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Professor Simon Gao is a faculty member at the Business School of Edinburgh Napier University, specializing in areas such as ethics and sustainability, governance, and financial markets. His work bridges accounting and corporate social responsibility, focusing on transparency, fraud prevention, and sustainable business practices.
- Research Focus: Corporate governance, ethical finance, carbon emission disclosures, and financial derivatives
- Supervision: Advised students on topics including social enterprises, IPO underpricing, and risk management
- Publications: 15+ peer-reviewed articles on sustainability frameworks, fraud detection, and market behavior
- Email: S.Gao@napier.ac.uk
Simon Gao’s research interests span corporate governance and financial ethics, with a particular emphasis on sustainability frameworks for social enterprises and carbon accounting in state-owned companies. His work explores how board diversity and internal controls mitigate financial fraud, while also analyzing market reactions to strategic disclosures and derivatives strategies in cross-border investments.
Recent publication trends highlight his expertise in environmental management, accounting conservatism, and ethical finance, with subfields including carbon trading systems, executive compensation alignment, and low-carbon financing efficiency. His projects include grants from the QEA Investment Group and British Academy for studies on derivatives markets and sustainable mobility.
