Education

2002–2005  Finance and Accounting, Cardiff University
1994-1997   Accounting, Beijing Technology and Business University
1990-1994   Management, Beijing Technology and Business University

Working Experiences

2019-present, Department of Accounting, School of Business, Renmin University of China, professor, doctoral supervisor

2014-2019, Department of Accounting, School of Business, Renmin University of China, associate professor, doctoral supervisor

2006–2008    Chief Financial Officer, Zhengzhou Vcom Electronic Technology Co., Ltd at IPO Stage;
1997–2002    Editor, Editorial Department, Finance and Accounting run by China State Finance Magazine Press.

Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Management Accounting, Auditing

Accounting, Financial analysis (undergraduate); 

Accounting research design, Research topics in accounting theory (master's degree students, doctoral students); 

Financial statement analysis (MBA, in-service graduate students)

Selected Academic Articles

1. Yuan, R., Han, Y., and Chen, Z., 2023. Multiple large shareholders and financial reporting quality: Evidence from China. Abacus - A Journal of Accounting Finance and Business Studies, 59(1), 197-229.

2. Cao, F., Sun, J., Yuan, R.*, and Zou, H. 2022. Enterprise resource planning system usage and stock price crash risk. European Accounting Review, DOI:10.1080/09638180.2022.2130954.

3. Cao, F., Zhang, X., and Yuan, R.*. 2022. Do geographically nearby major customers mitigate suppliers’ stock price crash risk? British Accounting Review, 54(6), 1-24.

4. Ezzamel, M., Xiao, Z., and Yuan, R.*. 2020. Can small shareholders protect their interests from expropriation: The case of a Chinese ban. Management and Organization Review, 16(1), 139-168.

5. Cao, F., Sun, J., and Yuan, R.*. 2019. Board directors with foreign experience and stock price crash risk. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 46(9-10), 1144-1170.

6. Jia, N., Mao, X., and Yuan, R.*. 2019. Political connections and directors’ and officers’ liabilities insurance—Evidence from China. Journal of Corporate Finance, 58, 353-372.

7. Yuan, R., Cao, L., Xiao, Z., and Sun, J., 2018. The determinants and effects of voluntary adoption of a cumulative voting system: Evidence from China. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 51, 251-266.

8. Yuan, R. and Wen, W., 2018. Managerial foreign experience and corporate innovation. Journal of Corporate Finance, 48, 752-770.

9. Sun, J., Yuan, R., Cao, F., and Wang, B. Q., 2017. Principal-principal agency problems and stock price crash risk: Evidence from the split-share structure reform in China. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 25(3), 186-199.

10. Hu, G., Yuan, R.*, and Xiao, Z., 2017. Can independent directors improve internal control quality in China? The European Journal of Finance, 23(7-9), 626-647.

11. Yuan, R., Sun, J., and Cao, F., 2016. Directors’ and offices’ liability insurance and stock price crash risk. Journal of Corporate Finance, 37, 173-192.

12. Yuan, R., Cheng, Y., and Ye, K., 2016. Auditor industry specialization and discretionary accruals: The role of client strategy. International Journal of Accounting, 51(2), 217-239.

13. Ye, K., Yuan, R.*, and Cheng, Y., 2014. Auditor experiences, accounting firm size, and client ownership. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 8(2), 206-226.

14. Yuan, R., Chen, L., and Wen, W., 2013. Voluntary disclosure of auditors’ report on internal control: Firm characteristics and economic consequences. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 7(4), 505-534.

15. Yuan, R., Xiao, Z., and Zou, H., 2009. The role of financial institutions in corporate governance: Interview evidence from China. British Journal of Management, 20(4), 562-580.

16. Yuan, R., Xiao, Z., and Zou, H., 2008. Mutual funds’ ownership and firm performance: Evidence from China. Journal of Banking and Finance, 32, 1552-1565.

17. Li, R., Li, Y., Yuan, R.*, and Sun, J., 2022. Manager’s information technology background and voluntary information disclosure: Evidence from management earnings forecasts. Management Review, 34(12), 264-275.

18. Yuan, R., Li, Y., and Dang, S., 2022. Enterprise resource Planning System and managers’ pay-performance sensitivity. Accounting Research, 43(5), 174-189.

19. Li, R., Dang, S., Li, B., and Yuan, R., 2022. CEO IT Expertise and Internal Control Quality. Auditing Research, 38(1), 118-128.

20. Yuan, R., Wang, Q., and Li, R., 2022. Stock exchanges regulation and stock price synchronicity——Evidence based on annual report comment letters. Management Review, 34(2), 281-290+352.

21. Yuan, R., Li, R., and Sun, J., 2021. Can IT directors restrain earnings management. Nankai Business Review, 24(3), 139-149.

22. Yuan, R., Xia, S., and Wang, H., 2020. Business strategy and corporate innovation. Economic Theory and Business Management, 40(3), 86-98.

23. Yuan, R., Wang, Q., and Xia, S., 2019. Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and flotation costs. China Soft Science Magazine, 34(6), 107-117.

24. Yuan, R., Li, R., and Xia, S., 2019. Corporate strategy deviance and tax avoidance. Accounting Research, 40(4), 74-80.

25. Liu, X., Sun, J., and Yuan, R.*, 2018. M&A compensation commitment and auditing fees. Accounting Research, 39(12), 70-76.

26. Yuan, R., Wen, W., Xie, Z., 2018. Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and financial restatements. Accounting Research, 39(5), 21-27.

27. Yuan, R., Li, R., and Li, B., 2018. Directors' and officers' liability insurance and audit fees. Auditing Research, 34(2), 55-63.

28. Sun, J., Yuan, R.*, and Wang, B., 2017. Does the implementation of ERP really improve corporate performance? China Soft Science Magazine, 32(8), 121-132.

29. Sun, J., Wang, B., and Yuan, R.*, 2017. Information system integration, budget process fairness and corporate performance——A study based on state-owned enterprises. Journal of Management World, 33(5), 131-143.

30. Yuan, R.*, Zhang, X., Hu, T., and Sun, J., 2017. ERP implementation and earnings quality in China’s listed companies. Auditing Research, 33(2), 120-125.

31. Sun, J., Wen, W., Yuan, R., and Shi, Y., 2016. Entrusted investment and earnings volatility. China Soft Science Magazine, 31(6), 98-109.

32. Yuan, R., Chen, L., and Wen, W., 2014. The economic consequences of voluntary disclosure of auditors’ reports on internal control. Economic Theory and Business Management, 34(6), 71-83.

33. Yuan, R., Wen, W., and Wang, L., 2014. Venture capital and governance of IPO companies’ board: An empirical analysis based on propensity score matching method. China Soft Science Magazine, 29(5), 118-128.

34. Xiao, Z., Hu, G., and Yuan, R., 2013. The impact of non-cultural environmental factors on accounting values. Accounting Research, 34(4), 12-19.

35. Xie, Z., Zhang, Q., and Yuan, R., 2011. Board structure and decision-making efficiency. Accounting Research, 32(1), 33-39.

36. Yuan, R., Xiao, Z., and Zou, H., 2010. Financial institutions’ ownership and firm performance: From the perspective of shareholder activism. China Soft Science Magazine, 25(11), 110-122.

Monographs

1. Research on the Governance Effect of directors’ and offices’ liability insurance of Listed Companies in China, Sole author, published by the China Statistics Press in 2019.

2. Financial Institutions Investors and Corporate Governance in China, Sole author, published by the Renmin University of China Press in 2014, and received a grant for publishing theoretical works in social sciences in Beijing.

3. Accounting Principles and Practices, translation, published by the China Financial & Economics Publishing House in 2010, and used by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education.

TextBooks

1. Professional English for Accounting, Editor-in-Chief, published by Renmin University of China Press in 2021.

2. Fundamentals of Accounting (formerly Elementary Accounting), Editor-in-Chief, published by Renmin University of China Press in 2021.

3. Rongli Yuan, 2014. Chinese Financial Institution Investors and Corporate Governance, Renmin University of China Press (funded by Social Science Monograph Publication Fund of Beijing City).Cas

Cases

1. A successful overseas listing with the help of SPAC: The journey for scienjoy from China to Nasdaq (The 13th “National 100 Excellent Management Cases” award-winning case in 2022)

2. The effective integration of budget integration and integrated budgeting——Jihua group corporation limited budget management practice

3. Achieving corporate financial control with the aid of financial shared service center

4. The Integration of capital management and industrial development strategy: The development of BOE

Competitive Research Grants

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project: Research on the influence mechanism and economic consequences of firm strategy choice on innovation model, 2019/01-2022/12.

2. Scientific Research Fund of the Renmin University of China: Research on the influencing factors, economic consequences and influence mechanism of purchasing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for listed companies, 2017/01-2019/12.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): The role of institutional investors in corporate governance of listed companies, 2010/01/01 - 2010/12/31.

4. Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fund of the Ministry of Education: Research on the post-investment management behavior of Chinese venture capital in the transitional economy, 2011/01/01-2013/12/31.

Selected Presentations at Academic Meetings

1. 2022.06.27-2022.06.29, Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference，The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, online. Presentation：Does the threat of securities class actions add value for shareholders? Evidence from China’s 2020 adoption of securities class actions； discussion：The impact of the deposit channel on the international transmission of monetary shocks.

2. 2021.12.17-2021.12.18, World Finance & Banking Symposium (2021), Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, online. Presentation：Governance by One-lot shares.

Key community services

1. Member of Editorial Board, China Journal of Accounting Studies (English Version)
2. Member of Academic Committee, Finance Research run by China State Finance Magazine;
3. Anonymous Reviewer of Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance: An International Review, International Business Review and other international journals;
4. Member, Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA);
5. Member, Accounting Society of China.

Honors and Awards

In 2011, she was selected by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China into the fourth academic class of National Accounting Leading Reserve Talents.

Other Appointments (In last 5 years)

1. Member of the editorial board of China Journal of Accounting Studies, the English journal of the Accounting Society of China

2. Member of Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting and other international journals reviewer

3. Member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Accounting Society of China