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e-Bulletin February 2021
PolyU Ranks Sixth in the World for Archival Financial ResearchBYU (Brigham Young University) Accounting Research Rankings 2020 show that PolyU occupied the sixth position in the world and the first in Hong Kong for Archival Financial in the previous six years, making a leap from the 21st place worldwide in the previous 12 years. |
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For Archival Accounting Research (All Topics), PolyU came third in Asia and 15th in the world in the year 2020. The rankings are based on peer reviewed articles in 12 accounting journals and citations to them. |
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Miss Sophia Wu Wins Student of the Year Award (Sportsperson)Miss Sophia Wu, BBA (Hons) in Marketing freshman, is winner in the Sportsperson category of Hong Kong Student of the Year Awards. There were more than 600 students from 123 secondary schools competing for the Awards organized by South China Morning Post and sponsored by Hong Kong Jockey Club with support from the Education Bureau. Sophia, who had represented Hong Kong in a number of international competitions, is now a full-time fencer while studying with the Faculty. She was a student of Heep Yunn School until completing her DSE exams. |
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Knowledge Transfer Forum Looks at Publishing Logistics and Transport ResearchThe Faculty's Shipping Research Centre (SRC) hosted a knowledge transfer forum to help potential authors succeed in having their logistics and transportation related research papers published in prestigious journals. During the event on 13 January 2021, the presentation of Professor Tsan-Ming Choi, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part E (delivered by SRC Director Professor Mike Lai) emphasized the importance of robustness testing and implications to practices on top of a substantial section on theory. Professor Xiaowen Fu, Editor of Transport Policy, underlined the need for clear policy and strategy relevance and an analysis or evaluation of transport policies and strategies using up-to-date research methods. Dr Venus Lun, Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, noted a combination of theoretical base, cutting-edge knowledge, and practical value. Overall, the speakers highlighted the relationship between research and application. |
Research Insights
Societal Trust and Management Earnings Forecasts
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Professor Albert Tsang |
Dr Shuran Zhang |
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Directors’ Career Concerns: Evidence from Proxy Contests and Board Interlocks
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