Dr Patrick McColgan

Reader

Accounting and Finance

Personal statement

I have been Reader in Finance at the University of Strathclyde since 2017, having previously held the positions of Senior Lecturer in Finance at Strathclyde, and Lecturer in Finance at the University of Aberdeen. At Strathclyde, I have held extensive management responsibilities including Associate Dean (Postgraduate Research), Departmental Director for Postgraduate Research, Course Director for the Undergraduate Honours Year, Department Ethics Convenor, and Vice Convenor of the University Ethics Committee.

I have held the role of Associate Dean (Postgraduate Research) since August 2024 with oversight for PhD, DBA, MPhil and MRes students at Strathclyde Business School.

Outside of department and university responsibilities, I acted as Chair of the Scottish Area Group of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) from 2016 to 2019. I was Secretary General for the University of Strathclyde’s team that hosted the 38^th European Accounting Association Annual Congress in 2015. With Andrew Marshall, I led the University of Strathclyde’s successful bid to host the Financial Management Association European Conference in 2019.

Expertise

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Area of Expertise

Corporate governance
Corporate restructuring
Security issuance and borrowing source

Publications

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Publications

An exploratory study on the socially responsible investment (SRI) awareness among Chinese retail investors: Cui Dan, Smith Julia, McColgan Patrick; British Accounting & Finance Association (2023)
Orderbook demand for corporate bonds: Krebbers Arthur, Marshall Andrew, McColgan Patrick, Neupane Biwesh; European Financial Management Vol 29, pp. 247-287 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12387
Home bias and the need to build a bond market track record: Krebbers Arthur, Marshall Andrew, McColgan Patrick, Neupane Biwesh; European Journal of Finance Vol 28, pp. 1803-1818 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2021.2007149
How did the Sarbanes–Oxley Act affect managerial incentives? Evidence from corporate acquisitions: Hillier David, McColgan Patrick, Tsekeris Athanasios; Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting Vol 58, pp. 1395-1450 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-021-01028-6
Bookrunner syndicate geography and the quality of service : the benefits of a local team: Krebbers Arthur, Marshall Andrew, Neupane Biwesh, McColgan Patrick; Journal of International Money and Finance Vol 119 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2021.102500
Foreign direct investments : the role of corporate social responsibility: Marshall Andrew, McColgan Patrick, Liu Mei; Journal of Multinational Financial Management Vol 59 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2020.100663

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Teaching

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Teaching

I currently deliver the year 2 undergraduate AG215 Business Finance module.

My teaching focus is on Corporate Finance or Financial Management, and have led modules in these subjects to Undergraduate and Masters cohorts. I have previously led undergraduate and postgraduate modules on Asset Pricing, Case Studies in Finance, Derivatives, Introductory Finance, and Portfolio Theory internationally in Bahrain, Oman, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Tanzania, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as on campus in Glasgow.

Research

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Research Interests

My research and PhD supervision interests cover most areas of corporate finance, and specifically corporate restructuring, employee layoffs, asset divestitures and liquidity in the market for corporate assets. I welcome PhD applicants interested to work in these areas.

I have published over 20 research papers in leading international finance journals including Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, European Financial Management, and British Accounting Review.

Professional Activities

Presentation at the 2019 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting: Contributor; 23/10/2019

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Projects

SBS Excellence Awards: Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator) McColgan, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Szoboszlai, Sara (Post Grad Student); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028

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Contact

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