Dr Jiao Ji
Management School
Lecturer in Finance
Programme Director of Accounting, Governance, and Financial Management
+44 114 222 0986
Full contact details
Management School
C065
Sheffield СŷÊÓƵ Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL
- Profile
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Jiao Ji is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Finance in the division of Accounting and Financial Management at Sheffield СŷÊÓƵ Management School. She holds a BSc. in Accounting (CPA) from Southwestern СŷÊÓƵ of Finance and Economics, a MSc. in Economics and Finance from Durham СŷÊÓƵ, and a Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting from СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield.
She also is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
- Research interests
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Jiao specializes in empirical corporate finance and governance, focusing on areas like corporate risk, misconduct, and disclosure. She is adept in advanced big data analytics, particularly in applying textual analysis to corporate disclosures and social media content. Her interests extend to banking, innovations, ESG/CSR, and behavioural finance.
Jiao is open to PhD applications related to her research interests.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Journal of Empirical Finance.
- . Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.
- . Journal of Capital Market Studies, 2(1), 21-36.
- Does workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion prevent patient safety incidents: a double machine learning approach. Journal of the Association for Information Systems.
- Multiple Large Shareholders, Blockholder Trading and Stock Price Crash Risk. European Financial Management.
- . Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money.
Reports
- Reward for failure: The paradox of audit partners’ record payouts amidst poor audit quality
Working papers
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- The Hidden Information Content: Evidence from the Tone of Independent Director Reports.
- . Journal of Empirical Finance.
- Grants
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Title Awarding body Dates People involved Amount Exploring the Link Between
Toxic Culture in Banks and
Misconduct: Machine
Learning ApproachBritish
Academy/Leverhulme2023- Dr Wei Song
(Nottingham)Dr Haofeng Xu
(Loughborough)
£9,070 Enhancing Sustainable Supply Chain Management with Big Data Analytics: Insights from UK Retailer
The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures/ Go Fund 2024- Dr Mirna Jabbour (PI, Sheffield) £8,500
- Teaching activities
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Jiao leads MGT6096 Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance. This module provides an understanding of the main mathematical, statistical and econometric techniques that underpin Finance and Accounting research and their application in practice. Students will develop numerical and problem-solving skills, including an introduction to econometrics, i.e. model-based measurement using the theory and techniques of statistical inference.
She also teaches on the following modules in Accounting and Finance:
Undergraduate: MGT251 Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance; MGT3007 Emerging Market Finance
Postgraduate: MGT6171 Research Methods for Finance & Accounting; MGT6091 Issues in Finance
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Associate Editor, Qualitative Research in Financial Markets (ABS 1)
- Committee Member, Corporate Governance Special Interest Group, British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA)
- External examiner for undergraduate programmes at the СŷÊÓƵ of Aberdeen.
- PhD Supervision
Dr Jiao Ji supervises:
Jiao has previously supervised:
Name Thesis title Year of completion Hanpei Zhang Bank CSR, Misconduct and Governance: evidence from China 2024 Are you interested in applying for a PhD?
