معرفی
Caglar Kaya is a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Corporate Governance within Copenhagen Business School. Holding a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Lund University, his academic journey includes visiting scholar roles at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduate studies at Istanbul Bilgi University, University of Bologna, and Lund University. His research bridges corporate governance, corporate finance, and banking, with a focus on enterprise foundations and capital structure dynamics.
- Lund University: Ph.D. in Financial Economics (dissertation: Corporate Growth and Corporate Credit Risk)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Visiting Scholar (Finance Department)
- Istanbul Bilgi University: Master’s in International Finance (Banking & Accounting specialization)
- University of Bologna: Master’s in International Management
- Lund University: Master’s in Finance
His research investigates governance and financial decision-making in unique ownership structures, particularly enterprise foundations (foundation-owned firms). Key projects compare these to publicly and family-owned firms, analyzing board governance, stakeholder relationships, and credit risk. Additional work explores internal capital markets in Swedish corporate groups, collateral’s role in financing, and relationship banking in cooperative banks. His publications reflect expertise in corporate growth dynamics (2019) and creditor governance (2024), with ongoing studies on foundation ownership implications.
At Lund University, Caglar taught graduate courses including Financial Valuation & Risk Management, Fixed Income & Derivatives, and Mathematics in Finance. His industry background in audit and banking (five years at multinational firms) informs his empirical research approach. Current projects include analyzing enterprise foundations’ impact on corporate survival and financing strategies, as well as cooperative banks’ role in relationship banking.
