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Nga Q. Nguyen

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

(940) 5653050-

Email: Nga.Nguyen@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Texas Tech University, 2013
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Finance
  • MBA, Cleveland State University, 2007
    Major: Business Administration
  • BS, Hanoi Academy of Finance,, 2004
    Major: Accounting

Professional Memberships

  • Midwest Financial Association. (2015 - Present).
  • Vietnam Financial Association- International. (2010 - Present).
  • Financial Management Association. (2009 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Master Teacher Program, Marquette University. United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Other, Teaching Effectiveness and Career Enhancement Program, Texas Tech University. United States of America. (2011 - 2011).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • FINA 3770 - Finance, 18 courses.
  • FINA 4900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • FINA 5310 - Advanced Topics in Financial Management, 4 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Marquette University, 2014.
  • Ohio University, 2013.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Workshop, University of North Texas, 10 participants. (November 2023 - November 2023).
  • Workshop, University of North Texas, 10 participants. (March 2023 - March 2023).

Directed Student Learning

  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (July 2023 - August 2023).
  • Supervised Research, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (September 2022 - May 2023).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (December 2022 - December 2022).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (June 2022 - June 2022).
  • Other (Undergraduate Honors Contract), "Shareholder activism in REITs," Accounting. (January 2022 - May 2022).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Nguyen, N., Gillan, S.L. (2024). Shareholder voting on golden parachutes: Effective governance or too little too late?. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbfa.12776
  • Nguyen, N., Gillan, S., Nishikawa, T. (2023). Heterogeneity in shareholder activism: Evidence from Japan. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 77 Elservier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927538X2200186X
  • Nguyen, N.Q., Arena, M. (2019). Compensation clawback policies and corporate lawsuits. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance. 27 (1) 70-85. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFRC-10-2017-0081/full/html
  • Nguyen, N.Q., Doan, T. (2018). Boards of directors and firm leverage: Evidence from Real Estate Investment Trusts. Journal of Corporate Finance. 51 109-124. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929119917307344
  • Nguyen, N., Gillan, S.L. (2018). Clawbacks, holdbacks, and CEO contracting. Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. 30 (1) 53-61. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jacf.12277
  • Gillan, S.L., Nguyen, N.Q. (2016). Incentives, termination payments, and CEO contracting. Journal of Corporate Finance. 41 445-465. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84995607519
  • Nguyen, N.Q., Blau, B., Whitby, R. (2015). The distribution of REIT liquidity. Journal of Real Estate Literature. 23 233-252. https://aresjournals.org/doi/abs/10.5555/0927-7544.23.2.233
  • Nguyen, N.Q. (2014). On the compensation and activity of corporate boards. Journal of Corporate Finance. 29 1–19. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929119914000728
  • Nguyen, N.Q., Blau, B., Whitby, R. (2014). The information content of option ratios. Journal of Banking and Finance. 43 79–187. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037842661400106X

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Gillan, S. (Author & Presenter), Nguyen, N. (Author), Shareholder Voting on Golden Parachutes: Effective Governance or Too Little Too Late?, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Gillan, S. (Author & Presenter), Nguyen, N. (Author), Shareholder Voting on Golden Parachutes: Effective Governance or Too Little Too Late?, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

    • Paper

  • Nishikawa, T. (Author & Presenter), Nguyen, N.Q. (Author), Gillan, S.L. (Author), 2022 FMA Annual Conference, Heterogeneity in shareholder activism: Evidence from Japan, Financial Management Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), Nishikawa (Author), JFA-PBFJ Special Issue Conference, Heterogeneity in Shareholder Activism: Evidence from Japan, Japan. (2022 - 2022).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author), Gao, L. (Author), Zagorchev, A. (Author & Presenter), International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) conference, Classified boards, debt contracting, and firm value, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), FIREL department seminar, Shareholder Voting on Golden Parachutes: Effective Governance or Too Little Too Late?, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author), Gao, L. (Author), Zagorchev, A. (Author & Presenter), Southwestern Finance Association annual meeting, Classified boards, debt contracting, and firm value, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gao, L. (Author), Zagorchev, A. (Author), University of North Texas, Classified boards, debt contracting, and firm value, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), Financial Management Association annual meeting, When shareholders and managers disagree: Evidence from shareholder voting, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author), Gillan, S. (Author & Presenter), American University seminar, When shareholders and managers disagree: Evidence from shareholder voting, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Arena, M. (Author & Presenter), Financial Management Association annual meeting, Compensation clawback policies and corporate lawsuits, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), Financial Management Association annual meeting, On the labor market for Chief Financial Officers, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), Midwest Financial Association annual meeting, When shareholders and managers disagree: Evidence from shareholder voting, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author), Gillan, S. (Author & Presenter), Chinese University of Hong Kong seminar, Incentives, termination payments, and CEO contracting, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), Financial Management Association annual meeting, Incentives, termination payments, and CEO contracting, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), Midwest Financial Association annual meeting, On the labor market for Chief Financial Officers, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Gillan, S. (Author), Midwest Financial Association annual meeting, Incentives, termination payments, and CEO contracting, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author), Gillan, S. (Author & Presenter), University of Rochester seminar, Incentives, termination payments, and CEO contracting, United States of America. (2014 - 2014).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Financial Management Association annual meeting, On the compensation and activity of corporate boards, United States of America. (2013 - 2013).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Central Michigan University seminar, On the compensation and activity of corporate boards, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author), Gillan, S. (Author & Presenter), Georgia State University seminar, Incentives, termination payments, and CEO contracting, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Ohio University seminar, On the compensation and activity of corporate boards, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Southern Mississippi University seminar, On the compensation and activity of corporate boards, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
  • Nguyen, N. (Author & Presenter), Texas Tech University seminar, On the compensation and activity of corporate boards, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Search committee (Clinical position in Finance). (2024 - 2024).
  • Other (co-ordinator), Undergraduate Assessment - FINA 3770. (2022 - 2024).
  • Committee Member, FIREL Research Seminar Committee. (2021 - 2024).
  • Committee Member, Search committee (Clinical position in Finance). (2023 - 2023).
  • Committee Member, FIREL Scholarship Committee. (2020 - 2023).
  • Committee Member, Search committee (Clinical position in Finance). (2022 - 2022).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Search committee (Tenure track in Finance). (2021 - 2021).
  • Committee Member, Search committee (Tenure-track in Real Estate). (2021 - 2021).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Search committee (Tenure track in Finance). (2020 - 2020).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. (2014 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Financial Review. (2014 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Corporate Finance. (2014 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Real Estate Literature. (2014 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Pacific Accounting Review. (2014 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Vietnam Financial Association-International. (2010 - Present).
  • Other, FIREL seminar series. (February 2022 - November 2022).
  • Other (Attending), Financial Management Association. (October 2022 - October 2022).
  • Discussant, JFA-PBFJ Special Issue Conference. (March 2022 - March 2022).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2021 - 2021).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2018 - 2018).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2017 - 2017).
  • Session Chair, Financial Management Association. (2017 - 2017).
  • Discussant, Midwest Financial Association. (2017 - 2017).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2016 - 2016).
  • Discussant, Midwest Financial Association. (2016 - 2016).
  • Discussant, Midwest Financial Association. (2015 - 2015).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2014 - 2014).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2013 - 2013).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2012 - 2012).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2011 - 2011).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2010 - 2010).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (2009 - 2009).