Essays on tax haven use, ownership structure, and earnings management: An analysis of UK public and private firms

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Hemmings, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rediscovering Lost Tacit Knowledge through an Integrated Empirical Model of Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning: A Classical Action Research enquiry into a Healthcare Technology Organisation.

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Doloriert, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Impact of Transactional Website Adoption on Banks’ Performance

Supervisor: Carbo-Valverde, S. (Supervisor), Williams, G. (Supervisor) & Lopes, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Financial strength ratings: Evolution, split ratings, and market impact within the insurance sector

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Corporate Tax Avoidance: Media Coverage and Corporate Tax Reporting in the UK

Supervisor: Merkl-Davies, D. (Supervisor) & Rogers, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on the determinants and effectiveness of SEC reviews of IPO registration statements

Supervisor: Hemmings, D. (Supervisor), Jaafar, A. (Supervisor), Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Hemmings, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Not Just the Usual Suspects: Designing a new method for public consultation

Supervisor: Calder, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Doloriert, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Political Preferences and Financial Stability: The Case of European Countries

Supervisor: Alsakka, R. (Supervisor) & Mantovan, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Creaking, Slipping and the Goldilocks zone: Cultivating relevance in established and scaled worker cooperatives

Supervisor: Bartels, K. (Supervisor), Doloriert, C. (Supervisor) & Dobbins, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

FORECASTING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES AND VOLATILITY WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Vasilakis, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Long-term effects of bank privatisation on performance and bank business models

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Value of Connection to Nature: Strategic Thinking in Environmental Organizations

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor) & Mitchelmore, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Implications of Board Diversity for Corporate Practices and Policies

Supervisor: Ashton, J. (Supervisor) & Orujov, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on consumer credit in the United Kingdom: Consumer protection, consumption and well-being, and financial resilience

Supervisor: Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor) & Carbo-Valverde, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Uncovering the Houdini of Value Literature: Extending the Conceptualisation and Operationalisation of Perceived Value Scale Using Goal-Relevance

Supervisor: Shiu, E. (Supervisor) & Hanna, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on Tax Avoidance

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Beelitz, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on financial inclusion and mobile banking

Supervisor: Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor) & Carbo-Valverde, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Three Essays on Financial Inclusion

Supervisor: Molyneux, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the action-inaction asymmetry within the TPB framework: An exploration of the belief-based model and extended direct measure models

Supervisor: Shiu, E. (Supervisor) & Parry, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interest Rate Pass-through and pricing behaviour of financial products in UK financial industry and Interest Margin Determinants in EU countrie

Supervisor: Goddard, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Credit rating divergence and the role of opacity in emerging market banks

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Alsakka, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Unexplored: An Assessment of the Implications of Low and Negative Interest Rates for the Banking Sector

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Impact of Split Credit Ratings on U.S. Corporates: Cost of Capital, Capital Structure and Debt Maturity

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Disciplining Public Employees in Kuwait: A search for increased fairness, coherence, and protection in the light of prevailing and expanding employee duties, particularly the duty to Whistleblow.

Supervisor: Griffiths, A. (Supervisor) & Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bank corporate governance, risk management and ownership in the EU member and candidate nations

Supervisor: Ashton, J. (Supervisor) & Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays in Public Sector Management and Governance

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor) & Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of regional development banks

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Triple bottom line mission and Financial Performance in Egyptian SMEs: The role of CSR”

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor) & Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neoliberalism and accounting in everyday relational practices: The effects of the UK tax credits system on the financial hardship of claimants

Supervisor: Merkl-Davies, D. (Supervisor) & Bartels, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Three essays on banking policy & government intervention in the US banking sector

Supervisor: Carbo-Valverde, S. (Supervisor) & Stentella Lopes, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Strategic Thinking, Organizational Foresight, and Strategic Planning in High-tech SMEs in the UK

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor) & Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Critical analysis of taxation related research papers

Supervisor: Merkl-Davies, D. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A holistic review of lean management and knowledge management practices: recommendations for improvement in a north Wales SME

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Credit Rating Industry under New Regulatory Regimes: The Case of Financial Institutions

Supervisor: Alsakka, R. (Supervisor) & Mantovan, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bank Competition, Monetary Policy Transmission, and Financial Stability in the U.S.

Supervisor: Goddard, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on ambidextrous leadership in small and medium sized firms

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor) & Mitchelmore, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Completing a Banking Union in Europe: Evolution, challenges and market impact

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Comparing contextual patterns of workplace struggle in the UK and Republic of Ireland public transport sectors: London underground and Dublin bus

Supervisor: Merkl-Davies, D. (Supervisor) & Dobbins, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

E-procurement adoption impacts on organisations “Performance and Maturity”: An exploratory case study

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor) & Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Earnings Management in European Private Firms versus Public Firms

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays in forecasting financial markets with predictive analytics techniques

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor) & Xie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on financial structure and regional economic development

Supervisor: Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Perceptions of Justice and Equity in Energy Infrastructure: Stakeholder perspectives on electricity transmission infrastructure planning. Where does power lie?

Supervisor: Griffiths, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity on the Relationship between Intellectual capital and Firm Performance in high-tech SMEs, UK

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The causes and consequences of accounting fraud in China

Supervisor: Ashton, J. (Supervisor) & Jaafar, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bank business models, capital structure, lending behavior and risk

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor) & Xie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Empirical Essays on China's Financial Markets

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor) & Xie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on corporate governance of financial intermediaries

Supervisor: Thornton, J. (Supervisor) & Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fiscal decentralization and the poor.

Supervisor: Thornton, J. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Public Values and Project Management Practices & Processes in the Public Sector in the case of the State of Qatar

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor) & Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Market Microstructure of Stock Futures and Equity Options

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Corporate Governance and Executive Renumeration in Banking

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of recent regulatory reforms of the rating industry

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Alsakka, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Strategic timing of corporate disclosures: evidence from China

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The relationship between pension funds and dividend payout : evidence from UK firms

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A consumer investigation: monetising, marketing and distributing digital music in a niche and minority language market - the situation in Wales

Supervisor: Muse, E. (Supervisor), Griffiths, G. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agency Problems and Ownership Structure in Large Private Firms in the UK

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor) & Ashton, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on corporate social responsibility

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Ebrahim, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Knowledge sharing in Higher Education

Supervisor: Sambrook, S. (Supervisor) & Doloriert, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sovereign credit ratings and financial market volatility : bi-directional relationships and heterogeneous impact

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Alsakka, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Strategic directions, innovation capacity and entrepreneurial firm performance in high-tech SMEs, UK

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor) & Mitchelmore, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Split sovereign credit ratings : the causes and implications for the financial markets

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays in Islamic Finance

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Facilitating integrative agreements through fostering trust in negotiations between labour and management

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Empirical essays on short selling

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Full circle : employee engagement in the Welsh public service

Supervisor: Sambrook, S. (Supervisor) & Doloriert, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Strategy formulation and firms' performance : the case of high-tech SMEs in the UK

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Organisational innovation in food sector SMEs: innovation orientation, types and process

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bank efficiency, competition and the Southeast Asian financial crisis

Supervisor: Casu, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An empirical study into the effectiveness of performance management in the United Kingdom public sector

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Branding and brand preference in the mobile phone service industry

Supervisor: Rowley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Corporate Malaysia: Essays on corporate governance, voting power, joint venture companies and ethnic Bumiputra Corporate Achievement

Supervisor: Chakravarty, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Emerging banking systems- Mergers and acquisitions, foreign bank entry and productivity change

Supervisor: Molyneux, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Entrepreneurial marketing in small welsh technology firms: an empirical study

Supervisor: Rowley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Funds transfer pricing and performance evaluation

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mutual fund performance : evidence of stock selection and market timing ability from Islamic mutual funds

Supervisor: Molyneux, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Three essays on the implications of internal capital markets for bank behaviour

Supervisor: Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Marketing of innovation: The case of a Welsh SME in the ICT sector

Supervisor: Kupiec-Teahan, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The moderating and mediating effect of the environmental management control systems on environmental performance : the case of Malaysian hotel sector

Supervisor: Lane, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The relationship between leadership, organizational culture and job satisfaction : the empirical evidence from retail banking industry in Wales

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An empirical investigation of factors affecting corporate tax avoidance strategies for public listed companies in Malaysia

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Financial deregulation and bank performance in south east Asia, 1985-2004

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Financial integration and dynamic linkage in the ASEAN-5

Supervisor: Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor) & Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Intraprelearning (corporate entrepreneurship, organisational learning and change) within two Welsh NHS Trusts: an autoethnography

Supervisor: Sambrook, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Market discipline, large bank dominance and bank valuation in an emerging market

Supervisor: Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The obfuscation hypothesis re-examined : analyzing impression management in corporate narrative report documents

Supervisor: Mcleay, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Accounting harmonisation in Europe : country effects and sector effects

Supervisor: Mcleay, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bank cost and alternative profit efficiency in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia over the period 1994-2001

Supervisor: Molyneux, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hofstede's cultural dimensions and work-related values in Kuwait : implications for employment policy

Supervisor: Sambrook, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stock market trend behaviour and continuation and reversal effects in stock market returns

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Earnings properties and accounting valuation in the euro zone

Supervisor: Giner, B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Mcleay, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The pricing and structure of syndicated loans : three empirical studies

Supervisor: Molyneux, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Market structure and efficiency in Asean banking

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative analysis of regulatory strategies in accounting and their impact on corporate compliance.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation into the effects of introducing international accounting standards on the Jordanian stock exchange.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Economies of scale, economies of scope and the cost implications of hypothetical bank mergers in European banking.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy