Dr Jing Li
Associate Dean (R&I) / Reader
| Faculty/Dept/School |
School of Management (Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences) |
|---|---|
| j.li15@bradford.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +441274 234334 |
Biography
Jing joined University of Bradford, School of Management, as a Lecturer in Accounting in 2008, and became Senior Lecturer in Accounting in March 2012 and then Reader in Accounting in May 2017. Before joining the School of Management as a lecturer, Jing studied for a PhD in accounting at the School. She has an MA in Finance, Accounting and Management and a bachelors degree in Business and Management Studies.
During the 10 years of working at the School, Jing has been entrusted with various academic leadership and administrative roles, including Stage tutor (levels 5 & 6 students), Director of Studies for BSc Accounting & Finance programme for over 4 years, Deputy Head for Accounting, Finance and Economics Division, Impact Champion (from Nov 2017 onwards), and more recently Interim Associate Dean - Research & Knowledge Transfer (from June 2018). Jing serves on various university and faculty committees and is currently the coordinator for UoA C17 Business and Management Studies for REF2021.
Research
Jing's main research interests include accounting for intellectual capital, from both the management accounting and corporate reporting's perspective, and particularly the intellectual capital reporting practices of firms and the determinants and effects of intellectual capital reporting, voluntary disclosure (including Corporate Social Responsibility), corporate governance, financial accounting and reporting, and effects of different IFRSs. Jing is also interested in accounting reporting quality and performance attributions.Jing has also worked on a project relating to big data analysis, and is interested in the application of big data analytic and artificial intelligence in accounting and finance. Jing is also interested in areas of work that relate to the development of financial literacy in different stakeholder groups.
Jing was a co-investigator (CI) in a project on "Intellectual Capital Disclosure Policy and Effects on the Cost of Equity Capital: UK Evidence", funded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), £11,980, (December 2007- January 2009) (with Dr Musa Mangena and Professor Richard Pike, University of Bradford School of Management).
Jing (as the CI), together with Dr Ci Lei (principal investigator) (Faculty of Engineering & Informatic), has won a £20,000 funding for a financial literacy project with Flicker Associates, through Access Innovation.
| Date | Role | Title / Description | Funder | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-DEC-07 - 31-JAN-09 | Co-Investigator (CI) | Intellectual Capital Disclosure Policy and Effects on the Cost of Equity Capital: UK Evidence | ||
| 02-JAN-19 - 31-MAY-19 | Co-Investigator (CI) | Financial Literacy with Flicker Associates |
Teaching
Teaching interests
My teaching interests lie in accounting in general, and Financial Accounting and Corporate Reporting in particular, linking with other aspects such as Management Accounting, contemporary issues in accounting, accounting theory, corporate governance, international accounting, and firm/equity valuation (building on financial statement analysis and equity valuation methods).
I have also supervised a large number of MSc and MBA dissertations on various accounting and finance related topics.
Professional activities
- 01-JAN-03: University of Bradford, School of Management - BSc
- 01-JAN-04: University of Bradford, School of Management - MA
- 01-JAN-05: University of Bradford - PG Diploma in Research Method
- 01-JAN-09: University of Bradford, School of Management - PhD
- 01-JAN-10: University of Bradford - PGCHEP (Fellow of HEA)
- 01-AUG-08: University of Bradford - Lecturer in Accounting
- 01-MAR-12: University of Bradford - Senior Lecturer in Accounting
- 09-MAY-17: University of Bradford - Reader in Accounting
- British Accounting and Finance Association, Member
- European Accounting Association, Member
- 05-NOV-13: CPA Australia, CPA Full Member
- 01-NOV-15: Loughborough University, External Examiner
- 01-SEP-17: University of Sheffield, Module and Programme External Examiner
- 01-OCT-15: Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Module and Programme External Examiner
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy, FHEA
- 13-JUN-18: Senate,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty Management Committee,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty Board,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty Research & Knowledge Transfer Strategy Committee,
- 13-JUN-18: University Research & Knowledge Transfer Strategy Committee,
- 13-JUN-18: University REF Steering Group,
- 22-NOV-17: Impact Working Group,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty PGR Sub-Committee,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty Learning Teaching Committee,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty Executive Team,
- 13-JUN-18: ADRKT Forum,
- 01-DEC-18: Accreditation Committee,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty International Advisory Board,
- 13-JUN-18: Faculty International Advisory Board,
- 13-JUN-18: MBA Industry Advisory Board,
- 13-JUN-18: Dubai DBA Working Group,
- 04-FEB-18: Chinese Economic Association,
- 01-JUL-15: Pearson Academic Advisory Board,
- 01-JAN-04: Full 3-Year PhD Scholarship
- Associate Dean - Research & Knowledge Transfer
- Academic mentor
- Deputy Head of Accounting, Finance & Economics Division
- Various university and faculty committee members and chair
- REF 2021 UoA C17 Co-ordinator
- Academic Leadership: Director of Studies for BSc in Accounting and Finance
- Programme & Module Management: Deputy Head of Accounting, Finance and Economics Group
- Academic Leadership: Associate Dean - Research & Knowledge Transfer
- Academic Leadership: Impact Champion
- Other: Mentor
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA):
Publications
| Title | Board diversity and corporate propensity to R&D spending (2023) |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muhammad Asad, Saeed Akbar, Jing Li, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah |
| Journal | International Review of Financial Analysis |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102802 |
| Title | Introducing a New Measure of Energy Transition: Green Quality of Energy Mix and Its Impact on CO2 Emissions (2023) |
| Authors | Lau, C.K., Gozgor, G., Mahalik, M.K., Patel, G., and Li, J. |
| Journal | Energy Economics |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Title | Asset pricing in the Middle East’s equity markets (2021) |
| Authors | Hearn, B.; Li, J.; Mykhayliv, D.; Waqas, M. |
| Journal | Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2021.101337 |
| Title | Disentangling the Effects of Corporate Disclosure on the Cost of Equity Capital: A Study of the Role of Intellectual Capital Disclosure (2016) |
| Authors | Mangena, Musa; Li, Jing; Tauringana, V. |
| Title | Capital Market Pressures and the Format of Intellectual Capital Disclosure in Intellectual Capital Intensive Firms (2014) |
| Authors | Li, Jing; Mangena, Musa |
| Title | Large-scale data analysis using the Wigner function (2012) |
| Authors | Earnshaw, Rae A.; Lei, Ci; Li, Jing; Mugassabi, Souad; Vourdas, Apostolos |
| Title | The effect of audit committee characteristics on intellectual capital disclosure (2012) |
| Authors | Li, Jing; Mangena, Musa; Pike, Richard H. |
| Title | Goal-setting participation and goal commitment: Examining the mediating roles of procedural fairness and interpersonal trust in a UK financial services organisation (2011) |
| Authors | Sholihin, Mahfud; Pike, Richard H.; Mangena, Musa; Li, Jing |
| Title | Mind How You Go: Does greater intellectual capital disclosure reduce a firm’s cost of capital? (2009) |
| Authors | Mangena, Musa; Pike, Richard H.; Li, Jing |
| Title | Intellectual capital disclosure and corporate governance structure in UK firms (2008) |
| Authors | Li, Jing; Pike, Richard H.; Haniffa, Roszaini M. |
| Title | Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices and Effects on the Cost of Equity Capital: UK Evidence (2010) |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mangena, Musa; Pike, Richard H.; Li, Jing |
| Publication Name | “The Association between Directors’ Multiple-Board Sitting, Tenure, Financial Expertise, and R&D Spending”, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference (2023) |
|---|---|
| Authors | Asad, M., Akbar, S., Li, J., Yousef, S., and Hina, S. |
| Publication Name | “Board Diversity and Corporate Propensity to R&D Spending “, 45th European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress (2023) |
| Authors | Asad, M., Akbar, S., Li, J., and Shah, S.Z.A. |
| Publication Name | Ownership Structure and Financial Reporting Lag: Evidence from Nigerian Listed Financial Companies (2022) |
| Authors | Ebimoboere Koroye, Jing Li, Dariya Mykhayliv |
| Publication Name | The financial impact of international financial reporting standards 9 on FTSE 100 firms (2022) |
| Authors | Chengruizhi Ma, Saeed Akbar, Jing Li |
| Publication Name | The Causes and Consequences of Product Recall Incidences (2022) |
| Authors | Clavery Allen, Steven Wu, Jing Li |
| Publication Name | The Impact of Paris Climate Agreement Policy on Carbon Risk and Cost of Debt Financing: The Moderating Effect of ESG (2022) |
| Authors | Ayotola Owolabi, Mahdi Mousavi, Jing Li |
| Publication Name | The impact of product recall on firm value (2021) |
| Authors | Clavery Allen, Steven Wu, Jing Li |
| Publication Name | Attribution Behaviour and Corporate Governance (2014) |
| Authors | Meier, F., Mangena, M., and Li, J. |
| Publication Name | From Cash Accounting to Accrual based IPSAS in a Non-profit Organization - Perceived Benefits and Challenges (2013) |
| Authors | Li, J., and Samaroo, L. |
| Publication Name | Format of Intellectual Capital Disclosure and Their Relations with Market Factors (2012) |
| Authors | Li, J., and Mangena, M. |
| Publication Name | Financial Disclosure, Intellectual Capital Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital (2012) |
| Authors | Mangena, M., Li, J., and Tauringana, V. |
| Publication Name | Intellectual Capital Disclosure Policy and Effects on the Cost of Equity Capital: UK Evidence (2009) |
| Authors | Mangena, M., Pike, R. and Li, J. |
| Publication Name | Audit Committee Characteristics and Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in UK Firms (2009) |
| Authors | Li, J., Pike, R. and Mangena, M. |
| Publication Name | Intellectual Capital Disclosure in Knowledge-rich Firms: The Impact of Hidden Value, Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance Mechanisms (2007) |
| Authors | Li, J., Pike, R. and Haniffa, R. |
| Publication Name | Intellectual Capital Disclosures in Corporate Annual Reports - European Comparison (2006) |
| Authors | Li, J., Pike, R. Haniffa, R. |
| Other type | Working Paper |
|---|---|
| Title | Intellectual Capital Disclosure in Knowledge Rich Firms: The Impact of Market and Corporate Governance Factors (2007) |
| Authors | Li, Jing; Pike, Richard H.; Haniffa, Roszaini M. |
| Other type | Working Paper |
| Title | Intellectual Capital Disclosures in Corporate Annual Reports: A European Comparison (2006) |
| Authors | Li, Jing; Pike, Richard H.; Haniffa, Roszaini M. |