Dr Joyce Xin Yu is an Associate Professor at UQ Business School. She received her PhD degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and her BA from Fudan University. Her research focuses on corporate governance issues in three areas: family business, corporate social responsibility, and accounting disclosure. Her publications have appeared in various journals, including Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, European Accounting Review, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, British Accounting Review, and Journal of Business Ethics. Dr Yu's teaching speciality is financial accounting.
Journal Article: Online voting and minority shareholder dissent: evidence from China
Cai, Ning, He, Wen, Wu, Guoqiang and Yu, Xin (2023). Online voting and minority shareholder dissent: evidence from China. Financial Management. doi: 10.1111/fima.12439
Journal Article: Consistency among common measures of corporate social and sustainability performance
Harrison, Jeffrey S., Yu, Xin and Zhang, Zhou (2023). Consistency among common measures of corporate social and sustainability performance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 391 136232, 136232. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136232
Journal Article: Information processing costs and firm-specific information flows: evidence from the launch of high-speed railway in China
Zhao, Gang, Yu, Xin and Ni, Kailun (2022). Information processing costs and firm-specific information flows: evidence from the launch of high-speed railway in China. Asian Review of Accounting, 31 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1108/ara-03-2022-0055
Sustainable Investment in Public versus Private Firms
(2023–2024) Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
Essays on corporate behavior and media reporting
(2021) Doctor Philosophy
Information sources linkages to the equity market response to strategic alliance announcements
(2018) Doctor Philosophy
Online voting and minority shareholder dissent: evidence from China
Cai, Ning, He, Wen, Wu, Guoqiang and Yu, Xin (2023). Online voting and minority shareholder dissent: evidence from China. Financial Management. doi: 10.1111/fima.12439
Consistency among common measures of corporate social and sustainability performance
Harrison, Jeffrey S., Yu, Xin and Zhang, Zhou (2023). Consistency among common measures of corporate social and sustainability performance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 391 136232, 136232. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136232
Zhao, Gang, Yu, Xin and Ni, Kailun (2022). Information processing costs and firm-specific information flows: evidence from the launch of high-speed railway in China. Asian Review of Accounting, 31 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1108/ara-03-2022-0055
Guo, Shijun, Yu, Xin and Faff, Robert (2022). When investors can talk to firms, is it a meaningful conversation? Evidence from investor postings on interactive platforms. European Accounting Review. doi: 10.1080/09638180.2022.2118147
Bank loan covenants, accrual quality and firms’ information environment
Chen, Chao-Jung, He, Wen, Lu, Chien-Ju and Yu, Xin (2022). Bank loan covenants, accrual quality and firms’ information environment. Accounting and Finance, 62 (1), 547-575. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12798
Do founding families downgrade corporate governance? The roles of intra-family enforcement
Fan, Joseph P.H. and Yu, Xin (2022). Do founding families downgrade corporate governance? The roles of intra-family enforcement. Journal of Corporate Finance, 73 102190, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2022.102190
Collectivist Cultures and the Emergence of Family Firms
Fan, Joseph P. H., Gu, Qiankun and Yu, Xin (2022). Collectivist Cultures and the Emergence of Family Firms. Journal of Law and Economics, 65 (S1), S293-S325. doi: 10.1086/718853
Dividend payouts and catering to demands: evidence from a dividend tax reform
Yu, Xin, Wang, Yuetang, Chen, Yingrun and Wang, Guojun (2021). Dividend payouts and catering to demands: evidence from a dividend tax reform. International Review of Financial Analysis, 77 101841, 101841. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101841
The impact of global financial crisis on regulation S private debt market
Li, Yingqi, Mittoo, Usha R., Yu, Xin and Zhang, Zhou (2021). The impact of global financial crisis on regulation S private debt market. International Review of Economics and Finance, 73, 231-248. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2021.01.001
Political connections and media slant
Guo, Shijun, Yu, Xin and Faff, Robert (2021). Political connections and media slant. International Review of Economics & Finance, 74, 58-80. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2021.02.003
Laplume, André O., Harrison, Jeffrey S., Zhang, Zhou, Yu, Xin and Walker, Kent (2021). Evidence of an Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Stakeholder Management Performance Variation and Firm Performance. Business Ethics Quarterly, 32 (2), 1-27. doi: 10.1017/beq.2021.19
All for one or all for three: Empirical evidence of paradox theory in the triple-bottom-line
Walker, Kent, Yu, Xin and Zhang, Zhou (2020). All for one or all for three: Empirical evidence of paradox theory in the triple-bottom-line. Journal of Cleaner Production, 275 122881, 122881. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122881
Yu, Xin and Zheng, Ying (2020). Why do investors not punish politically connected firms for financial misrepresentation?: A legitimacy-based perspective. Accounting Research Journal, 33 (1), 92-107. doi: 10.1108/arj-11-2017-0190
The spillover effect of financial information in mergers and acquisitions
Wu, Cen, Yu, Xin and Zheng, Ying (2020). The spillover effect of financial information in mergers and acquisitions. British Accounting Review, 52 (4) 100879, 100879. doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2019.100879
Incumbent stakeholder management performance and new entry
Laplume, André, Walker, Kent, Zhang, Zhou and Yu, Xin (2020). Incumbent stakeholder management performance and new entry. Journal of Business Ethics, 174 (3), 629-644. doi: 10.1007/s10551-020-04629-8
Paving the way for children: family firm succession and corporate philanthropy in China
He, Wen and Yu, Xin (2019). Paving the way for children: family firm succession and corporate philanthropy in China. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 46 (9-10) jbfa.12402, 1237-1262. doi: 10.1111/jbfa.12402
Foreign direct investment comovement and home country institutions
Chen, Donghua, Yu, Xin and Zhang, Zhou (2019). Foreign direct investment comovement and home country institutions. Journal of Business Research, 95, 220-231. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.10.023
The value of political ties for firms experiencing enforcement actions: evidence from China
Yu, Xin and Zheng, Ying (2018). The value of political ties for firms experiencing enforcement actions: evidence from China. British Accounting Review, 51 (1), 24-45. doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2018.08.001
How to measure capital investment efficiency: a literature synthesis
Gao, Ru and Yu, Xin (2018). How to measure capital investment efficiency: a literature synthesis. Accounting and Finance, 60 (1), 299-334. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12343
Corporate philanthropy and bank loans in China
Chen, Donghua, Jiang, Dequan and Yu, Xin (2015). Corporate philanthropy and bank loans in China. Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 35, 402-424. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2015.03.004
Yu, Xin, Zhang, Peng and Zheng, Ying (2014). Corporate governance, political connections, and intra-industry effects: evidence from corporate scandals in China. Financial Management, 44 (1), 49-80. doi: 10.1111/fima.12064
Innovation or imitation? The role of intellectual property rights protections
Fan, Joseph P. H., Gillan, Stuart L. and Yu, Xin (2013). Innovation or imitation? The role of intellectual property rights protections. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 23 (3), 208-234. doi: 10.1016/j.mulfin.2013.03.001
Property rights, R&D spillovers and corporate accounting transparency in China
Fan, Joseph P. H., Gillan, Stuart L. and Yu, Xin (2013). Property rights, R&D spillovers and corporate accounting transparency in China. Emerging Markets Review, 15, 34-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ememar.2012.03.001
Government intervention and investment comovement: Chinese evidence
Chen, Donghua, Khan, Saqib, Yu, Xin and Zhang, Zhou (2013). Government intervention and investment comovement: Chinese evidence. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 40 (3-4), 564-587. doi: 10.1111/jbfa.12022
IPO underpricing to retain family control under concentrated ownership: Evidence from Hong Kong
Yu, Xin and Zheng, Yeng (2012). IPO underpricing to retain family control under concentrated ownership: Evidence from Hong Kong. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 39 (5-6), 700-729. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2011.02278.x
An empirical study on predicting the financial distress of unlisted firms: evidence from China
Biscontri, Robert G., Chen, Gongmeng, Rui, Oliver and Yu, Xin (2011). An empirical study on predicting the financial distress of unlisted firms: evidence from China. International Journal of Management Accounting Research, 1 (1), 75-93.
Sustainable Investment in Public versus Private Firms
(2023–2024) Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
Essays on corporate behavior and media reporting
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Joint Principal Advisor
Information sources linkages to the equity market response to strategic alliance announcements
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor