Simon Gao
Simon Gao

Prof Simon Gao

Professor

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  S.Gao@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Simon has been Professor of Accounting and Finance at Edinburgh Napier University Business School (Scotland) since 1999. Prior to Edinburgh Napier, Simon was Reader, Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire University, and Lecturer at University of Central Lancashire.

Simon has PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam and published over 70 articles in the areas of CSR, environmental reporting, financing efficiency of low‐carbon companies, financial risk management, corporate governance, and accounting and finance in emerging economies. Simon's publications appear in Business Strategy and the Environment, European Journal of Finance; International Small Business Journal; Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, among others.

Simon has supervised over 23 PhD and DBA students, and examined over 15 PhDs. Simon is now supervising five PhD and one DBA projects. Simon is accounting editor for Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting and on editorial boards of 10 international journals. Simon is also visiting professor to nine overseas universities.

Simon was former Head of Subject of Accountancy, Finance and Law, at the Business School; now is Business School Academic Lead (China) and Programme Leader of both BA/BA (Hons) Finance Services with Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (China), and BA/BA (Hons) Finance Services with Guizhou University of Finance and Economics (China).

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Conference Organising Activity

  • The First International Symposium on the Risk Services Industry in Emerging Economies, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • International Symposium on Accounting & Finance Issues in the Insurance Sector, Chengdu, China
  • International Symposium on Chinese Accounting and Finance, Preston, UK
  • The Scotdoc (Accounting & Finance) Annual Conference, Edinburgh, UK

 

Editorial Activity

  • Consulting Editor, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING STUDIES
  • Associate Editor, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
  • The editorial advisory board, PSU Research Review: An International Journal
  • Associate editor, Studies in Economics and Finance.
  • The editorial board of Journal of Finance and Management in Public Services.
  • The editorial advisory and review board of Journal of Financial Reporting & Accounting.
  • The editorial board of Serbian Journal of Management, an International Journal for Theory and Practice of Management Science.
  • Accounting editor, Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting.
  • Consulting Editor, Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting (AAJFA).
  • The editorial board of Journal of Enterprise Risk Management
  • Guest editor for the special issue “Risk Management
  • The editorial review board of International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM).
  • The editorial board of Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting
  • The editorial board of International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation (IJAAPE).
  • The editorial board of Journal of Chinese Economics & Foreign Trade Studies.
  • Guest editor for the special issue “Accounting and Risk”, IJAAPE. Special issue appeared in November 2007.

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External assessor for the Validation of MSc Investment Management and Review of MSc Financial Management, Middlesex University, UK
  • Advisor to the Economic Planning Department, Rostov, Russia
  • MBA Corporate Finance External Assessor, Lublin Business School, Poland
  • External examiner, MSc Financial Management, University of West Scotland, UK
  • MAcc: ‘Capital budgeting in the upstream oil and gas industry’, by A. Johnson
  • External examiner, MSc Financial Management, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
  • External examiner, “China Taxation”, the Association of International Accountants.
  • External examiner, Foundation Degree in Accounting, University of Central Lancashire, UK
  • External examiner, MSc Financial Management, University of West Scotland, UK
  • External examiner, BA Credit Management, Thames Valley University, UK
  • External examiner, MSc Financial Management, Robert Gordon University, UK
  • External examiner, MSc Financial Management, Middlesex University, UK
  • External member of validation panel of BA/BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (offered at INTI College Sabah, Malaysia), University of Hertfordshire, UK
  • MBA - ‘Corporate Finance’ course facilitator, University of South Australia, Australia
  • Chair of viva examination panel, Masters in insurance accounting – Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), China
  • External examiner, ‘Business Organisation & Finance’, Institute of Risk Management, UK
  • Masters’ thesis and viva examiner, SWUFE, China
  • External member of validation panel of BA (Hons) Accounting and MSc Accounting (to be offered at Rushmore Business School, Mauritius), Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
  • External member of validation panel of BA/BA (Hons) Accounting, BA/BA (Hons) Management, MSc Accounting and Financial Management, University of Newport, UK
  • External member of validation panel of BA/BA (Hons) Accounting, University of Ulster, UK
  • External member of validation panel of MSc Finance and Investment (to be offered at INTI International Colleges, Subang & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), University of Hertfordshire, UK
  • Validation panel for HNC/HND Financial Services, Scottish Vocational Education Council
  • External member of validation panel of MSc International Finance Management programmes, University of Central Lancashire, UK
  • MBA - ‘Corporate Finance’ course facilitator, University of South Australia, Australia
  • External Advisor to periodic course reviews of higher education provision at Shenzhen University and Beijing Institute of Technology of University of Central Lancashire, UK
  • External examiner for Accounting and Finance modules for undergraduate and postgraduate Provision for Staffordshire University and Partnership with APU/APIIT Malaysia
  • Assessor, MBA’s modules ‘Accounting’ and ‘Finance’, Heriot-Watt University, UK

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • The Third Prize from the Accounting Society of China for the article “Fraudulent Financial Reporting and Its Prevention and Supervision in Listed Companies: - An Empirical Study on Fraudulent Financial Reporting from China” published in Accounting Researc
  • The Best Paper award “Financial Risk Management in Small Business - Perceptions and Current Practices of Chinese Small Firms”, the International Conference on Innovation and Management
  • The Best Paper Award "The Impact of Target Capital Structure and Market Mispricing on Takeover Financing: Empirical Evidence from China" for Global Review of Accounting and Finance

 

Grant Reviewer

  • External reviewer for Qatar National Research Fund

 

Invited Speaker

  • Accounting and Finance in the Era of Big Data
  • Tax, equity and poverty: Lessons learned from Mr. Xia Daoping’s analysis of taxation
  • Using big data for corporate responsibility reporting
  • Risk management in the era of big data: Challenges and opportunities

 

Research Degree External Examining

  • PhD: LIQUIDITY OF MALAYSIAN PUBLIC LISTED FIRMS by Chia Yee Ee
  • PhD: ‘The effect of selected institutional factors on earnings management in Malaysian firms’, by Ms. W. M. W. Mohammad,
  • MAcc: ‘The effects of FRS139 adoption on the performance of non-financial public listed companies in Malaysia’ by Ms. G. C. Yee,
  • PhD: ‘The adoption of IAS/IFRS: the case of Greece’, by E. Chatzivgeri,
  • PhD: ‘The effectiveness of management accounting techniques within the Libyan People’s Committees of municipalities’, by A.A.R. Tahar,
  • 10 DBA projects, Shanghai Jiaotong University and ESC Rennes School of Business, France
  • 15 DBA Projects, Shanghai Jiaotong University and ESC Rennes School of Business, France
  • PhD: ‘Internet financial reporting in Saudi Arabia: users’ perceptions and disclosure’, by K. Abduallah Al-Motrafi
  • PhD: ‘Factors affecting the performance of microfinancing institutions’, by G.N. Nanayakkara,
  • PhD: ‘Managing social risks and responsibilities through stakeholder engagement: a case study of Public-Private-Partnership/Private Finance Initiative in the UK’, by F. L. Min,
  • 20 DBA Projects, Shanghai Jiaotong University and ESC Rennes School of Business, France
  • PhD: ‘Organisational stakeholders and alternative models of social responsibility and reporting’, by D.G. Woodward, University of Southampton
  • PhD: ‘Perceptions and effectiveness of the IR function in Greece’, by N. Demos,
  • PhD: ‘Technical efficiency of insurers in China – Evaluation, exploration and policy recommendations’, by Z. Han,
  • PhD: ‘An investigation into the willingness of Chinese listed companies to participate in corporate environmental reporting’ by Y.Y. Hu
  • PhD: ‘The role and capital structures of development banks’, by J. Agholor,
  • PhD: ‘A comparative study and critical evaluation of group accounting in Germany, France and the United Kingdom’, by H.J. Fortes
  • PhD: ‘The perception and management of pollution risks in Taiwan’s electric utility’, by M.M.C. Sung

 

Reviewing

  • Carbon Accounting, Management and Finance - a book proposal for Palgrave Macmillan
  • External reviewer for professorial promotions at the University of Sharjah
  • External reviewer for professorial promotions at UAE University

 

Visiting Positions

  • Visiting Professor, Huanggang Normal University, China
  • Visiting Professor, the Beacon Business School, New Beacon Group, Stafford, UK
  • Visiting Professor, ESC Rennes School of Business, France

 

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Public bodies’ perceptions on risk transfer in the UK’s private finance initiative.

Journal Article
Gao, S. S. & Handley-Schachler, M. (2003)
Public bodies’ perceptions on risk transfer in the UK’s private finance initiative. Journal of finance & management in public services. 3, 25-39. ISSN 1475-1283
This paper presents a preliminary study of public bodies’ perceptions relating to risk transfer in the UK private finance initiative (PFI). The study is based on semi-structur...

The influences of Confucianism, Feng Shui and Buddhism in Chinese accounting history.

Journal Article
Gao, S. S. & Handley-Schachler, M. (2002)
The influences of Confucianism, Feng Shui and Buddhism in Chinese accounting history. Accounting history review. 13, 41-68. doi:10.1080/09585200210164566d. ISSN 2155-2851
This paper attempts to examine the influences of Confucianism, Feng Shui and Buddhism on the evolution of Chinese accounting before recent accounting reforms commencing in the...

The determinants of demand for life insurance in an emerging economy - the case of China.

Journal Article
Hwang, T. & Gao, S. S. (2002)
The determinants of demand for life insurance in an emerging economy - the case of China. Managerial Finance. 29, 82-96. doi:10.1108/03074350310768779. ISSN 0307-4358
In the past two decades, many emerging economies have been witnessed the strong growth of their life insurance industry. While research in the demand for life insurance has at...

Joint ventures in China - accounting implications.

Journal Article
Blake, J., Gao, S. S. & Wraith, P. (1999)
Joint ventures in China - accounting implications. Managerial Finance. 26, 1-11. doi:10.1108/03074350010766639. ISSN 0307-4358
Since 1979, China has encouraged foreign investment, particularly through the medium of the joint venture. Experience of the operation of these foreign joint ventures has high...

Lease Finance in Emerging Markets: An Eastern European Study

Journal Article
Gao, S. S., & Herbert, W. E. (1996)
Lease Finance in Emerging Markets: An Eastern European Study. Managerial Finance, 22(12), 39-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb018597
The emergence of lease markets in Eastern Europe provides a new menu of opportunities for inward foreign leasing investment by Western Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). The Ea...

Accounting for leases: an international perspective

Journal Article
Gao, S. S. (1996)
Accounting for leases: an international perspective. European Accounting Review, 5(3), 563-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638189600000036
No abstract available.

Leasing in Poland – privatization, financing and current problems

Journal Article
Gao, S. S. (1995)
Leasing in Poland – privatization, financing and current problems. European Business Review, 95(5), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555349510096126
Discusses leasing in Poland with a focus on leasing privatization arrangements and leasing finance, and analyses current major problems involved. On the one hand, leasing has ...

Environmental accounting: Neo-classical framework or alternative?

Journal Article
Gao, S. S. (1995)
Environmental accounting: Neo-classical framework or alternative?. The environmentalist, 15(2), (108-114). ISSN 0251-1088
Traditional environmental accounting framework is based on a neo-classical economic theory that treats environmental assets and liabilities as if their contribution to economi...

Need for financial risk management by the public sector: a challenge for the 21st century.

Journal Article
Gao, S. S. & Handley-Schachler, M. (2000)
Need for financial risk management by the public sector: a challenge for the 21st century. Public Fund Digest. 1, 67-83

Current Post Grad projects

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Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • DBA: Bubble Theory and Stock Market Crash - A Case Study of the American and Egyptian Stock Markets, by Ahmed Farghaly Hafez