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George (Yuqi) Gu

Assistant Professor of Finance

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Contact Information

Salem Campus

Address
900 State Street
Salem  Oregon  97301
U.S.A.

Portland Center

Address
200 SW Market Street, Suite 101
Portland  Oregon  97201
U.S.A.
Phone
503-370-6883

Education

  • Ph.D., Temple University
  • B.S. University of Hong Kong

Selected Publications

Gu, Y., Mao, C., and Johnson, Tim. Evidence supporting a cultural evolutionary theory of prosocial religions in contemporary workplace safety data, with Connie Mao and Tim Johnson, Scientific Reports, 12, 2022.

Gu, Y., Balsam, S., and Mao, C. Creditor Influence and CEO Compensation: Evidence from Debt Covenant Violations, The Accounting Review, Vol 93,23-50, (2018)

Gu, Y., Mao, C., and Xuan, T. Bank Interventions and Firm Innovation: Evidence from Debt Covenant Violations, Journal of Law and Economics, Vol 60, 637-671, (2017)

Gu, Y. and Zhang, L. The Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Corporate Innovation, Journal of Economics and Business, Vol 90, 17-30, (2017)

Gu, Y., Bosworth, W., and Wang, Y., Corporate Social Responsibility as Social Capital, International Journal of Business and Applied Sciences, Vol 5, 16-26, (2016)

Gu, Y. and Zhang, L. Busy Directors and Corporate Innovation, Journal of Business and Educational Leadership, Vol 6, 49-62, (2016)

Selected Presentations

Political Ideology and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from the Expansion of a Local TV Network,
Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (Virtual), 2021
Philly Five Research Conference, 2021
Australasian Finance and Banking, 2021

Local Religious Belief and Workplace Safety.
Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (Virtual), 2020
Willamette University Faculty Colloquium, 2019
American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, 2019. KPMG Best Paper Award

Bank Interventions and Firm Innovation: Evidence from Debt Covenant
Violations.
American Economic Association Annual Meeting (Poster Session), 2018
Third annual CEAR/Finance symposium, 2014
Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2013

Busy Directors and Corporate Innovation.
Northeast Decision Science Institution Annual Conference, 2017
World Business Institute New York Conference, 2016. *Best Prize for Journal
Award at the conference

Gender Diverse Boards: Effect on Firm Performance.
Academy of Finance Conference, 2017
Northeast Decision Science Institution Annual Conference, 2017

Professional Service

Ad hoc Reviewer: Journal of Business Ethics, International Finance, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, World Business Institute Gold Coast Conference, International Review of Business Research Papers, International Review of Economics and Finance, Review of Finance

Editorial Board: International Review of Business Research Papers

Willamette University

Atkinson Graduate School of Management

Salem Campus

Address
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 U.S.A.
Phone
503-370-6167

Portland Center

Address
200 SW Market Street, Suite 101
Portland Oregon 97201 U.S.A.
Phone
971-717-7260