STAFF PROFILE
Susanna Lu
Dr. Susanna Lu's research interest lies primarily in the area of empirical corporate finance, including corporate governance, corporate capital structure, corporate social responsibility, corporate innovation, executive incentives and behavior, mergers and acquisitions, and social finance. She has published a number of articles in high-quality finance and accounting journals (ABDC-A/A*).
Susanna is a passionate lecturer with extensive teaching experience. She has taught a wide range of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Introductory Finance, Managerial Finance, International Finance, Advanced Corporate Finance, Personal Financial Planning, Derivative Securities, Financial Risk Management, Capital Markets and Financial Institutions, and Portfolio Management.
Susanna has successfully supervised a number of master and PhD students to completion. She welcomes research supervision inquiries in the broad area of corporate finance.
Susanna obtained her PhD in Finance from UNSW Sydney. Before joining RMIT University, she taught in UNSW Sydney and University of Waikato (New Zealand).
- Huang, P.,Lu, Y. (2023). Board structure, firm performance variability and national culture In: Meditari Accountancy Research, , 1 - 29
- Huang, P.,Lu, Y.,Wu, J. (2023). Does board diversity in industry-experience boost firm value? The role of corporate innovation In: Economic Modelling, 128, 1 - 15
- Huang, P.,Lu, Y.,Scrimgeour, F. (2023). Environmental determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions: evidence from the global agricultural and food sector In: Applied Economics, , 1 - 22
- Su, K.,Lu, Y. (2023). The impact of corporate social responsibility on corporate financialization In: European Journal of Finance, 29, 2047 - 2073
- Bai, M.,Ho, L.,Lu, Y.,Qin, Y. (2023). Labor protection and dynamic leverage adjustments in the OECD countries In: International Review of Economics and Finance, 83, 502 - 527
- Almaskati, N.,Bird, R.,Yeung, D.,Lu, Y. (2023). Corporate governance, market conditions and investors’ reaction to information signals In: Australian Journal of Management, 48, 38 - 66
- Deng, L.,Huang, P.,Lu, Y.,Weng, H. (2023). How do big customers influence bank loans in China? The role of state ownership and political connections In: Accounting and Finance, , 1 - 20
- Huang, P.,Lu, Y. (2022). Institutional blockholders and the variability of firm performance In: International Journal of Managerial Finance, 18, 118 - 137
- Su, K.,Wu, J.,Lu, Y. (2022). With trust we innovate: Evidence from corporate R&D expenditure In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 182, 1 - 20
- Huang, P.,Lu, Y.,Faff, R. (2021). Social trust and the speed of corporate leverage adjustment: evidence from around the globe In: Accounting and Finance, 61, 3261 - 3303