

Dr Xiaodong Wang
Summary
Dr. Xiaodong Wang serves as a senior lecturer at the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at the University of Portsmouth.
He obtained a PhD in Financial Management from Henley Business School, University of Reading, and an MSc in Economics from the University of Surrey.
Xiaodong’s primary research interests encompass financial stability & exclusion, small business economics, financial intermediation, intellectual property in corporate finance, and e-business growth.
He has published research articles in leading international journals, including the International Review of Financial Analysis, European Journal of Finance, European Journal of Marketing, and Journal of Business Research, to name a few.
In terms of teaching, Xiaodong currently lectures two undergraduate modules: M32615 Advanced Business Analytics and M25080 Advanced Study Skills. He also teaches a postgraduate module M31995/M32274 Data Analysis and Visualisation. In the past, he taught six finance-related modules at both the University of Portsmouth and the University of Reading.
Xiaodong is open to discussing research ideas in the areas mentioned above and welcomes opportunities for collaboration, and PhD applications.
Research outputs
2023
Forward-looking information disclosure tone, financing constraints and marketing expenditures
Li, C., Yan, Y., Wang, X., Wan, S.
5 Dec 2023, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics
Research output: Article
Venture and entrepreneur's characteristics as signals of new ventures' access to bank finance: a systemic csQCA approach
Wang, X., Huang, S., Garri, M., Pickernell, D.
6 Sep 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
The impact of COVID-19 on economy, air pollution and income: evidence from China
Li, C., Chen, Z., Wang, X., Wan, Y., Zhao, Z.
4 May 2023, In: Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
Research output: Article
2022
Understanding the role of influencers on live streaming platforms: when tipping makes the difference
Zhou, L., Jin, F., Wu, B., Wang, X., Wang, V. L., Chen, Z.
8 Aug 2022, In: European Journal of Marketing, 21p.
Research output: Article
Does sound lending infrastructure foster better financial reporting quality of SMEs?
Huang, X., Wang, X., Han, L., Laker, B.
2 Jun 2022, In: The European Journal of Finance, 25p.
Research output: Article
How B2B platform improves Buyers’ performance: Insights into platform’s substitution effect
Zhou, L., Mao, H., Zhao, T., Wang, V. L., Wang, X., Zuo, P.
1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Business Research. 143, 9p.
Research output: Article
2021
The financial and operational impacts of European SMEs' use of trade credit as a substitute for bank credit
Wang, X., Han, L., Huang, X., Mi, B.
6 Jan 2021, In: The European Journal of Finance
Research output: Article
2020
Bank competition, concentration and EU SME cost of debt
Wang, X., Han, L., Huang, X.
1 Oct 2020, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 71, 20p., 101534
Research output: Article
Bank market power and SME finance: firm-bank evidence from European countries
Wang, X., Han, L., Huang, X.
1 Jan 2020, In: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 64, 26p., 101162
Research output: Article