Specialisms
- "Managerial Opportunism Behind CSR Activities and Possible Mechanisms to Boost Capital Market Confidence on Social and Environmental Disclosures"
Haozhe (Michael) Song is a PhD student at BISA, Henley Business School. He has received a BA in Accounting (Hons) with "Dean's Award of The Best Academic Performance" from Henley Business School; a BSc in Accounting (Hons) with the best overall academic performance from Beijing Institute of Technology; an MSc in Accounting (Hons) with "Award of The Best Overall Academic Performance" and "Award of The Best Dissertation" from Durham University Business School.
Academic Area: Accounting and Financial Management
Supervisor(s): Professor Gunnar Rimmel, Dr Stephanie Liu
As a PhD candidate at BISA, Michael is currently working on a research project regarding "Managerial Opportunism Behind CSR Activities and Possible Mechanisms to Boost Capital Market Confidence on Social and Environmental Disclosures".
His research interests are mainly in the areas of:
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance
• Sustainability (social and environmental) disclosures
• Assurance on non-financial reporting
• Financial reporting quality
Michael welcomes discussions and cooperation on these research areas.
Publications:
Song, H. and Rimmel, G. (2021). Heterogeneity in CSR Activities: Is CSR investment monotonically associated with earnings quality? Accounting Forum, 45(1), 1-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2020.1810428
Specialisms
- "Managerial Opportunism Behind CSR Activities and Possible Mechanisms to Boost Capital Market Confidence on Social and Environmental Disclosures"