Dr Patrick McColgan

Reader

Accounting and Finance

Personal statement

I hold the post of Reader in Finance at the University of Strathclyde, having previously been 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), Convenor of the University Ethics Commitee (UEC), Departmental Director for Postgraduate Research, and Course Director for the Undergraduate Honours Year.

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.

I am Convenor of the University of Strathclyde Ethics Committee, having previously acted as Vice Convenor and committee member. I have chaired the Department of Accounting and Finance Ethics commitee. I also act as a member of a NHS Research Ethics Committee, working with staff from NHS, academia and industry to ensure that medical research is robust and ethically sound.

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
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 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-021-01028-6
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
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

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.

Modules currently taught:

AG215 Business Finance

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 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

Journal of Multinational Financial Management (Journal): Peer reviewer; 6/4/2026
External PhD Examiner: Examiner; 16/12/2025
Investor perceptions of employee layoff announcements over time: Evidence from publicly traded UK firms: Speaker; 22/10/2025
NHS Health Research Authority Ethics Committee (External organisation): Advisor; 1/10/2025
British Accounting Review (Journal): Peer reviewer; 15/8/2025
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (Journal): Peer reviewer; 2/4/2025

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Projects

JARSS Studentship - REA Award £76,206: Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator) McColgan, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Szoboszlai, Sara (Post Grad Student); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
REA £63,000 - The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm's Foreign Direct Investment: McColgan, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Marshall, Andrew (Co-investigator) Liu, Mei (Post Grad Student); 01-Jan-2014 - 05-Jan-2018

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