Zhiqi Wang

Personal statement

Zhiqi worked for 10 years as an accountant for one of the five biggest Chinese banks-the Bank of Communications. After that, she spent over nine years to complete three degrees in Dublin and the UK-BA in International Business Management (Irish American University); MSc in International Securities, Investment and Banking and PhD in Corporate Finance (Henley Business School-University of Reading).

Zhiqi had teaching experience with Lancaster University, the University of Reading and Birkbeck, University of London before joining Bath Spa University as Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance and Module Leader for the undergraduate courses in Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.

Zhiqi is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests include accounting and finance education and pay out polices of UK companies. She has published on various highly ranked international journals. 

Academic qualifications

  • PhD University of Reading-ICMA centre
  • MSc University of Reading-ICMA centre
  • BA Irish American University.

Professional qualifications

  • Passed National Exams in 1996 obtained Public Accountant Certificate in Business Enterprise in 1997
  • Passed National Exams in 1995 obtained Junior Auditor Certificate in Business Enterprise in 1996
  • Passed National Exams in 1994 obtained Junior Accountant Certificate in Business Enterprise in 1995.

Professional memberships

  • A fellow of the Higher Education Academy-April 2011
  • International Fixed Income and Derivatives Certificate(IFID)-ICMA Center (Switzerland) (2004).

Other external roles

  • Acting as a reviewer for various journals.

Teaching specialism

  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting.

Recent articles

Research and academic outputs

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Higher achievers? Mobility programmes, generic skills, and academic learning: a UK case study
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Wang, Z, Crawford, I and Liu, L (2019) 'Higher achievers? Mobility programmes, generic skills, and academic learning: a UK case study.' Intercultural Education. ISSN 1467-5986

Social mobility via elite placements: working class graduates in elite accounting and banking firms
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Crawford, I and Wang, Z (2019) 'Social mobility via elite placements: working class graduates in elite accounting and banking firms.' Accounting Education. ISSN 0963-9284

Who are gaining the highly paid elite placements in UK higher education?
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Wang, Z and Crawford, I (2018) 'Who are gaining the highly paid elite placements in UK higher education?' Studies in Higher Education. ISSN 1470-174X

Exploring the influence of individual and academic differences on the placement participation rate among international students: a UK case study
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Crawford, I and Wang, Z (2016) 'Exploring the influence of individual and academic differences on the placement participation rate among international students: a UK case study.' Education + Training, 58 (4). pp. 342-357. ISSN 0040-0912

The impact of placements on the academic performance of UK and international students in higher education
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Crawford, I and Wang, Z (2016) 'The impact of placements on the academic performance of UK and international students in higher education.' Studies in Higher Education, 41 (4). pp. 712-733. ISSN 1470-174X

The effect of work placements on the academic performance of Chinese students in UK higher education
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Crawford, I and Wang, Z (2015) 'The effect of work placements on the academic performance of Chinese students in UK higher education.' Teaching in Higher Education, 20 (6). pp. 569-586. ISSN 1356-2517

The impact of individual factors on the academic attainment of Chinese and UK students in higher education
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Crawford, I and Wang, Z (2015) 'The impact of individual factors on the academic attainment of Chinese and UK students in higher education.' Studies in Higher Education, 40 (5). pp. 902-920. ISSN 1470-174X

Why are first year accounting studies inclusive?
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Crawford, I and Wang, Z (2014) 'Why are first year accounting studies inclusive?' Accounting & Finance, 54 (2). pp. 419-439. ISSN 1467-629X

Is the market underreacting or overreacting to open market share repurchases?
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Crawford, I and Wang, Z (2012) 'Is the market underreacting or overreacting to open market share repurchases?' Research in International Business and Finance, 26 (1). pp. 26-46. ISSN 0275-5319

The relationship between the cognitive demand levels of assessments and academic performance of Chinese and UK students on accounting and finance degrees
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Wang, Z (2014) The relationship between the cognitive demand levels of assessments and academic performance of Chinese and UK students on accounting and finance degrees. In: BAFA (British Accounting and Finance Association) Accounting Education Special Interest Group Annual Conference: Contemporary Issues in Accounting Education, 14 - 16 May 2014, Bristol.

Share performance of UK open market share repurchases
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Wang, Z, Crawford, I and Padgett, C (2009) Share performance of UK open market share repurchases. In: 22nd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2009, 16 - 18 December 2009, Sydney, Australia.

Short-term eturns of UK share buyback activity and UK share repurchase activity: the effects of free cash flow and signaling hypothesis
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Wang, Z (2008) Short-term eturns of UK share buyback activity and UK share repurchase activity: the effects of free cash flow and signaling hypothesis. In: 57th MFA (Midwest Finance Association) Annual Meeting, 27 February - 01 March 2008, San Antonio, Texas.

Who are gaining the highest paid placements in UK higher education?
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Wang, Z (2019) Who are gaining the highest paid placements in UK higher education? Faculti.

Individual and academic differences on placement participation rate
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Wang, Z (2019) Individual and academic differences on placement participation rate. Faculti.

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