The University of Birmingham Birmingham Business School University Homepage University Site Index [newbtn_research.gif] Prospective students Current students Contact us Alumni School Index Birmingham Business School [University Fast Find......] The Business School [spacer.gif] Quick Links: - Undergraduate Programmes - Postgraduate Programmes - Undergraduate Applications - Postgraduate Applications - Research Resources Full Menu: [spacer.gif] [plus.gif] Welcome [plus.gif] About.... [plus.gif] Study [plus.gif] Research [ftv2blank.gif] [minus.gif] Public Private Partn [ftv2blank.gif] [minus.gif] Entrepreneurship [ftv2blank.gif] [minus.gif] Research Papers [ftv2blank.gif] [plus.gif] Acc & Finance [ftv2blank.gif] [ftv2blank.gif] [minus.gif] Conference [ftv2blank.gif] [ftv2blank.gif] [minus.gif] Group Publications [ftv2blank.gif] [ftv2blank.gif] [plus.gif] CCGR [ftv2blank.gif] [ftv2blank.gif] [minus.gif] Working Papers [ftv2blank.gif] [plus.gif] CBSP [ftv2blank.gif] [plus.gif] ILE [ftv2blank.gif] [plus.gif] IMO [ftv2blank.gif] [plus.gif] Marketing [minus.gif] Executive Ed [plus.gif] News & Events [plus.gif] BBS People [plus.gif] Student Resources [plus.gif] Alumni [plus.gif] Contact Us _____________ Search [spacer.gif] [SUBGRP-A&F.jpg] Head of Group : Mike Theobald Tel : +44 (0) 121 414 6540 Fax: +44 (0) 121 414 6678 Email: m.f.theobald@bham.ac.uk Administration: Karen Hanson Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 6530 Fax: +44 (0) 121 414 6678 Email: k.hanson@bham.c.uk Designated Research Centre: Centre for Corporate Governance Research The Corporate Finance Research Group The Global Finance Research Group Staff in Group: Bimbola Adedeji Senior Lectuer David Alexander Professor of International Accounting Alan Coad Senior Lecturer John Craner Senior Lecturer Jason Haines Lecturer Karen Hanson PA to Finance Ranko Jelic Senior Lecturer Rowan Jones Professor of Public Sector Accounting Gabrielle Kelly PA to Finance Andy Lymer Senior Lecturer Mark Mak Lecturer Christine Mallin Professor of Corporate Governance & Finance Andy Mullineux Professor of Global Finance Victor Murinde Professor of Development Finance Amanda Nayak Lecturer Kean Ow-Yong Lecturer Cynthia Pickering PA to Accounting Nick Rowbottom Lecturer John Samuels Professor of Business Finance Willie Seal Professor of Management Accounting Marek Schroeder Senior Lecturer Mike Theobald Professor of Finance & Investments Anne Ullathorne Teacher Profile With roots dating back to the appointment of the country's first Professor of Accounting in 1902, the Group has a long-standing history of researching and teaching in the area of accounting and finance. Comprising 20 academic members of staff, the Group works closely with industry in theUK and overseas. The School runs a number of programmes that reflect the expertise of the Accounting and Finance Group: BSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc Investments, MSc Accounting and Finance, MSc in Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, MBA International Banking and Finance and MBA European Banking and Finance. Specialist areas of research include: taxation, corporate finance, investments, risk, accounting and the financial aspects of professional football, management accounting in small businesses, corporate governance, and accounting in emerging economies in Europe. Recent research collaborations have included: the World Bank, the United Nations, the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Investor Relations Society. The group has also been given an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant to explore benchmarking online reporting with major UK companies such as BP. The group incorporates three specialist research centres. The Centre for Corporate Governance Research plays a central role in the development of corporate governance issues, both in the UK and overseas. Recent research includes the relationship between boards of directors and institutional investors; directors' remuneration; compliance with corporate governance codes by both large and small companies; and corporate governance developments in Central and Eastern Europe. The Centre for Global Finance Research focuses on international finance and financial convergence in Europe, while the Centre for Corporate Finance Research concentrates on corporate finance and financial markets in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and in emerging markets, as well as hosting the ESRC Research Seminars on 'Finance and Development'. Group Publications : [spacer.gif] These pages are maintained by School Webmaster, last updated 28/4/2005. Subscribe to changes to this page here. Click here to recommend this page to a friend. | Information for Prospective Students | Information for Current Students | Research | Business and Industry | Information for Staff | | Information for Alumni | About the University | News Centre | University Fast Find Links | Legal | Privacy |