Mr Robert Lockhart

Tutor

Accounting and Finance

Personal statement

Robert is a Tutor in Accounting and Finance (with teaching experience at undergraduate, postgraduate MSc, MBA, and Executive MBA education levels) and a PGR at Strathclyde Business School (SBS), University of Strathclyde. He joined SBS as a Doctoral Researcher in October 2021, before commencing teaching activities in September 2022. Prior to commencing his Doctoral studies, Robert obtained a First Class BAcc (Hons) and an MSc degree with Distinction (as well as being the top performing student in his MSc programme), both in Accounting and Finance, as well as a PG Cert in Research Methodology.

At present, Robert is also employed as a Research Assistant within the accounting and finance department.

Currently researching within the areas of venture capital, private equity, hedge funds and hedge fund activism, IPOs, employee wellbeing, corporate governance, misconduct etc.

Expertise

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Prize And Awards

SBS Teaching Excellence Award for the Dean's Recognition of Outstanding Tutoring: Recipient; 1/6/2023
University-wide Teaching Excellence Award: Recipient; 18/5/2023
Best Overall Student Performance for the MSc in International Accounting & Finance: Recipient; 9/2021
Nominated for a Strathclyde Student Union Teaching Excellence Award: Recipient; 2025
Teaching Excellence Award for the Dean's Recognition of Outstanding Tutoring: Recipient; 30/5/2024

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Qualifications

PhD in Accounting and Finance, in progress, University of Strathclyde

AG930 "Advanced Theories in Finance" Doctoral Level Course, in progress, University of Strathclyde

PG Cert in Research Methodology for Business and Management, 2022, University of Strathclyde

MSc in International Accounting and Finance, 2021, University of Strathclyde

BAcc Hons in Accounting and Finance, 2020

Publications

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Publications

Venture capital and disclosure controls: Haß Lars Helge, Lockhart Robert; The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity (2023) (2023); https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_187-1

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Teaching

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Teaching

Corporate Finance
Financial Accounting/Reporting and Financial Accounting Theory
Management Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Management
Data Analysis

Research

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Research Interests

Venture Capital & Private Equity
Activism
Corporate Governance
Corporate Misconduct
Corporate Finance
Employees (e.g., health and safety in the workplace, labour investment efficiency, employment insurance risk)
Financial Reporting/Accounting
Non-financial Reporting (e.g., CSR, carbon emissions)
ESG & Sustainable Finance
IPOs, M&As, SEOs