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      Dr Suman Lodh

      PhD, FHEA
      ROLE: Senior Lecturer in Finance
      SCHOOL: Business School
      DEPARTMENT: Accounting & Finance
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 5584
      EMAIL: S.Lodh@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Dr. Suman Lodh has joined the business school in 2012. He received his PhD in applied economics from the University of Bergamo, Italy. Prior to joining Middlesex, he has held a visiting scholar position at the Lally School of Management and Technology, RPI (USA) for a year and engaged in a large research project. He also held academic position at the University of Surrey. He attended workshops by David M. Drukkar (STATA Corp.) and Badi Baltagi (Syracuse University, USA). He has several years of industry and teaching experience in India at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

        Currently he serves as the Secretary of BAFA-SEAG (British Accounting and Finance Association- South East Area Group).

        He has published in highly ranked international journals including the Corporate Governance: An International Review, International Review of Financial Analysis as well as in Industrial and Corporate Change. His research works have been presented in a number of highly rated American and European conferences including the prestigious American Accounting Association Annual Conference and European Accounting Association Annual Conference. He serves as an ad-hoc referee of several top-ranked academic journals.

         

        Education:

        • PhD (Economics)
        • PGCert HE (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)

        Languages Spoken

        English

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Suman is best known for his teaching in Econometrics at postgraduate and PhD level. However, he also has taught a range of modules including corproate finance, accounting theory, corporate social responsibility and business management in emerging markets at various levels. Below are the details:

        • Module Leader: Applied Econometrics (MSc. Investment and Finance)
        • Module Leader: Research Methods and Dissertation
        • Financial Econometrics and Financial Modeling
        • Accounting Theory (Undergraduate)
        • Corporate Finance (Postgraduate)
        • Business Management in Emerging Market (Undergraduate)
        • Corporate Social Responsibility (undergraduate) 

         

        Doctoral Student Supervision:

        • Marian Mgbame: Supervised with Ephraim Clark to completion: Thesis title- Risk management of CEO and CEO compensation (2016)

        Current PhD students

        • Vishwanath Sadanand: FDI Spillovers in Emerging Market
        • Le Tung: Momentum Trading
        • Jose Arias: Bank Supervision
        • Shamol Miah: M&A and Corporate Governance
        • Samirah Jugoo: Corporate Governance and Fund Performance 

         

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        Suman's research interests include Financial Econometrics, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Earnings Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Industrial Organizations (including knowledge spillovers), Foreign Direct Investment, Emerging Markets and Banking. 

        He has held position of independent reviewer of a number of PhD thesis. He has also supervised a number of MSc dissertations in the areas mentioned above. 

         Research Activities: Research

        Media Coverage: CFA Digest and The Conversation

         

        Journal Articles:

        • How does culture impinge upon managers’ demeanor of earnings management? Evidence from cross-country analysis, (2019) (Forthcoming), The International Journal of Accounting. with Chaney, P. and Nandy, M.
        • An investigation of UK SME Access to Finance, Growth and Productivity, 2015-17, ERC Research Paper no. 79 (2019). The paper can be access here or here. with Owen, R, Botelho, T, Anwar, O, Harrer. 
        • How Has the Global Financial Crisis Affected Syndicated Loan Terms in Emerging Markets? Evidence from China (2018) (DOI:10.1002/ijfe.1633), International Journal of Finance and Economics, with Caporale, G.M. and Nandy M. An online version is available here econstor or here cesifo
        • Fair Value in the Professional Valuation: Concept and Models (2018) (Accepted). International Journal of Critical Accounting, Vol.10 (6) 427 - 446, with Nandy, M. and Artemenkov, A.
        • The performance of banks in the MENA region during the global financial crisis (2017), Research in International Business and Finance. Vol 42, 583-590, with Caporale, M.C. and Nandy. M. 
        • Gender inclusivity and accounting higher education (2017),  Industry and Higher Education. Vol 31(5), 335-347, with Nandy. M.
        • Accrual-based and Real Earnings Management and Political Connections (2015). The International Journal of Accounting. Vol. 50(2), pp. 111-141, with Braam, G. J. M., Nandy, M., and Weitzel, U.
        • Technological Breadth and Depth of Knowledge in Innovation: The Role of M&As in Biotech (2014). Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol 24(1), 383-415,  with Battaggion, M.
        • Innovation and Family Ownership: Evidence from Emerging Markets (2014). Corporate Governance: An International Review. Vol 22(1) pp. 4-33, with Nandy. M. & Chen. J.
        • Do Banks Value the Eco-friendliness of Firms in their Corporate Lending Decision? Some Empirical Evidence (2012). International Review of Financial Analysis. Vol 25 (Dec) pp. 83-93 with Nandy. M.

         

         

        For the impact of my research, please refer to my profile on Google Scholar and RePEc

        Contribution to Books:

        • Impact of IFRS adoption on earnings management. (2017). In Ekanem, I. (ed) Understanding Bankruptcy: Global Issues, Perspectives and Challenges, Nova Science, USA. ISBN 9781536123999
        • Radical Innovation and Economic Growth: A Study of the Effect on Labour Market in India. (2009). in Pal, P. (ed) Reforms and Structural Changes in India. Regal Publication, New Delhi, ISBN 81-8484-017-9.

         

         

        Some selected publications in Indian peer reviewed journals (past):

        • Overnight Indexed Swaps: An Analytical Study on Indian Market (2011). Decision (Indian Institute of Management), Vol. 38(3). with Nandy M.
        • The Growth Prospects of Internet Banking in Islamic Countries: A Comparison with Other Developed Countries (2008). ICFAI Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 14(6), pp. 56-75, with Nandy, M.
        • India at her best: Investors’ right option (2008), Portfolio Organizer, pp. 44-50, with Nandy, M.
        • Exploring the country risk: MNCs mindset (2008). ICFAI Journal of International Business, 3 (2). pp. 24-35, with Nandy, M.
        • Catch the web if you can: click and get money (2007). MBA Review. pp. 51-54, with Nandy, M.

         

         

        Publication Feed

        How does culture impinge upon managers' demeanor of earnings management? Evidence from cross-country analysis

        Chaney, Paul and Lodh, Suman and Nandy, Monomita (2019) How does culture impinge upon managers' demeanor of earnings management? Evidence from cross-country analysis. The International Journal of Accounting . ISSN 1094-4060 (Accepted/In press)

        How has the global financial crisis affected syndicated loan terms in emerging markets? Evidence from China

        Caporale, Guglielmo Maria and Lodh, Suman and Nandy, Monomita (2018) How has the global financial crisis affected syndicated loan terms in emerging markets? Evidence from China. International Journal of Finance & Economics , 23 (4). pp. 478-491. ISSN 1076-9307

        Fair value in the professional valuation: concept and models

        Artemenkov, Andrey and Lodh, Suman and Nandy, Monomita (2018) Fair value in the professional valuation: concept and models. International Journal of Critical Accounting , 10 (6). pp. 427-446. ISSN 1757-9848

        The performance of banks in the MENA region during the global financial crisis

        Caporale, Guglielmo Maria and Lodh, Suman and Nandy, Monomita (2017) The performance of banks in the MENA region during the global financial crisis. Research in International Business and Finance , 42 . pp. 583-590. ISSN 0275-5319

        Gender inequality and disabled inclusivity in accounting higher education and profession during financial crisis

        Lodh, Suman and Nandy, Monomita (2017) Gender inequality and disabled inclusivity in accounting higher education and profession during financial crisis. Industry and Higher Education , 31 (5). pp. 335-347. ISSN 0950-4222

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

        • The evaluation of the English ERDF 2014-20 Operational Programme (OP).  In association with Regeris Consultant, Belmana adn BMG Research (2018-21).

        • Mentoring and Coaching Hub (MCHub) of MSF  (Médecins Sans Frontières) Norway: Individual Coaching Impact Evalation (2018-21).

        • The use and usefulness of FRS 105 in the UK firms.  £3500 research grant from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (2018).
        • Governance Framework and Policy Innovation in Public Sector. External research grant from Institute of Public Administration (2017-2018) supported this study.

      • Engagement &
        Impact

        Departmental Responsibilities:

        • Departmental Research Leader for Accounting and Finance department

         External Examiner: 

        • Ulster University, Ireland.
        • Birmingham City University, UK
        • London Institute of Banking and Finance

         

        Guest Lectures/ Seminars:

        • Brunel Business School, Brunel University, UK (2017)
        • University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India (2017)
        • Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India (2017)
        • Queen Mary University of London, UK (seminar series 2017)

         

        Editorial Board:

        • Business Perspective and Research (Sage Publication, ISSN: 22785337)- Member of the Editorial Board 

         

        Ad-hoc Referee

        • International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS 3*)
        • Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting (ABS 3*)
        • Corporate Governance: An International Review (ABS 3*)
        • Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies.
        • European Journal of Finance (ABS 3*)
        • Industrial and Corporate Change (ABS 3*)
        • American Accounting Association Annual congress meeting and conference

         

        Membership/Affiliation:

        • European Economic Association
        • Financial Management Association (International)
        • British Accounting and Finance Association
        • Fellow of Association of International Accountants

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