جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Keshab Acharyaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• CEO Activism
• Strategic Leadership
• Corporate Governance
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Keshab Acharya is an Associate Professor of Management and Organization at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), contributing to academic leadership through teaching and research. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2020), an MBA in Finance from Pokhara University, and a Bachelor’s in Physics from Tribhuvan University. His work bridges strategic leadership, corporate governance, and ethical responsibility. Education: PhD in Business Administration, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2020 MBA in Finance, Pokhara University Bachelor of Science in Physics, Tribhuvan University Research Focus: Dr. Acharya’s research interrogates CEO activism dynamics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and strategic leadership. Key themes include: Drivers of CEO sociopolitical activism Founder CEO influence on environmental compliance Generational impacts on employee engagement Leadership traits in entrepreneurial contexts Recent Scholarship Trends: His 2023-2025 work emphasizes CEO political communication strategies, investor reactions to activism, and military leadership’s impact on corporate restructuring. Earlier research (2018-2020) explored CSR frameworks, equity ownership effects on strategy, and founder-CEO environmental accountability. Awards & Recognition: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceeding (2019, 2020) Best Doctoral Student Paper Award (2018, Southern Management Association) CCSU Excellence in Teaching Honor Roll (2022-24) Teaching & Advising: Focuses on strategic management, business policy, and entrepreneurship. Actively integrates student insights into research. No formal advisee list publicly disclosed. Labs/Teams: No dedicated research lab mentioned, but collaborates with academic networks through conference presentations and interdisciplinary projects.

• Owner-Dominated Companies
• Family Businesses
• Startups
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Bennet Schierstedt is a Professor of Business Administration and External Accounting at Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT), Department I – Business, Economics and Social Sciences. He also teaches in the MBA General Management program at Düsseldorf Business School (DBS). Previously, he held academic roles at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2020–2023) and worked as an audit and project manager at KPMG Cologne (2013–2016). His research focuses on owner-dominated companies, particularly family businesses and startups, with emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR), finance, accounting, and auditing. He collaborates with institutions like Hasselt University and the Institute for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and Family Businesses (EMF) at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. Education: Business Administration from University of Cologne (2012), with a study abroad at San Diego State University (USA). His recent research explores topics such as audit fees in family firms, environmental performance driven by private equity, and governance dynamics in public family firms. He has been nominated for a Best Paper Award (Sustainability category) at the SPGC Global Family Business Summit 2024. Prof. Schierstedt advises students on bachelor’s and master’s theses in finance and accounting and maintains active engagement in academic conferences globally. His office is located at Haus Gauß (B), Room B 550. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the EMF research institute and participates in networks like the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA).

Daniel Foosمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهشی

• Banking
• Financial Regulation
• Risk Management
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Daniel Foos is a Research Professor affiliated with the Deutsche Bundesbank's Directorate General Banking and Financial Supervision. His research focuses on banking regulation, risk management, and the macroeconomic impacts of financial policies. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and has been actively involved in central banking research since 2010. Research interests include: (1) Accounting practices and regulatory compliance in financial intermediaries, (2) Cyclicality of bank behavior during economic fluctuations, and (3) Interest rate risk management strategies. His work addresses critical issues like loan loss provisioning transparency, liquidity risk mitigation, and the real effects of financial market conditions on bank lending. Key contributions include analyzing euro area banks' exposure to yield curve movements (2022), tax reform impacts on bank equity-lending relationships (2018), and SME lending cyclicality linked to government ownership (2017). He has presented at major conferences including the European Systemic Risk Board workshops and the European Financial Management Association conferences. No awards explicitly mentioned, but his research is frequently cited in central bank policy discussions. He advises on banking supervision matters and collaborates with academia (e.g., University of Freiburg on quantitative finance projects).

Matthias Köhlerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهشی

• Banking
• Retail Banking
• Financial Integration
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Matthias Köhler is a Research Professor at the Deutsche Bundesbank's Research Centre, located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He holds a position within the Directorate General Financial Stability, focusing on banking sector analysis and financial stability research. His research interests center on business models in banking, retail banking strategies, financial integration dynamics, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in the banking sector. Key themes include bank profitability, risk assessment, cross-border lending, and post-crisis regulatory adaptation. His work frequently examines German banking institutions, including savings and cooperative banks, addressing challenges posed by low interest rate environments and evolving regulatory frameworks. Dr. Köhler has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Financial Stability , Credit and Capital Markets , and International Review of Economics and Finance . His research explores topics ranging from non-traditional banking revenue streams to systemic risk assessment, with a particular emphasis on how institutional structures and regulatory policies shape banking behavior. His academic contributions include analyzing the impact of ownership structures on bank risk-taking, cross-border merger barriers in the EU, and the evolving role of non-interest income in banking profitability. He has also authored working papers on topics like provision income strategies and future trends in retail banking. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though his prolific publication record reflects sustained academic engagement. His professional activities include advising on financial stability matters and contributing to policy-relevant research at the Bundesbank.

Xu Niuمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Labor Economics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Xu Niu is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the College of Business (AACSB) at James Madison University. He holds dual Ph.D. degrees in Finance and Mathematics from Texas Tech University, along with advanced degrees in Economics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, and Finance from institutions including SUNY Binghamton and Wuhan University. His research focuses on corporate governance, labor relations, family firms, and financial data science. Xu Niu's educational background includes: Ph.D. in Finance and Ph.D. in Mathematics, Texas Tech University M.A. in Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton M.S. in Applied Mathematics and B.S. in Mathematics, Wuhan University B.A. in Finance, Wuhan University His research interests span corporate governance , labor economics , and the dynamics of family-owned businesses . He explores topics such as the impact of institutional investors on emerging firms, labor-management conflicts, and the strategic use of CSR initiatives in family firms. His work also integrates modern technologies like AI and Python into financial education. Notable awards and recognitions include: Best Paper Award at FEA Annual Meeting (2023) Outstanding Paper Award at SFA Annual Meeting (2017) Top Cited Article in Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (2019-2020) Doctoral Student Excellence in Teaching Award (2016) Xu Niu has taught courses such as Intermediate Financial Management, Financial Data Science, and Investments at multiple institutions. He received the Best Paper of Pedagogy in Financial Education award for his innovative teaching methods. Outside academia, Xu enjoys spending time with his family, playing the guitar, and jogging in parks like Shenandoah National Park.

• Corporate Governance
• Financial Reporting
• ESG Disclosure
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. CHENG Qiang serves as the Dean and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Accounting at Singapore Management University's School of Accountancy. He joined SMU in 2011 as Associate Dean (Research) and has held leadership roles including President of the Chinese Accounting Professors' Association of North America. His academic journey includes degrees from Tsinghua University (BS, BE, MS) and a PhD in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Research focuses on voluntary disclosure, family ownership dynamics, corporate governance, and digitalization's impact on financial reporting. Key areas include ESG disclosure, tax aggressiveness in family firms, and analyst behavior's influence on corporate innovation. His work frequently explores how governance structures and executive incentives shape financial decisions. Publications emphasize empirical analyses in top journals like The Accounting Review and Journal of Financial Economics. Recent work addresses blockchain applications, AI's market impact, and environmental litigation spillovers. He has advised numerous doctoral candidates across SMU's DBA and PhD programs. Recognitions include SMU's Most Outstanding Faculty Awards (2013-2014) and the Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship. He currently serves on the AAA Research Committee and previously led ISCA's Research Committee. His career bridges academia and practice through editorial roles and industry engagement.

Ramzi BENKRAIEMمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Governance
• Stock Market Dynamics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Ramzi BENKRAIEM is a Full Professor and Head of Research at Audencia Business School, leading research partnerships and the Accounting, Management Control & Economics Department. He holds a PhD from Toulouse Graduate School of Management and an HDR from Western Brittany University. His research focuses on financial reporting, corporate governance, small business economics, and energy dynamics. He has extensive academic experience, including roles at IESEG School of Management and Montpellier Business School. Education: PhD in Management Sciences, Toulouse Graduate School of Management (2007) HDR (Research Supervision Qualification), IAE Brest (2011) Master in Management Sciences, IAE Toulouse (2003) Research interests span financial reporting governance, stock market reactions, small business financing challenges, energy economics, and environmental finance. He actively contributes to academic conferences and journals, including guest editor roles for special issues on small business financing and regression techniques in finance. His work bridges corporate finance, sustainability, and institutional investor behavior. He explores how climate policies, technological innovation, and governance structures influence financial markets and corporate decision-making. Recent studies highlight the intersection of green finance, carbon emissions, and global economic dynamics. Prof. BENKRAIEM serves on scientific boards for conferences like the HAEE Annual Conference and reviews for journals such as Energy Economics and Small Business Economics . His research addresses critical themes including tax avoidance, institutional investor heterogeneity, and the impact of digitalization on SME financing.

Maria Luisa Chiarellaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Private Law
• Business Law
• Legal Aspects of Technology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Maria Luisa Chiarella is an Associate Professor of Private Law at the University of Calabria, affiliated with the Department of Law, Economics and Sociology (DiGES). She specializes in Private Law, Business Contracts, and the intersection of Law with New Technologies. Her teaching responsibilities include courses such as 'Business Contracts and New Technologies' and 'Private Law' across multiple academic years (2018–present). Her research focuses on minority legal frameworks, asymmetric negotiation dynamics in contracts, and property law. Notable publications include works on minority rights paradigms (2008), asymmetric negotiation theory (2016), and real property rights (2020). She actively organizes academic activities, such as a 2024 seminar on 'Support administration: application profiles' with legal professionals. Chiarella maintains regular office hours and can be reached via email at mlchiarella@unicz.it .

Lewis Bushمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Photography
• Journalism
• Visual Journalism
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Lewis Bush is a Senior Lecturer in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the University of the Arts London. He holds a history degree from the University of Warwick and has worked with the World Health Organisation and in the media. His research explores how digital technologies shape visual journalism, particularly focusing on photo editors' roles and the 'world-making' power of photography. His work bridges art, advocacy, and social science, examining power structures in contemporary society through projects like Alpha-Beta and Voina Videnia . His education includes a background in documentary photography at the University of the Arts London. His projects have been exhibited globally and are held in major institutions like the Tate, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Library of Congress. He has written extensively on photojournalism ethics for publications like Frieze and British Journal of Photography . Research interests include the role of technology in media representation, the ethics of documentary practice, and the intersection of power with visual culture. His recent works address topics like pandemic governance ( Sunlight ), urban memory ( City of Dust ), and digital privacy ( Spyhole ). Awards include notable commendations for his projects, though specific prizes are not explicitly listed. His academic supervision includes Dr. Dylan Mulvin and Professor Lilie Chouliaraki at LSE.

Maria Marchicaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Corporate finance
• Governance
• Banking
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Maria Marchica is a Professor of Finance at the University of Manchester's Manchester Business School, specializing in empirical corporate finance, governance, and banking. Her research explores how financial decisions are shaped by shareholder incentives, financial contracting, constraints on firms, and differences between public and private enterprises. Education: BA in Economics, University of Trento (Italy) MSc in Economics and Finance, University of York PhD in Economics, University of York Her research focuses on ownership structure, financial flexibility, corporate risk-taking, and the role of institutional investors. She has published extensively on topics like IPO underpricing, gender diversity in finance, credit rating practices, and debt maturity structures. Recent publications highlight trends in digitalization, SME financial policies, and the interplay between ownership and investment decisions. Her work addresses both theoretical and applied questions in corporate finance and banking. Scientific Awards: World Finance Conference 2024 Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance EFM2017 Readers' Choice Best Paper (2018) BlackRock/Brennan Best Paper–Runner Up (2012) Undergraduate Academic of the Year Award (2013) She has secured multiple grants from AMBS, Lord Alliance Research Fund, and FP7-MC-ITN, and actively participates in conferences globally, including AFA, EFA, and FMA events. Her teaching excellence has been recognized through repeated student nominations.

Justine Ballonمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Cooperatives and Social Innovation
• Sustainable Development
• Strategic Management
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Justine Ballon is an Assistant Professor at HEC Montréal's Department of Management. Her research focuses on cooperatives, social innovation, sustainable development, and organizational behavior. She holds a PhD in Economics from Université de Paris Cité and advanced degrees in Human Resources Management and Strategic Management from institutions in Paris and Rennes. Her work integrates action research with participatory methods, emphasizing cooperative governance, circular economy practices, and socio-political challenges. Key projects include analyses of Coopaname and Railcoop, exploring tools for democratic decision-making and empowerment. She has published in journals like Business Strategy and the Environment and Revue de la Régulation , and co-authored the book Changer de direction? Récits croisés de transmissions dans les coopératives (2022). In 2021, she won the RIODD CCMP Award for her pedagogical case study on Coopaname's management tools. She teaches courses on social innovation, sustainability, and organizational dynamics at HEC Montréal.

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Environmental Accounting
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Cristina Aibar Guzman is a lecturer in the Department of Financial Economics and Accounting at the University of Santiago de Compostela. She specializes in sustainable value creation, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and environmental governance. Her research focuses on institutional investors' influence on corporate decarbonization strategies, gender diversity in leadership roles, and the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in public and private sectors. Teaching responsibilities include courses such as 'Accounting of Advanced Costs' (4th year, elective) and 'Accounting of Costs' (2nd year, compulsory) within the Degree in Business Administration and Management program. She is part of the research group 'Sustainable Value Creation in the Organizations,' exploring intersections between business strategy and sustainability. Her research consistently addresses sustainability challenges through lenses of governance, institutional ownership, and gender dynamics. Key themes include the role of female directors in climate transparency, the impact of disruptive global events (e.g., pandemic, wars) on corporate practices, and the effectiveness of sustainability assurance mechanisms. Recent work emphasizes empirical analyses of SDG reporting in Spanish local governments and the correlation between ownership structures and eco-innovation. Publications span journals and conference papers, with notable contributions to understanding stakeholder engagement, assurance of CSR reports, and the intangible benefits of sustainability awards. She has collaborated on multivariate analyses of SDG adoption drivers and the contribution of codes of conduct to human rights compliance in global industries. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials. Academic advising and student supervision details are unavailable.

Jackson Alvinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• History of union states and union movements
• Modern history
• Modern British, Irish history
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Prof. Jackson Alvin is the Sir Richard Lodge Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh, serving as Dean of Research and Deputy Head of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences since 2014. He previously led the School of History, Classics & Archaeology (2010–2013) and held professorial roles at Queen’s University Belfast (1999–2004) and Boston College (1996–1997). His academic journey began with early positions at University College Dublin (1988–1991). Education: BA (Hons) in Modern History from Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1982), followed by a DPhil in History from Nuffield College, Oxford (1986). His postgraduate studies were supported by prestigious scholarships including the Major State Studentship and Nuffield College Research Studentship. Research focuses on modern British and Irish political history, union movements, and constitutional frameworks. Notable contributions include studies on the Ulster Unionist Party, Edward Carson, and comparative UK-Irish-Scottish union dynamics. Awards include the 2014 Leverhulme Fellowship and Royal Irish Academy Honorary Membership. Publications encompass monographs like The Two Unions (2012) and edited volumes such as The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History (2014). Over 40 peer-reviewed articles appear in journals like Past & Present and Irish Historical Studies . Key grants: British Academy Research Readership (2000), Senior Research Fellowship (2008) Led major projects on modern Irish political movements His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary debates on unionism, nationalism, and constitutional change.

Michael Maherمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Social Innovation
• Social Impact
• Young People
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Michael Maher is an Early Career Researcher and Associate Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Northampton, affiliated with the Institute for Social Innovation and Impact (ISII). He holds a PhD in Social Innovation, alongside BA and MA degrees. His research focuses on young people, social enterprise, education, and participatory methods, with a particular emphasis on co-production and social impact measurement. Maher leads major projects including the UKRI-funded PROBable Futures AI in Law Enforcement initiative and evaluations of the Canon Young People Programme. He co-founded the Early Career Researcher Network in the Faculty of Business and Law and participates in committees like the Data Governance Subcommittee and Health Research Ethics Committee. Education : BA, MA, PhD (details not specified). Research Interests : Co-production in peacebuilding, institutional governance, ethics in AI, youth empowerment, and participatory research. He designs workshops on social impact frameworks and data management for organizations and doctoral students. Projects : Includes AI ethics in policing, Benin social impact studies, and Northampton Town Council grant evaluations. He has secured £millions in research funding, including RAI-UK and UKRI grants. Awards : None explicitly mentioned in the text. Advising/Grants : Supervises doctoral students like Robert Brown. Leads interdisciplinary teams in social innovation and ethics. Active in grant evaluations and policy design. Labs/Teams : Co-leads ISII workshops and collaborates internationally through projects in Benin and Indonesia.

Isabell Stammمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Economic Sociology
• Organizational Sociology
• Entrepreneurship
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Isabell Stamm is a sociologist and Group Leader in the Research Group on Wealth and Inequality at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. She has simultaneously served as head of the 'Entrepreneurial Group Dynamics' research group at Technische Universität Berlin since 2017, demonstrating her dual institutional commitment to advancing sociological research on economic structures. Her research program develops a sociology of entrepreneurship that examines entrepreneurial action within its institutional context, challenging notions of heroic individual entrepreneurs while highlighting the social embeddedness of business ownership. Stamm's work specifically focuses on entrepreneurial families, collective engagement in entrepreneurship, and trajectories of entrepreneurial groups, situated at the intersection of organizational sociology, economic sociology, and studies of social inequality. Through numerous studies, she has investigated the family embedding of firms in Germany, the relationship between groups and organizations, norms and practices of transgenerational wealth transmission, and normative shifts regarding business exit in German Mittelstand companies. Her recent work analyzes how wealthy families function as actors within German family capitalism, examining ownership transfer patterns using income tax data from the German Taxpayer Panel. Stamm's scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on the sociological dimensions of business ownership, with particular attention to how entrepreneurial action both shapes and is shaped by social groups and institutions. Her research reveals how wealth histories create embedded responsibilities and obligations that influence contemporary business practices and ownership structures in capitalist societies. As an educator, she teaches courses on organizational theory, economic sociology, social inequality and wealth, family business and entrepreneurship, qualitative methods, and academic writing at BA, MA, Executive MBA, and PhD levels in both English and German. While currently unavailable as an advisor for new IMPRS doctoral students in 2025, she has previously supervised doctoral candidates through the International Max Planck Research School. Stamm actively engages with academic and public audiences through conference presentations, public lectures, and media appearances, including a featured podcast through the MPIfG lecture series where she discusses ownership transfer in German Mittelstand businesses.