Rate My Professor Gurmeet Singh Bhabra

Dr. Gurmeet Singh Bhabra serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith Business School, Griffith University. His professional career includes prior affiliation with the University of Otago, as indicated in multiple publications where he used an Otago email address. Bhabra holds a Doctor of Philosophy and maintains an active research profile with interests in corporate finance, corporate governance, and financial accounting, as listed on his verified Google Scholar profile. He is also associated with the Academy of Financial Crime at Griffith University. With ORCID identifier 0000-0002-4210-7522, Bhabra contributes to the academic community through teaching and research in business disciplines.

Bhabra's scholarly output includes peer-reviewed articles on topics such as capital markets' response to corporate climate change actions, agency conflicts in capital expenditure, CEO incentives, bankruptcy assessment, and corporate acquisitions. Key publications are 'Do capital markets reward corporate climate change actions? Evidence from the cost of debt' (Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023, co-authored with K. Ali, T. Hussain, M. Irfan), 'Agency Conflicts and the Marginal Value of Capital Expenditure' (Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 2021, co-authored with J. Butchers, H.S. Bhabra, A. Sen), 'Do CEO risk-reducing incentives affect operating leverage?' (Meditari Accountancy Research, 2023), 'Does the quality of acquisitions inform bond rating revisions?' (Accounting & Finance, 2020, co-authored with Q. Chang), 'Is Bankruptcy Costly? Recent Evidence on the Magnitude and Determinants of Indirect Bankruptcy Costs' (Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, 2011, co-authored with Y. Yao), and 'DEA as a tool for bankruptcy assessment: A comparative study with logistic regression' (European Journal of Operational Research, 2009, co-authored with I.M. Premachandra, T. Sueyoshi). He has co-authored on barriers and enablers for female key management personnel progressing to corporate directorships (with R. Monem) and publishing patterns in top accounting journals. At Griffith University, Bhabra convenes courses including Accounting for Accountability (7702AFE, 7901AFE) and Integrated Financial Reporting (3114AFE).