Centre for China Business Research
We undertake high quality research relating to accounting, finance and business issues in China.
The Centre for China Business Research aims to be an internationally known centre for China-related accounting, finance and business research.
The Centre undertakes high-quality research relating to accounting, finance, economics and business issues in China.
Management team
- Dr Qingwei Wang (Director)
- Dr Yue Tina Xu (Co-director)
- Dr Peng Zhou (Co-director)
- Professor Jason Xiao (Founding director)
- Professor Jon Morris (Former consulting director)
Selected publications
- Zhou, B. , Zhang, Y. and Zhou, P. 2021. Multilateral political effects on outbound tourism. Annals of Tourism Research
- Foreman-Peck, J. and Zhou, P. 2020. Fertility versus productivity: a model of growth with evolutionary equilibria. Journal of Population Economics (10.1007/s00148-020-00813-2)
- Huang, J. , Matthews, K. and Zhou, P. 2020. What causes Chinese listed firms to switch bank loan provider? Evidence from a survival analysis. Emerging Markets Review 43 100678. (10.1016/j.ememar.2020.100678)
- Wang, C. et al. 2020. Shadow banking activity and entrusted loans in a DSGE model of China. Manchester School (10.1111/manc.12319)
- Fang, Y. et al., 2019. Foreign ownership, bank information environments, and the international mobility of corporate governance. Journal of International Business Studies 50 (9), pp.1566-1593. (10.1057/s41267-019-00240-w)
- Okumura, N. et al., 2017. Sustained activation of the unfolded protein response induces cell death in Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 58 (9), pp.3697-3707. (10.1167/iovs.16-21023)
- ap Gwilym, O. et al., 2016. In search of concepts: the effects of speculative demand on stock returns. European Financial Management 22 (3), pp.427-449. (10.1111/eufm.12067)
- Ezzamel, M. and Xiao, J. Z. 2015. The development of accounting regulations for foreign invested firms in China: The role of Chinese characteristics. Accounting, Organizations and Society 44 , pp.60-84. (10.1016/j.aos.2015.05.005)
- Chen, D. et al., 2014. The effect of government quality on corporate cash holdings. Journal of Corporate Finance 27 , pp.384-400. (10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2014.05.008)
- Matthews, K. G. P. 2013. Risk Management and managerial efficiency in Chinese banks: A network DEA framework. Omega 41 (2), pp.207-215. (10.1016/j.omega.2012.06.003)
- Asmild, M. and Matthews, K. G. P. 2012. Multi-directional efficiency analysis of efficiency patterns in Chinese banks 1997-2008. European Journal of Operational Research 219 (2), pp.434-441. (10.1016/j.ejor.2012.01.001)
- Li, P. et al., 2012. Is there an expectations gap in the roles of independent directors? An explorative study of listed Chinese companies. British Journal of Management 23 (2), pp.206-222. (10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00727.x)
- Chen, J. , Ezzamel, M. and Cai, Z. 2011. Managerial power theory, tournament theory, and executive pay in China. Journal of Corporate Finance 17 (4), pp.1176-1199.
- Ezzamel, M. , Xiao, J. Z. and Pan, A. 2007. Political Ideology and Accounting Regulation in China. Accounting Organizations and Society 32 (7-8), pp.669-700. (10.1016/j.aos.2006.09.008)
- Xiao, J. Z. , Chow, C. and Yang, H. 2004. The determinants and characteristics of voluntary Internet-based disclosures by listed Chinese companies. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 23 (3), pp.191-225. (10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2004.04.002)
- Child, J. , Chung, L. and Davies, H. 2003. The performance of cross-border units in China: a test of natural selection, strategic choice and contingency theories. Journal of International Business Studies 34 (3), pp.242-254. (10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400033)
- Xiao, J. Z. , Zhang, Y. and Xie, Z. 2000. The Making of Independent Auditing Standards in China. Accounting Horizons 14 (1), pp.69-89. (10.2308/acch.2000.14.1.69)
Director
Academic staff

Dr Yue Tina Xu
Lecturer in International Business and Management
- xuy63@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4417

Dr Leanne Chung
Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour
- chungl1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5250

Dr Ruoqi Geng
Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management
- gengr@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4714

Professor Jonathan Morris
Professor of Organisational Analysis
- morrisjl@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6392

Professor Kent Matthews
Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance
- matthewsk@cardiff.ac.uk
- 029 2087 5855

Dr Zhirong Ou
Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for International Exchange (Programme Director)
- ouz@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5190

Dr Evangelia Varoutsa
Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
- varoutsae@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 0638

Dr Xiaobei Wang
Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management
- wangx150@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 0624

Dr Yingli Wang
Reader in Logistics and Operations Management
- wangy14@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5066
Abacus Special Issue Conference on ‘Accounting, Auditing and Corporate Governance in China’
6-7 June 2020, Beijing, China
For more information, please download the Call for Papers and Participants.
Accounting Forum Special Issue on Contemporary Accounting Developments in China
2-3 November 2019, Nanjing, China
For more information, please download the Call for Papers.
Cardiff-Newcastle-Xiamen Universities Business and Management Conference and Centre for China Business Research Symposium
3-7 October 2019, Cardiff
To improve research collaboration and strengthen interactions between Cardiff Business School, Newcastle University Business School, and School of Management in Xiamen University, a Cardiff-Newcastle-Xiamen Universities Business and Management Conference will be held on 3-7 October 2019, together with Centre for China Business Research’s Annual Symposium.
In addition to presentation and discussion of research papers and projects, we will also explore further cooperation in teaching, learning, and administrative training in the future.
The Cardiff-Newcastle-Xiamen Universities Business and Management Conference has been a joint annual event since 2015 between Cardiff Business School, Newcastle University Business School, School of Management of Xiamen University whereas Centre for China Business Research’s Annual Symposium is an annual event of the Centre for China Business Research at Cardiff University.
Because the joint conference usually has many submissions about business and management issues in China, there is a significant overlap with the Centre for China Business Research’s Annual Symposium. So, we put the two events together.
We invite research paper submissions from academics and research students (especially doctoral students). The selection of papers for conference presentation is based on peer-review. Submissions are sought on any areas of accounting, finance, business, logistics and operations research, management, marketing, strategy, tourism, and applied economics.
Please note that we only accept manuscripts in English.
Important dates
- Submission Deadline: 31 July 2019 (email sending date)
- Notification of Acceptance: 5 August 2019 by email
- Conference Attendance RSVP: 30 August 2019.
Contact
For further information, please contact
Ms Beverly Francis
Conference and Events Officer
Cardiff Business School
F06, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
+44 (0)29 2087 5730
+44 (0)29 208 70805
Advisory board
- Professor Rachel Ashworth (Dean, Cardiff Business School)
- Professor Giorgio Fazio (Director of International Collaboration, Newcastle University Business School)
- Professor Sharon Mavin (Director of Newcastle University Business School)
- Professor Natasha Mauthner (Director of Research, Newcastle University Business School)
- Professor Jonathan Morris (Associate Dean for Research, Cardiff Business School)
- Professor Chaopeng Wu (Associate Dean for Reseach Xiamen University School of Management)
- Professor Jianming Ye (Dean, Xiamen University School of Management)
Organising committee
- Ms Beverly Francis (Conference and Events Officer, Cardiff Business School)
- Dr Qingwei Wang (Cardiff Business School)
- Prof. Jason Xiao (Cardiff Business School)
- Dr Tina Yue Xu (Cardiff Business School)
- Dr Yang Zhao (Newcastle University)
- Dr Peng Zhou (Cardiff Business School)
- Prof. Bo Zhou (Xiamen University School of Management)
Outline program
- 3 October: Registration and introduction to Cardiff University and the City of Cardiff (including Welsh Assembly visit)
- 4 October: Conference sessions
- 5-6 October: Company visits
- 7 October: Further conference sessions
Accounting and Business Research Special Issue Conference on Auditing in China
8-9 December 2018
Guest editors: Wu, Liansheng and Xiao, Jason Zezhong.
Centre for China Business Research Symposium
24 May 2018
With keynote speaker T. J. Wong from University of Southern California, former Editor of the Accounting Review and current Associate Editor of Management Science.
Centre for China Business Research Symposium
5 July 2017
With keynote speakers Edward Lee from Manchester University and Weiguo Zhang from the International Accounting Standards Board.
CCBR seminar series 2016-2017
Cardiff-Newcastle-Xiamen conference
June 27-28 2016
2020
- Dr Yaqin Liu, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
2019
- Dr Miranda Huiqun Feng, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
2017
- Professor TongMu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
- Professor Liansheng Wu, Peking University