Cheng (Colin) Zeng is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before joining Hong Kong PolyU, Colin held a lecturer position at the University of Bristol and a senior lecturer position at the University of Manchester. He has a broad research interest in accounting, finance and economics, such as political and regulatory influences on financial reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, valuation models, and corporate social responsibility reporting. His research has been published in The Accounting Review, Management Science, Accounting, Organizations & Society, among others. He also serves on the editorial board of British Accounting Review, and as an ad-hoc reviewer for a number of journals, including The Accounting Review and Journal of International Business Studies.