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Biography
Junru Zhang (Alex) is a Lecturer of Accounting in the Accounting and Finance Discipline at the UWA Business School. Prior to his academic career, Alex served in Credit Risk Strategy and Assurance at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where he was responsible for credit risk reporting, monitoring, and assurance in consumer finance.
Alex’s research interests mainly focus on sustainability accounting, ESG, and operations and governance in banking which align with his industry experience. He also has a strong interest in research related to AI, such as firm-level AI applications, and AI-focused methodology in empirical research. Alex has published papers in A* and A journals, including British Accounting Review, Journal of Financial Research, International Review of Financial Analysis, Emerging Markets Review, International Review of Economics and Finance, Meditari Accountancy Research, and Journal of Computer Information Systems.
Research interests
- Sustainability accounting
- Carbon accounting
- AI
- FinTech and alternative finance
- Climate finance
- Corporate governance, climate change, and carbon governance
Funding overview
- AFAANZ Research Grant (2024-2025) - Corporate Culture and Climate Change Disclosure Informativeness
- AFAANZ Research Grant (2022-2023) - Signalling sustainability in reward-based crowdfunding
- AFAANZ Research Grant (2020) - Risk Disclosure Tone and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from Carbon Disclosure Project
- AFAANZ Research Grant (2020) - Discretionary tone in crowdfunding disclosure: can project owners talk their way to success?
- AFAANZ Research Grant (2019-2020) - The effect of corporate social responsibility on bank liquidity creation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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A global study of climate uncertainty and carbon assurance
Luo, L. & Zhang, J., 15 Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: British Accounting Review. 20 p., 101425.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Artificial intelligence innovation and stock price crash risk
Zhang, J., Cui, C., Zheng, C. & Taylor, G., 17 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Financial Research. 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discretionary tone in reward-based crowdfunding: Do project owners talk their way to success?
Cumming, D., Lan, Y., Shan, Y. G. & Zhang, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: The British Accounting Review. 101433.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Social capital and cost of debt: Evidence from Chinese CEO network centrality
Chen, Y., Shan, G., Wang, J., Yang, X. & Zhang, A., Jun 2024, In: Emerging Markets Review. 60, 25 p., 101131.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
What accounts for the effect of sustainability engagement on stock price crash risk during the COVID-19 pandemic—Agency theory or legitimacy theory?
Zhang, J., Zheng, C. & Shan, Y. G., May 2024, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 93, 103167.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)