Rate My Professor Buhui Qiu

Professor Buhui Qiu is Professor of Business and Finance in the Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Cincinnati (2009), an MA in Accounting from Sun Yat-Sen University (2001), a Graduation Diploma from the Johns Hopkins University–Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies (2000), and a BS in Physics from Fudan University (1997). Prior to his current role, Qiu served as Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School (2015–present), and as Assistant Professor of Corporate Finance at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2009–2015). Earlier positions include PhD candidate and instructor at the University of Cincinnati (2004–2009), advanced consultant at IBM Business Consulting Services in Beijing (2002–2004), and financial analyst at Ford Motor Company in Beijing (2000–2002).

Qiu's research specializations encompass corporate finance, accounting, and capital markets. His publications feature in premier journals including Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of International Business Studies, The Accounting Review, Journal of Banking & Finance, and Contemporary Accounting Research. Key works include "Organization Capital and Mergers and Acquisitions" (JFQA, 2018, with K. Li and R. Shen), "Does Knowledge Protection Benefit Shareholders? Evidence from Stock Market Reaction and Firm Investment in Knowledge Assets" (JFQA, 2018, with T. Wang), "The Equilibrium Relationships between Performance-Based Pay, Performance, and the Commission and Detection of Fraudulent Misreporting" (The Accounting Review, 2019, with S. Slezak), "Contagious Stock Price Crashes Along the Supply Chain" (2024, with F. Xu), and "International Corporate Finance: An Overview and Future Directions" (2025). He has garnered over 1,100 citations on ResearchGate. Qiu has received major awards such as the Excellence in Research Award for an Established Scholar (2018), Publication Awards (2017, 2018), CFA Best Paper Prize at the FIRN Annual Conference (2017), Best Paper Awards at the Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (2017) and FMA Asia Pacific Conference (2016), and Dean’s Citation for Teaching Award (2016), among others. He holds leadership positions including Co-director of the Business Financing and Banking Research Group and Interim Head of the Discipline of Finance. Qiu teaches advanced courses in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and international business finance, and has supervised doctoral students.