2021 Seminars
Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held in room 337, 3rd Floor, Otago Business School.
All welcome.
View our list of previous seminars in our Seminars Archive.
Guest seminars
Compensation Consultants and Performance Targets in CEO Compensation Contracts
Friday 16 April 2021, 2pm-3pm
Associate Professor Helen Spiropoulos
UTS Business School
Sydney/Australia
Impactful Research: A Discussion on Research Relevance and Impact
Friday 30 April 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Simon Allen
IAG
Australia and New Zealand
Time series models for recurrence patterns of natural hazards
Friday 13 August 2021, 2pm-3pm
Associate Professor Ting Wang
Department of Statistics
University of Otago
Staff seminars
Culture, attitude and student management
Friday 26 February 2021, 9am-10am
Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Dr Nicola Beatson, Dr Anindya Sen
University of Otago
Why you should talk about your research in the media?
Friday 9 April 2021, 2pm-3pm
Professor David Lont, Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Mr Kerry Dohig
University of Otago
Challenging gender and race inequalities in accounting: Nonkululeko Gobodo
Friday 18 June 2021, 2pm-3pm
A/P Ros Whiting1, Dr. Mohini Vidwans2
University of Otago1
Lincoln University2
Drivers of SRI adoption and perceptions of SRI returns in New Zealand
Friday 8 October 2021, 2pm-3pm
Dr Renzhu Zhang, Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Associate Professor Helen Roberts
University of Otago
Introducing Accounting to Mathematicians: An Informal Discussion
Friday 5 November 2021, 2pm-3pm
Dr Federico Botafogo
University of Otago
PBRF-Contribution to the Research ENV
Friday 12 November 2021, 2pm-3pm
Professor David Lont, Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Dr Dinithi Ranasinghe
University of Otago
PhD presentations
Role of Accounting in Assessing Accountability and Transparency: A Perspective/Measure of Public Value of The Kingdom of Tonga
Friday 5 February 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Iki Uele
University of Otago
Does CEO matter in climate change actions?
Friday 12 February 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Khurshid Ali
University of Otago
Intraday and overnight returns in New Zealand Stocks
Friday 19 February 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Sandun Fernando
University of Otago
Investor heterogeneity: Implications for prospect theory value and stock returns
Friday 26 February 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Sampath Kongahawatte
University of Otago
The impact of financial development and FDI on CO2 emissions: A country-level analysis
Friday 5 March 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Xiaojie (Steve) Yu
University of Otago
Cost-effectiveness and social accountability of the waste management of the supermarkets in New Zealand
Friday 12 March 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Disney Kariyawasam
University of Otago
CSR Decoupling: A Systematic Literature Review
Friday 19 March 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Shabana Talpur
University of Otago
Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle: A Climate Risk Explanation
Friday 26 March 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Kasun Perera
University of Otago
Audit Partner Rotation, Female CEO and Non-GAAP Earnings: Evidence from the United States
Thursday 8 April 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Chang Liu
University of Otago
Volatility Risk Premium and the Volatility Market Sentiment Indicator
Thursday 14 May 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Isabella Yoon
University of Otago
Volatility Risk Premium and the Volatility Market Sentiment Indicator
Thursday 14 May 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Isabella Yoon
University of Otago
Bakshi, Kapadia, and Madan (2003) Risk-Neutral Moment Estimators: An Affine Jump-Diffusion Approach
Thursday 25 June 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Beam Aschakulporn
University of Otago
Social Networks, Information Technology, Intellectual Capital and Value Creation in the Public Sector
Thursday 2 July 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Thilini Galwalagama Arachchige
University of Otago
CSR Decoupling: A Systematic Literature Review
Friday 20 August 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Shabana Talpur
University of Otago
Microfinance Climate Distress
Friday 27 August 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Iftikar Ahamad
University of Otago
The Shape of Implied Volatility Smirk, Investor Sentiment, and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns
Wednesday 1 September 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Jianhui Li
University of Otago
Management Control System and Waste Management: A structured literature review
Friday 10 September 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Disney Kariyawasam
University of Otago
Audit Committee Diversity And Internal Control Weakness: Evidence From China
Monday 20 September 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Xiaoxu Zhang
University of Otago
Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle: A Climate Risk Explanation
Friday 24 September 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Kasun Perera
University of Otago
Investor’s response to public information during Health crisis: New insights from Developed World
Wednesday 29 September 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Umaid A. Sheikh
University of Otago
Who drives intraday-overnight momentum in the New Zealand equity market?
Friday 1 October 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Sandun Fernando
University of Otago
Corporate Governance and Corporate Political Activities: Mapping the Literature
Thursday 7 October 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Junxiu Lyu
University of Otago
Corporate Governance and Corporate Political Activities: Mapping the Literature
Friday 8 October 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Junxiu Lyu
University of Otago
Financial Development, FDI and CO2 Emissions: Does the Carbon pricing matter?
Wednesday 13 October 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Xiaojie Yu
University of Otago
International stock return and volatility predictability: What is the role of risk-neutral moments?
Wednesday 27 October 2021, 2pm-3pm
Mr Junyu Zhang
University of Otago
Covariance risk premium
Thursday 4 November 2021, 2pm-3pm
Ms Xiaolan Jia
University of Otago
Board gender diversity, Family affiliation, and CSR disclosure in India
Friday 26 November 2021, 3pm-4pm
Ms Dhanushika Samarawickrama
University of Otago
