Department of Accounting and Finance
- Faculty
- Department of Tourism Management Department of Business Management and Analytics Department of Accounting and Finance Centre for Academic English Studies Research Development Centre
- Undergraduate Programs
- International Tourism Management Accounting and Finance Business Management with Business Analytics International Business Management
- Ph.D. Programs
- Hospitality, Tourism, Transport and Events (Ph.D.) Management and Business (Ph.D.)
师资详情
Xu Zhao
Lecturer
Office:224
Email:zhaoxu86@dufe.edu.cn
Educational Background
PhD in Economics, Chongqing University, China
M.A. in Management, Central Queensland University, Australia
M.A. in Commerce, University of Sydney, Australia
B.A. in Accounting, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China
Work Experience
2012.05-Present Lecturer, Surrey International Institute, DUFE
2009-2011 Tutor at University of Sydney, Australia
Main Courses
Financial Accounting 1, Financial Accounting in Service Industry, Accounting
Research Areas
Digital transformation, Data assets, Corporate governance, Corporate finance
Research Achievements
Representative Publications
1. The Impact of Public Welfare Functions and Ownership Structure on Operating Performance in Mixed-ownership SOEs: Theoretical and Empirical Research.
2. What Kind of "Navigator" Does Enterprise Digital Transformation Need: An Investigation Based on Machine Learning Methods.
3. The Choice on Ownership Structure of SOEs under the Background of Mixed Ownership Reform: Based on the perspective of Public Welfare Functions.
4. Study on the impact of digital transformation on the innovation potential based on evidence-from Chinese listed companies, 2024.
Scientific Reports (SCI 一区)
5. Carbon finance development, industrial structure and green financial instruments, 2025.
North American Journal of Economics and Finance (SSCI一区)
6. Research on predicting the driving forces of digital transformation in Chinese media companies based on machine learning, 2024.
Scientific Reports (SCI 一区)
7. The impact of digital transformation on firm performance, 2024. Industrial Management & Data Systems (SCI 一区)
8. Investment behaviors and financial autonomy a transaction cost economics and firm lifecycle approach, 2023.
Managerial and Economics Decision (SSCI 二区)
9. The impact of digital transformation on enterprise innovation capability – evidence from Chinese listed companies, 2024.
Scientific Reports (SCI 一区)
10. The influence of directors' and officers' liability insurance on management tone manipulation – evidence from China, 2024.
China Accounting and Finance Review
Major Research Projects
1. Liaoning Province Social Sciences Planning Fund Project, "Research on the Driving Factors of Digital Transformation in Liaoning's Manufacturing Industry and Its Enabling Path for Green Development", 2024, Principal Investigator, Completed.
2. Liaoning Provincial Education Department Project, "Research on the Driving Factors of Innovation Capacity of State-owned Enterprises in Liaoning from the Perspective of Digital Transformation", 2024, Principal Investigator, In Progress.
3. Liaoning Provincial Education Science "14th Five-Year" Planning Project, "Research on Dynamic Innovation of Economic and Management Teaching Contents in Accordance with the 'New Development Pattern' of China", 2024, Principal Investigator, Completed.
4. National Social Science Fund Project, "Research on the Innovation of Corporate Governance Mechanism of State-owned Enterprises Based on Modern Enterprise Theory under the Background of Mixed Ownership Reform", 2019, Participating, Completed (Excellent).
Honors & Awards
Global Contest for the Best China-Focused Cases- Nomination Prize, 2018
Second DUFE Course Ideological and Political Education Excellent Case Competition – Third Prize, 2022
CGMA Business Elite International Challenge (Liaoning Division) – Outstanding Advisor, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
IMA Campus Management Accounting Competition – National Outstanding Advisor, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
National College Student Red Tourism Creative Planning Competition – Red Creative and Cultural Product Design, Top Prize in Northeast China Division – Outstanding Advisor, 2023
Liaoning Provincial College Student Digital Marketing Innovation Competition – First Prize (Liaoning Province) – Outstanding Advisor, 2024
Liaoning Provincial Undergraduate Business Simulation Sandbox Competition for Entrepreneurial Enterprise Management – Outstanding Advisor, 2023
Liaoning Provincial College Student Financial Big Data Analysis Competition – First Prize (Liaoning Province) – Outstanding Advisor, 2025

