Assistant Professor
Accounting & Finance Department
Room 446, Drake Centre
181 Freedman Crescent
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus)
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V4
Lingyi (Leah) Zheng
Biography
Lingyi (Leah) Zheng is an assistant professor at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba. Dr. Zheng obtained her Ph.D. in Accounting from Rutgers University in 2019.
Prior to joining the Asper School of Business, she worked as a research assistant professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Her research focuses on ESG, corporate control markets, and financial reporting.
Teaching Interests
- Accounting Theory
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Taxation
Research Interests
- ESG
- Anti-takeover Defenses
- Cross-listing
- Voluntary Disclosure
- Financial Reporting
- Executive Compensation
Recent Journal Publications
Tsang, A., Yang, N., & Zheng, L. (2022). Cross-listings, antitakeover defenses, and the insulation hypothesis. Journal of Financial Economics, 145(1), 259-276.
Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a shared framework to address urgent global challenges, from poverty reduction to environmental sustainability. This scholar’s research advances knowledge and contributes to impact in the following SDG(s):
