Dr Linxiang Ma
Lecturer
Accounting and Finance
Personal statement
Linxiang Ma joined the Strathclyde Business School as a Lecturer in Finance in July 2023. Before joining SBS, he was a PhD candidate in Finance at the University of Melbourne. He holds an MPhil in Economics from the Tinbergen Institute, two economic master's degrees from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and the University of Essex, and a bachelor's degree from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. Linxiang's research focuses on economic and financial history, political economy, and corporate finance. He is interested in understanding how frictions (e.g., politics, institutions, regulations, behaviours) affect corporate decisions and performances and how these effects evolve in the long run.
Publications
- How does strategic procurement influence innovation performance in manufacturing firms? The mediating role of organizational learning and supply chain integration
- Hong Jiangtao, Ma Linxiang, Zhao Nanyang, Zhang Tingyu
- Journal of Knowledge Management (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-11-2024-1414
- Ruling with ideology : politicians' beliefs and privatizations
- Ma Linxiang
- Journal of Corporate Finance Vol 97 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2025.102919
- Competition and the value of innovation
- Hu Muhan, Ma Linxiang
- Journal of Corporate Finance Vol 96 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2025.102909
- Incentivizing emerging market suppliers for responsible international supply chain: Revenue-sharing and government subsidy
- Zhang Siyue, Hong Jiangtao, Ma Linxiang, Zhao Nanyang
- Computers and Industrial Engineering Vol 194 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110351
- Fales hopes : the impact of national leaders' firm visits on industry peers
- Ma Linxiang
- China International Conference in Finance (2023)
Research Interests
Economic/Financial History, Political Economy, Corporate Finance and Governance, Supply Chain Operations, ESG/CSR
Professional Activities
- Journal of Banking and Finance (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2026
- European Economic Review (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2026
- Gordon Phillips
- Host
- 2026
- 2025 Responsible Finance Workshop - "Responsible Business and AI"
- Organiser
- 22/5/2025
- Eastern Finance Assocation Annual Meeting
- Member of programme committee
- 2025
- Journal of Corporate Finance (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
Projects
- Political Directors in the UK: 1880-2024 (Royal Society of Edinburgh Small Grant)
- Ma, Linxiang (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2027
- REA PGR Studentship - Zitao Zhao
- Ma, Linxiang (Principal Investigator) Zhao, Zitao (Post Grad Student) Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator)
- 29-Jan-2025
- GRS / Diamond Jubilee fee-waiver studentships £64,650 - PhD Scholarship - WEI, YINGHUI
- Marshall, Andrew (Co-investigator) Ma, Linxiang (Principal Investigator) Wei, Yinghui (Post Grad Student)
- Diamond Jubilee Research Scholarships - £64650
- 24-Jan-2024
- GRS / Diamond Jubilee fee-waiver studentships- PhD Scholarship - Yiqing Li
- Ma, Linxiang (Principal Investigator) Li, Yiqing (Post Grad Student) Zhang, Hai (Co-investigator)
- 21-Jan-2024
- Self-funded PhD Student - Xuewen Su
- Ma, Linxiang (Co-investigator) Hillier, David (Principal Investigator) Su, Xuewen (Post Grad Student)
- 01-Jan-2024
Contact
Dr
Linxiang
Ma
Lecturer
Accounting and Finance
Email: linxiang.ma@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4545