Rengong (Alex) Zhang
- Location
- DMS 8148
- Telephone
- 613-562-5800 x 1642
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Biography
Professor Rengong (Alex) Zhang’s research uses big data to study workplace safety, labour and capital market issues. He has been published in the Journal of Finance and Quantitative Analysis, Organization Science, the Journal of Operations Management, the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, and the European Accounting Review. As well, he has received funding from SSHRC and the University Grant Council of Hong Kong.
Professor Zhang has served as a reviewer on labour and safety issues for Production and Operations Management, the Journal of Management Accounting Research and other accounting journals.
Before joining Telfer, Professor Zhang worked at City University of Hong Kong. He has been invited to speak on alternative data in finance and investment strategy at well-known financial institutions such as S&P Global and AIA Group. His research has been featured by media outlets such as S&P Global and National Affairs.
Publications during the last 7 years
Papers in Refereed Journals
- Liu, M., Luol, X., Zhang, X., Ding, Y. and Lu, W. 2025. Coming Clean: The Impact of Firm Internationalization on Environmental Information Disclosure in the Construction Industry. Journal of Management in Engineering, 41(3).
- Chen, Q., Ding, S. and Zhang, R. 2025. Individual and Corporate Social Responsibility: Redemption of Excessive Executive Pay? Journal of Business Ethics, (In Press).
- Xia, J. and Zhang, R. 2024. Media Co-coverage and Overreaction in Cross-Industry Information Transfers. European Accounting Review, 33(5): 1895-1921.
- Liang, C., Qi, Y., Zhang, R. and Zhu, H. 2023. Does Sunlight Kill Germs? Stock Market Listing and Workplace Safety. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58(4): 1645 - 1674.
- Qian, C., Crilly, D., Lin, Y., Zhang, K. and Zhang, R. 2023. Short-Selling Pressure and Workplace Safety: Curbing Short-Termism Through Stakeholder Interdependencies. Organization Science, 34(1): 358-379.
- Zhang, R., Hora, M., Wier, H. and John, S. 2022. Competition and Slack: The Role of Tariffs on Cost Stickiness. Journal of Operations Management, 68(8): 855-880.
- Liang, C. and Zhang, R. 2020. Post-Earnings Announcement Drift and Parameter Uncertainty: Evidence from Industry and Market News. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 55(2): 695–738.
Funded Research during the last 7 years
| From-To | Source | Title | * | ** | Role | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2027 | SSHRC | How does tax affect information technology adoption? Evidence from unemployment insurance taxation | R | C | PI | $ 59,797 |
| 2025-2026 | Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG) | How does the stock market fare for rank-and-file female employees? Evidence from gender diversity | R | I | PI | $ 14,748 |
| 2023-2025 | University Grant Committee (UGC) of Hong Kong | Sustainability Meets Technology: A Novel Approach of Sustainability Education through a Student-led ESG Analytics Platform | P | G | PI | $ 172,709 |
| 2023-2025 | University Grant Committee (UGC) of Hong Kong | Does Automation Makes the Workplace Safer? | R | G | Co-I | $ 78,696 |
| 2021-2022 | City University of Hong Kong | Discovery-based financial education in a digital society: incorporating online artificial- intelligence tools in student-led learning activities | P | I | PI | $ 38,138 |
| 2020-2022 | City University of Hong Kong | Predicting Workplace Safety Using Machine Learning | R | I | PI | $ 17,300 |
| 2020-2022 | City University of Hong Kong | Internal Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from Workplace Safety | R | I | PI | $ 16,930 |
| 2018-2020 | City University of Hong Kong | How does being Public Fare for Non-stakeholders: evidence from workplace safety | R | I | PI | $ 16,530 |
| 2017-2019 | City University of Hong Kong | How do Entrepreneurial Firms Disclose Risk: Evidence from the OTC Market | R | I | PI | $ 16,660 |
LEGEND:
*Purpose
C: Contract (R and D) | E: Equipment Grant | R: Research Grant | S: Support Award | P: Pedagogical Grant | O: Other, U: Unknown
**Type
C: Granting Councils | G: Government | F: Foundations | I: UO Internal Funding | O: Other | U: Unknown
Role
PI = Principal Investigator | Co-I = Co-Investigator | Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator
