Dr rer. pol. (PhD ECON), Dipl. Vw. (BSc/MSc ECON), PG Cert HE, BSc (MATHS), MSc (MATHS)
Chair in Finance
- About
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- Email Address
- gerhard.kling@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273611
- School/Department
- Business School
Biography
Professor Gerhard Kling holds a Chair in Finance at the University of Aberdeen. Before joining Aberdeen, he was a Professor of International Business and Management at SOAS University of London, a Professor of Finance at the University of Southampton and held academic posts at UWE and Utrecht University. He worked as a Practice Specialist in Corporate Finance at McKinsey & Company, where he mainly focused on firm valuation and M&A. He received a PhD in Economics from the University of Tuebingen and was awarded the Dissertation Prize of the International Economic History Association. He studied Economics and Mathematics (BSc and MSc). He is excited about programming with experience in Python, C/C++, MATLAB, STATA etc. In his free time, he enjoys recreational programming in GDScript (Godot), Blender, and C++ (Unreal).
The Joy of Data Analysis
I publish free content focused on Data Science on my YouTube channel YUNIKARN. I also do live streams (mostly Python, Stata and academic writing).
Qualifications
- MSc Mathematics2018 - OU
- BSc Mathematics2014 - OU
- PG Cert Higher Education Higher Education2009 - UWE
- Dr rer. pol. Economics2004 - University of Tuebingen
- Diplom Volkswirt Economics2002 - Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Programme Leader MSc FinTech
- External Memberships
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Associate Editor, European Journal of Finance
Editorial Board, Asia Pacific Business Review
Member, Social Sciences College, European Science Foundation
Prizes and Awards
- British Academy of Management, Best Full Paper Award (Sep 2019)
- Leslie Walshaw Award 2018, Mathematics (Jan 2019)
- Financial Management, Best Paper Award (Oct 2018)
- Dissertation Award, International Economic History Association (Aug 2006)
- Dissertation Award, University of Tuebingen, RWT Group (Jun 2005)
- New Researcher Prize Economic History Society (Apr 2004)
- Alumni Award for Young Economists LMU (May 2002)
- Research
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Research Overview
Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Applied Mathematics
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Finance
- Financial Mathematics
- Applied Statistics
- Applied Mathematics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Funding and Grants
Research on China's Financial System towards Sustainable Growth: The Role of Innovation, Diversity and Financial Regulation; funded by the ESRC (ES/P005241/1) and the NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China: 71661137002).
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP005241%2F1
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Big Data in Business & Finance (IN2502)
Financial Crime & Cybersecurity (BU551X)
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Forecasting (BU593C)
- Publications
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Pathways to Power: Class, Hyper-Agency and the French Corporate Elite
Organization Studies, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 825-855Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17823/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840613509919
Cash holding, trade credit and access to short-term bank finance
International Review of Financial Analysis, vol. 32, pp. 123-131Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17980/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2014.01.013
The Effects of Cross-border and Cross-industry Mergers and Acquisitions on Home-region and Global Multinational Enterprises
British Journal of Management, vol. 25, no. S1, pp. S116-S132Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStrategic positioning and grand strategies for high-technology SMEs
Strategic Change, vol. 21, no. 5-6, pp. 199-215Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17745/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.1904
The impact of corporate governance and external audit on compliance to mandatory disclosure requirements in China
Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 17-31Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17743/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2012.01.002
The internationalization of Chinese companies: firm characteristics, industry effects and corporate governance
Research in International Business and Finance, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 357-372Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17721/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2011.03.002
FDI of German companies during globalization and deglobalization
Open Economies Review, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 247-270Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17740/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11079-009-9122-z
Technology outsourcing in manufacturing small-and medium-sized firms: another competitive resource?
R&D Management, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 92-105Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17724/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00626.x
Endogenous mergers: bidder momentum and market reaction
Applied Financial Economics, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 243-254Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/17718/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09603100903282663
Organic growth and shareholder value: A case study of the insurance industry
International Journal of Research in Marketing, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 276-283Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2009.08.002
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