Dr Kaz KWOK

Associate Professor
Associate Director of BBA-FAFT Programme
Department of Economics and Finance

Associate Master of S H Ho Wellness College

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Academic & Professional Qualifications

PhD (Monash University)
BCom (Hons 1st) (Monash University)

Biography

Dr. Kaz Kwok is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the BBA in Financial Analysis and FinTech programme at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK). He holds a PhD in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance (First-Class Honours) from Monash University. His research focuses on corporate finance, and he has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Monash University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and HSUHK.

Research and Teaching Interests

Corporate Finance, Cost Structure

Intellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)

Publications

Kei, B., Kwok, W., Lin, Q., & Wong, G. (2025). Do firms accumulate cash balances through financing persistent negative cash flows? Evidence from China. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 102827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2025.102827
Ding, Z., Kei, B., Kwok, W., Lin, Q., & Wong, G. (2025). Latent corporate governance: The impact of Confucianism on the value of cash holdings. Research in International Business and Finance 77, 102879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102879
Chang, X., Kwok, W., & Wong, G. (2024). Demand uncertainty, inventory, and cost structure. Contemporary Accounting Research, 41(1), 226–254. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12918
Chang, X., Cheng, L. T. W., Kwok, W., & Wong, G. (2024). Stock price crash risk and firms’ operating leverage. Journal of Financial Stability, 71, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2024.101219
Chen, T. F., Kwok, W., & Wong, G. (2021). Does the q theory of investment work well in china? Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 68, 101595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2021.101595
Fu, K., Kwok, W., & Wong, G. (2020). Agency, firm growth, and managerial turnover: A chinese study. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 63, 101401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2020.101401
Faff, R., Kwok, W., Podolski, E., & Wong, G. (2016). Do corporate policies follow a life-cycle? Journal of Banking & Finance, 69, 95–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2016.04.009