Dr. Rongyao Gloria Zhang

Assistant Professor
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Dr. Rongyao Gloria Zhang

Assistant Professor

Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

Williamson Hall 3381

phone: (330) 941-1784

rzhang02@ysu.edu

Research Interests

corporate governance
behavioral finance
international financial management
CSR
CEO traits
CEO Compensation
supply chain management

Teaching Interests

corporate finance
financial analysis and valuation
advanced financial analysis
investments
international finance
financial market and institutions
portfolio management

  • Education

    • 2022

      Ph D, Finance

      Old Dominion University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Three essays on CEO traits, corporate investment decisions and firm value"

    • 2015

      MS, Accounting

      Old Dominion University

    • 2012

      Ph D, Management Science and Engineering

      Huazhong University of Science and Technology

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Essays on the optimal choice of supplier in service supply chain"

  • Awards and Honors

    • 2024

      Youngstown State University

      Research Professorship 2024-2025

    • 2024

      Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research (SIBR)

      Best paper award at the SIBR 2024 annual conference

      Conference statistics: Number of papers, 113; Number of Best Paper Awards, 5

    • 2023

      National Association of Business, Economics, and Technology (NABET)

      Best paper award at the NABET 2023 annual conference

    • 2023

      Youngstown State University

      Research Professorship 2023-2024

    • 2022

      Beta Gamma Sigma

      Beta Gamma Sigma Business and Management International Honor Society

    • 2021

      Old Dominion University

      International Student Advisor Board (ISAB) Scholarship

    • 2020

      Financial Management Association (FMA)

      Semi-finalist for Best Paper in Corporate Finance Award

    • 2019

      Old Dominion University

      Outstanding Doctoral Student in Finance

  • Intellectual Contributions

    • 2023

      "When does CSR payoff?"

      R. Zhang, J. Doukas

      European Financial Management

    • 2021

      "Managerial ability, corporate social culture, and M&As"

      J. Doukas, R. Zhang

      Journal of Corporate Finance, volume 68, issue 101942

    • 2020

      "Corporate Managerial Ability, Earnings Smoothing, and Acquisitions"

      J. Doukas, R. Zhang

      Journal of Corporate Finance, volume 65, issue 101756

    • 2019

      "A multi-echelon global supply chain network design based on a transfer-pricing strategy"

      R. Zhang, K. Wang

      Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, volume 4(01), issue 1850020

    • 2019

      "Service supply chain research: A conceptual model based on business processes"

      R. Zhang, K. Wang

      Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, volume 4(03), issue 1950007

    • 2019

      "Service supplier selection decision based on Dempster–Shafer synthesis rule"

      R. Zhang, K. Wang, C. Chen

      Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, volume 4(02), issue 1950004

  • Professional Service

    • 2023 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      The Accounting Review

    • 2023 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Journal of Financial Research

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Journal of Corporate Finance