Dr Ayan Orujov

Lecturer in Finance

Contact info

Division: Finance

Location: Room 2.07, Alun

Telephone: 01248 388790

E-mail: a.orujov@bangor.ac.uk

 

Lecturer in Finance

Ayan Orujov is a Lecturer in Finance at Bangor Business School.

Ayan has completed his PhD on the “Value of Political Connections in the UK” at the University of Bristol in 2015. His current research continues to involve the issues of political connections as well as executive compensation and corporate governance in general. In addition, he is interested in retail investor behaviour  particularly with respect to sustainability.

Ayan is also a member of the Credit Risk and Accounting and Governance themed groups of the Institute of European Finance.

Qualifications

  • PhD Finance, University of Bristol
  • MSc Finance and Investment, University of Bristol
  • Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics, Baku State University (Baku, Azerbaijan)
  • PGCertHE, Bangor University

Current research interests

  • Retail investors
  • Robinhood and fintech
  • Corporate sustainability
  • Corporate political activism
  • Investor welfare

Past research interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Political risk
  • Director compensation

 

Current Teaching

  • ASB 3210 Advanced Corporate Finance
  • ASB 1117 Financial Techniques and Analysis
  • ASB 9032 Corporate Finance (Chartered Banker MBA)

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

  • Retail investor behaviour
  • Investor attitude towards sustainability
  • Corporate policial activism

Journal Refereeing - Journal of Corporate Finance, British Accounting Review, Applied Economics, International Review of Financial Analysis

PhD Examinations - Internal - Thy Nguyen, Waleed Idris

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Corporate Socio-political Activism and Retail Investors: Evidence from the Black Lives Matter Campaign

    Brownen-Trinh, R. & Orujov, A., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 80, 102417.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Political donations and political risk in the UK: Evidence from a closely-fought election

    Acker, D., Orujov, A. & Simpson, H., Jul 2018, In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 92, p. 146-167

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Realizing Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards

    Kang, W., Ashton, J., Orujov, A. & Wang, Y., May 2023, In: International Journal of the Economics of Business. 30, 1, p. 1-29

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Paper › Research › Peer-reviewed
  6. Published

    Corporate support for black lives matter: Determinants and effects on retail investors

    Brownen-Trinh, R. & Orujov, A., May 2021.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

  7. Published

    The Corporate Value of the Old School Tie: Political and Educational Networks in the UK

    Acker, D., Orujov, A. & Simpson, H., Mar 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

  8. Working paper › Research
  9. Published

    Corporate Support for Black Lives Matter: Determinants and Effects on Retail Investors

    Brownen-Trinh, R. & Orujov, A., 15 Dec 2020, Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

    Research output: Working paper

  10. Unpublished

    Supply or Demand? An Investigation into the Causes of Gender Inequality in Corporate Boards

    Orujov, A., Ashton, J. & Kang, W., 2021, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Working paper