in top journals like Journal of Accounting and Economics and Journal of Financial Economics , and featured in Forbes , Financial Times , and New York Times . She currently serves as Editor of The Accounting Review and Associate Editor of Management Science . Notable awards include the Coughlin Distinguished Teaching Award (2019) and Ernst & Young Faculty Fellowship (2021-2022). Professor Carter teaches intermediate accounting and has held faculty positions at Columbia Business School and Wharton School. Her research trends emphasize real-world impacts of accounting policies, regulatory changes, and labor market dynamics. Recent studies address pandemic-driven compensation shifts and ESG-related governance mechanisms.

• Human Resource Management
• Organisational Studies
• Performance Management
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Professor John Shields is a distinguished academic in Human Resource Management and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney’s Business School. He holds a BA(Hons) from ANU and a PhD from the University of Sydney. As Academic Director International, he oversees global strategies for the Business School’s international partnerships and recruitment. His roles have included Associate Dean (Programs), Deputy Dean, and Chair of the Faculty Board, reflecting his extensive leadership within the institution. In research, Shields focuses on performance management, reward systems, corporate governance, and international education. He co-authored seminal textbooks like *Managing Employee Performance and Reward* and *Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice*. Current projects explore performance management transformation, pay secrecy disclosure, and gaming’s psychological impacts. His teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as Strategic HRM and Global Leadership. Shields has supervised over a dozen PhD students, with topics ranging from Saudi Arabian workplace dynamics to corporate governance in Australian firms. Recognized with the 2008 Wayne Lonergan Teaching Award, he actively contributes to professional bodies like the Australian Human Resources Institute. Publications highlight his influence in HRM theory and practice, including studies on CEO remuneration, board capital, and pandemic-era worker resilience. His interdisciplinary work bridges organizational behavior, economics, and policy, positioning him as a key figure in contemporary HRM research.

• Corporate Finance
• Political Economy
• Private Equity
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Scott Hsu serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at the Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, with his office located in WCOB 475B. His academic role centers on empirical finance research with strong institutional linkages. Dr. Hsu's research critically examines how external institutions and managerial characteristics shape corporate behavior. His primary focus areas include corporate political connections , CEO attributes (notably physical attractiveness), private equity dynamics , and venture capital investment patterns . He investigates causal mechanisms through which bankruptcy laws, political networks, and executive experiences influence firm policies, innovation outcomes, and market competition. Analysis of his 12 publications (2010-2025) reveals consistent methodological rigor in studying institutional finance. Key trends include the supply-chain externalities of political connections, CEO appearance effects on firm valuation, and private equity's employment impacts. His work bridges corporate finance with political economy and innovation studies, frequently employing large-scale empirical datasets to uncover non-market forces in corporate decision-making. The 2025 paper on political connection externalities indicates ongoing active research.

• Executive Remuneration
• Corporate Governance
• Financial Reporting
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Dr Tracy Qu is a Lecturer in the School of Accountancy at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), within the Faculty of Business & Law. She holds a PhD in Accounting from Griffith University (2018) and is a CPA Australia member (since 2021). Her research focuses on executive remuneration, corporate governance, financial reporting, and environmental accounting. Tracy teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in accounting fundamentals, financial analysis, and business valuation. She has also served as a referee for journals like Accounting and Finance and Australian Journal of Management . Tracy’s research explores intersections between governance structures and executive compensation design, particularly in mitigating agency conflicts. Her work examines topics such as carbon emissions policy impacts on corporate behavior, labeling effects in financial disclosures, and CEO celebrity influence on investment decisions. She actively contributes to academic debates on environmental accounting and sustainability reporting. Tracy is currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters, and PhD programs, focusing on topics like executive compensation efficiency, board interlocks, and compensation consultants’ roles.

Hadrian DjajadikertaView profile

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• Sustainability
• Corporate Governance
• Management Accounting
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Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta is a Professor and Accounting Discipline Lead at Curtin University's School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, part of the Faculty of Business and Law. He holds leadership roles such as Research Dean (Business and Law) and has previously held positions at UNSW, UTS, Lincoln University, and Edith Cowan University. His academic background includes a PhD from UTS, MBA from Montana State, and qualifications from ITB and UNPAR, alongside professional certifications like CA, CMA, and SCPM. Education: PhD(UTS), MBA(Montana), MSc(ITB), Drs(UNPAR). Additional training includes Business Analytics at the University of Cambridge. Research focuses on sustainability, corporate governance, and management accounting. Key areas include sustainability reporting, environmental disclosures, and interdisciplinary studies in supply chain, finance, and digital technology. Recent work explores climate resilience in higher education, digital competencies in energy industries, and freight transport sustainability. Awards include VC Excellence in Research Supervision and Teaching, AFAANZ Best Paper, and Wiley’s Top Cited Paper. Over 30 PhD students supervised and numerous grant investigations (e.g., Australia Africa Universities Network, Future Energy Exports CRC). Active in global collaborations and policy engagements, including parliamentary inquiries on short-stay accommodation. Grants include projects on climate change resilience ($20,000), digital competencies in energy ($219,375), and freight transport networks ($193,680). Engaged in not-for-profit social initiatives and corporate consulting in Indonesia and Australia. Led the Sustainability and Corporate Governance Research Cluster and contributes to industry partnerships through research clusters and advisory roles.

Elizabeth PollmanView profile

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• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance
• Startups
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Elizabeth Pollman is a Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Economics at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She specializes in corporate law, governance, and entrepreneurship, with a focus on venture capital-backed startups and dual-class structures. Her work examines issues such as CEO turnover, ESG integration, and regulatory frameworks in corporate law. Her research has been published in top-tier journals including the Harvard Law Review, Columbia Law Review, and Duke Law Journal. She co-authored *Business Organizations: A Contemporary Approach* and co-edited *Research Handbook on Corporate Purpose and Personhood*. Pollman has received teaching awards, including the Harvey Levin Memorial Award (2022) and LLM Prize (2021 & 2024). Before joining Penn, she taught at Loyola Law School and held visiting roles at UC Berkeley and the University of Sydney. She practiced at Latham & Watkins and clerked for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She earned her BA and JD from Stanford University, both with distinction. Her current projects include analyzing governance dynamics in dual-class firms and exploring the historical and modern evolution of corporate purpose clauses. She co-directs the Institute for Law & Economics, which focuses on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of law and economic analysis.

Reinier H. KraakmanView profile

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• Corporate Law
• Comparative Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance
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Reinier H. Kraakman is the Ezra Ripley Thayer Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches corporate law, corporate finance, and organizational law. He previously served as a professor at Yale Law School and has held visiting positions at Georgetown University Law Center and New York University School of Law. His academic and policy work has influenced corporate governance reforms in countries such as Russia and Vietnam. Education: J.D., Yale Law School, 1979 Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University, 1973 B.A. in History and Science, Harvard College, 1971 Fulbright Fellowship, University of Frankfurt, 1971 His research focuses on corporate law, corporate governance, comparative corporate law, and the economic foundations of organizational law. Kraakman is renowned for identifying core agency problems in corporations—between managers and shareholders, controlling and minority shareholders, and shareholders and other stakeholders. His work emphasizes the functional and comparative analysis of legal institutions across jurisdictions. The recent publications of Professor Kraakman reflect a sustained focus on the intersection of law, economics, and institutional design. His articles and books analyze corporate governance structures, market efficiency, CEO turnover, and the historical evolution of business entities. He frequently collaborates with leading scholars such as Henry Hansmann, Lucian Bebchuk, and Ronald Gilson, producing influential interdisciplinary work that shapes both academic discourse and policy debates. Scientific Awards: Elected ECGI Research Associate (2006) Fulbright Fellowship (1971) Kraakman has advised on legal reforms and contributed to major amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, particularly in cases involving corporate political speech and shareholder rights. His work on compliance, executive compensation, and board accountability has informed regulatory thinking globally. He is a key figure in the academic network promoting empirical and theoretical rigor in corporate law. He is a co-author of the seminal treatise The Anatomy of Corporate Law , now in its third edition, and has published extensively in top law journals including the Yale Law Journal , Georgetown Law Journal , and Harvard Law Review . His scholarship continues to be central to understanding the convergence and divergence of corporate legal systems worldwide.

• Finance
• Banking
• Financial Institutions
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Christa H. S. Bouwman is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. She is also a Fellow at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, reflecting her significant contributions to the field of financial institutions and banking research. Her research focuses on key areas in finance, including banking, financial crises, liquidity creation, capital regulation, relationship lending, and corporate finance. She has extensively studied the role of bank capital during crises, the impact of monetary policy and emergency liquidity facilities, and the effects of regulatory thresholds such as those in the Dodd-Frank Act. Her work often combines empirical analysis with policy implications for financial stability. The trends in her recent publications show a strong emphasis on banking behavior during crises, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of relationships in credit markets. Her research integrates topics such as credit card lending, small business finance, and regulatory impacts on merger activity. She frequently collaborates with prominent scholars like Allen N. Berger. Christa Bouwman is actively engaged in academic research with publications in top journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics , Review of Financial Studies , Journal of Financial Intermediation , and Journal of Political Economy . Her work is widely recognized, as reflected in high SSRN download and citation rankings. She advises and collaborates with co-authors on numerous research projects, though specific PhD or Master’s students are not listed in the provided text. She has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the source material. Dr. Bouwman is involved in research groups and centers related to financial institutions, including her fellowship at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, which supports collaborative research on financial markets and institutions.

John Harry EvansView profile

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• Economic Accounting
• Incentive and Reporting Models
• Managerial and Tax Reporting
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John Harry Evans is the III Katz Alumni Professor of Accounting at the Department of Accounting, Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on economic perspectives of accounting phenomena, analytical models of incentives, experimental studies in managerial and tax reporting, and empirical investigations of healthcare incentives. He teaches courses in Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Managerial Accounting, and Strategic Cost Management. Research spans incentive design, corporate governance, healthcare accounting, and empirical methodologies. Recent publications address CEO turnover, physician compensation, tax reporting ethics, and organizational incentive structures. Awarded multiple honors including the Outstanding Management Accounting Paper Award (2012), Provost Award for Excellence in Mentoring (2011), and multiple Best Paper Awards across journals. Active in professional service as a financial consultant to the Department of Defense and expert witness in legal cases. Designed financial analysis training programs for healthcare managers at University of Pittsburgh Physicians and Highmark Insurance Company.

Nils StieglitzView profile

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• Strategic Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Strategic Decision-Making
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Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz is a distinguished Professor of Strategy at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management since 2012 and serves as President & CEO since 2018. He leads the Management Department (2015–2018) and held the Executive Board role as Vice President Corporate Development (2017–2018). His research spans Strategic decision-making Organizational adaptation Human-agent interaction across dynamic environments. His scholarly work appears in top-tier journals like Strategic Management Journal , Management Science , and Organization Science , focusing on complex organizational trade-offs, incentive design, and scenario planning. He also contributes strategic insights to global media outlets such as Harvard Business Review and The Economist . As Senior Editor at the Journal of Organization Design and editorial board member of Organization Science , he shapes discourse on organizational theory. His teaching emphasizes strategy formulation and organizational design principles.

Alexis H. KunzView profile

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• Earnings Management
• Financial Reporting Systems
• Incentive and Performance Measurement Systems
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Alexis H. Kunz serves as Professor of Financial Accounting and Director of the Institute for Corporate Accounting and Controlling at the University of Bern since 2011, with prior academic appointments at HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne, and University of Friborg spanning over two decades in accounting research and leadership. Education: Habilitation, University of Friborg (2002-2004) Visiting Researcher, UCLA (2003) PhD (Dr. oec. publ.), University of Zurich (1995-2000) Master in Business Administration, University of Zurich (1989-1994) Military Service (1988) College Education, Gymnasium Zürcher Unterland (1981-1987) His research centers on Earnings Management, Financial Reporting Systems, Incentive Structures, and Corporate Governance, examining how accounting information systems influence organizational decision-making and executive behavior. Work integrates economic theory with empirical analysis of real-world corporate practices. Publication analysis reveals consistent focus on incentive design, financial disclosure quality, and governance mechanisms across 12 major works from 1999-2020. Key themes include structured product risk assessment, performance metric validity (EVA/ERIC), and behavioral impacts of compensation systems, primarily published in The Accounting Review and European Accounting Review. Scientific Awards No specific awards or fellowships were documented in the source material. Research leadership includes SNF-funded UCLA Visiting Scholarship and grants for IFRS 15 implementation, Swiss GAAP/FER reporting systems, and Say on Pay analysis. Third-party projects cover CEO evaluation frameworks, cost accounting concepts, and performance measurement system development. He directs the Financial Accounting Section within the Institute for Corporate Accounting and Controlling, overseeing research initiatives in financial reporting standards and incentive system design while serving as primary institutional contact for accounting research.

• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Venture Capital
• Innovation Policy
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Ramana Nanda is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance at Imperial College London's Business School and Academic Lead at the Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship. He is also a Research Fellow at CEPR and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on financing mechanisms for new ventures, venture capital dynamics, and innovation policy. Education: PhD from MIT Sloan School of Management, BA/MA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge. Prior to academia, he worked at Oliver Wyman in capital markets and small-business banking. Research Interests: Financing frictions in entrepreneurship, venture capital syndicates, innovation ecosystems, and policy interventions for high-potential ventures. His work bridges theory and practice, advising startups and investors in deep tech sectors addressing global challenges. Notable Awards: 2020 ERC Consolidator Grant for groundbreaking research, 2015 Kauffman Prize Medal for contributions to entrepreneurship literature. Formerly Sarofim-Rock Professor at Harvard Business School (2007-2020). Grants & Projects: Co-director of Harvard's Private Capital Project, recipient of major research grants. Advises on venture capital strategies and deep tech investments. Labs/Initiatives: Leads Imperial's Deep Tech Entrepreneurship Institute, collaborating with industry and policymakers to scale breakthrough technologies.

Vikram NandaView profile

Professor

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Institutions
• Behavioral Finance
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Dr. Vikram Nanda is the O.P. Jindal Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Chicago, MBA from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research focuses on corporate finance, financial institutions, and behavioral finance, with emphasis on topics like hedge fund strategies, managerial overconfidence, and corruption's economic impacts. Key research highlights include studies on multi-market trading (best paper award), litigation risk effects on contracting, and cryptocurrency bubble detection. He has served on editorial boards for Journal of Financial Research and Financial Letters , and contributed to non-academic publications like Barron’s . His work spans 30+ years across top-tier institutions including USC, University of Michigan, and Georgia Tech. Current research explores AI's role in investment management, gender diversity in executive roles, and legal frameworks affecting corporate behavior. Awards include Smith Breeden Prize nominations and Q-Group research grants. Educations: PhD (Chicago), MBA (Yale), B.Tech (IIT Kanpur) Affiliations: Financial Intermediation Research Society, European Finance Association Labs/Teams: Behavioral Finance Research Group, Corporate Governance Initiative He advises on strategic financial decisions and has authored/coauthored over 50 publications. Recent work examines environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategies and the impact of trade secret laws on financial opacity.