Management & Enterprise
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Keywords
Financial reporting, international accounting
standards, corporate governance, risk, assurance
Expertise
The University of Liverpool has a distinctive capability
and growing research reputation for accountability,
regulatory affairs, and governance in organisations in
both mature and emerging markets. Our research is
interdisciplinary, drawing on economics, organisation
theory and critical management studies.
Expertise includes:
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Economic impact of accounting information
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Managerial entrenchment, agency costs and
corporate performance
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Management-labour relations
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Effectiveness of Boards of Directors
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The roles, work and effectiveness of
non-executive directors and company chairs
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Corporate governance and risk
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Institutional investors and corporate
engagement.
Financial reporting
We have particular expertise in the application of
international financial reporting standards (IFRS) which
have been implemented globally in recent years. This is
founded on research into a number of UK organisations
which have adopted IFRS.
Corporate governance
Our expertise stems from research into a number of
different aspects of corporate governance. Current
projects relate to companies’ ownership structures and
their effect on corporate value. Also on the impact of
Board characteristics on a company’s performance and
risk, the effect of ownership structure on the likelihood
of filing for bankruptcy, and the design and practice of
executive incentive and remuneration structures.
Finance
The University’s research expertise encompasses
liquidity, financial flexibility and asset prices, and mutual
fund performance.
Relevant centres and groups
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Institute for Risk and Uncertainty.
3.
Accountability, regulation and governance
Also see:
Risk, Safety & Security –
1.3
Systemic risk in economic and
financial systems, page 117
Digital Technologies –
3.1
Computational markets and
agent-based modelling, page 152
Management & Enterprise –
7.
Finance and economics, page 164
For further information
on all our specialist
centres, facilities and
laboratories
go to page
179
