Name： Quang Thai Truong (Harry) /張光泰  Title： Assistant Professor Highest Degree Received： Ph.D. in Finance, National Chiao Tung University Research Fields： Corporate Finance, ESG/CSR, Sustainable Finance, Innovation, Asset Pricing E-Mail： thaitq@gm.ntpu.edu.tw TEL： (02) 86741111 Ext 68910

Curriculum vitae

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-9051

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=B1xgba8AAAAJ&hl=en

Journal Editorial Services

Associate Editor, SN Business & Economics, Springer Nature (Scopus-indexed) 

Publications 

1. Song, D., Tran, Q. N., Nguyen, H. N., & Truong, Q. T. (2026). ESG Performance and Institutional Investment Behaviors. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 62(6), 1727–1743. (SSCI, Q1, 117/620, IF 3.1)
2. Truong, Q. T., Lin, C. Y., Lu, C., & Huang, A. Y. (2026). Central Banks’ Assessments of Economic Outlook and Corporate Cash Holdings: Evidence of Strategic Motives. Journal of Financial Services Research, 1-28. (SSCI, Q2)
3. Wang, C., Truong, Q. T., Lowaton, C. H., Chen, R., Tran, Q. N. (2026). Corporate Misconduct and Environmental Performance: The Role of Sustainability in Reputation Recovery. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 1-18. (SSCI, Q1, 117/620, IF 3.1)
4. Song, D., Truong, Q. T., Vu, H. O., Chandra, T., Chen, R. (2026). When Climate Meets Capital: How Climate Risk Constrains Corporate Finance. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 1-20. (SSCI, Q1, 117/620, IF 3.1)
5. Truong, Q. T., Unpapar, A. A, Tran, Q. N., Chen, R. (2026). Repay a Favor? Evidence from Co-opted Boards and Corporate Risk-Taking. Journal of Economics and Finance, 50(1), 11. (ESCI, Q2)
6. Liaw, Y. C., Truong, Q. T., Chen, R., Unpapar, A. A, (2026). Unpacking Corporate Slack: How Excess Resources Shape Earnings Management. BRQ Business Research Quarterly. (SSCI, Q1)
7. Truong, Q. T., Do, H. D., Chandra, T., & Chen, R. (2026). Is climate risk important? Insights from the perspective of brand value. Managerial Finance, 52(3), 441-460. (ESCI, Q2, 93/242, IF 2.2)
8. Truong, Q. T., Tran, Q. N., Chen, R., Chan, C. Y. (2025). Can Good Doers Perform Well? Novel Evidence From Corporate Innovation. International Journal of Finance and Economics. (SSCI, Q2, 67/242, IF 2.8)
9. Wang, C. E., Chan, C. Y., Lin, C. L., & Truong, Q. T. (2025). The impact of corporate governance quality on employee productivity. Applied Economics Letters, 1–6. (SSCI, Q3, 332/620, IF 1.3)
10. Nguyen, T. H., Dang, T. T., Nguyen, D. N., Truong, Q. T. (2025). Do government connections improve or impede small businesses’ innovation?. Journal of Economics and Development, 1-23. (ESCI, Q1, 65/620, IF 4.3)
11. Chen, R., Li, S., Truong, Q. T., & Chan, C. Y. (2025). Gender diversity in the boardroom: The role of female directors in mitigating stock price crash risk. Global Finance Journal, 101131. (SSCI, Q1, 23/242, IF 5.5)
12. Truong, Q. T., Tran, Q. N., Srivuttichan, T., & Chen, R. (2025). The significance of ESG performance for financial distress: new evidence. Applied Economics Letters, 1-7. (SSCI, Q3, 332/620, IF 1.3)
13. Lee, H. H., Liang, W. L., Tran, Q. N., & Truong, Q. T. (2024). Do Old Board Directors Promote Corporate Social Responsibility?. Journal of Business Ethics, 195 (1), 67-93. (SSCI, Q1, 3/77, IF 6.7)
14. Liang, W. L., Nguyen, D. N., Tran, Q. N., & Truong, Q. T. (2023). Employee welfare and firm financial performance revisited. Managerial Finance, 49(2), 248-269. (ESCI, Q2, 93/242, IF 2.2)
15. Nguyen, D. N., Truong, Q. T., Tran, N. T., & Dang, T. T. (2022). Employee-friendly practices and corporate financial performance: Evidence from a frontier market. Cogent Business & Management, 9(1), 2122163. (ESCI, Q2, 155/316, IF 2.9)
16. Huang, Y. H., Liang, W. L., Truong, Q. T., & Wang, Y. (2022). No new tricks for old dogs? Old directors and innovation performance. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 179, 121659. (SSCI, Q1, 4/316, IF 13.3)
17. Nguyen, D. N., Tran, Q. N., & Truong, Q. T. (2022). The ownership concentration− Innovation nexus: Evidence from SMEs around the world. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 58(5), 1288-1307. (SSCI, Q1, 117/620, IF 3.1)
18. Truong, Q. T., Tran, Q. N., Bakry, W., Nguyen, D. N., & Al-Mohamad, S. (2021). Football sentiment and stock market returns: Evidence from a frontier market. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 30, 100472. (SSCI, Q1, 29/242, IF 4.7)
19. Huang, A. Y., Hu, M. C., & Truong, Q. T. (2021). Asymmetrical impacts from overnight returns on stock returns. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 56, 849-889. (ESCI, Q2, 105/242, IF 2.1)
20. Nguyen, D. N., Nguyen, H. N. K., Truong, Q. T., and Dang, T. T., (2021). To concentrate or to diversify loan portfolio – evidence from a frontier market. Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies (JABES), 32(4), 51-72. (ESCI, Q1, 88/620, IF 3.6)

Conference Presentation and Attendance

-Presentation

1. The 38th Asian Finance Association Conference (AsianFA 2026), Seoul, Korea (Presenter and Discussant)
2. The 1st Asia-Pacific Business Sustainability Forum 2025, Taipei, Taiwan (Guest speaker)
3. The 2024 Vietnam Symposium in Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Innovation (VSEFI), Hanoi, Vietnam (Presenter)
4. The 2024 International Conference of Taiwan Finance Association (TFA) at NKUST, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Presenter)
5. The 2024 FeAT Annual Meeting and International Conference at Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Presenter)
6. The 2024 International Conference on Business Administration at NTPU, New Taipei, Taiwan (Commentator & Presenter)
7. The 31st Annual Conference on PBFEAM on 2023/6/2 at NYCU, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Presenter)
8. The 2023 International Conference of Taiwan Finance Association (TFA) at Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan (Presenter)
9. The 2022 International Conference of the Taiwan Finance Association.
10. The 3rd Asia Conference on Business and Economic Studies (ACBES 2021), Ho Chi Minh City, August 2021.
11. The 13th NCTU International Finance Conference, Hsinchu, January 2020.
12. The 1st Yushan Conference in NCTU, Hsinchu, December 2019. 

-Attendance

1. The 2026 International Conference of Taiwan Finance Association (TFA) at Fu Jen University, New Taipei, Taiwan (Discussant)
2. The 2025 International Conference of Taiwan Finance Association (TFA) at NTNU, Taipei, Taiwan (Discussant)
3. The 2023 International Conference on Business Administration at NTPU, New Taipei, Taiwan (Commentator)
4. The 9th Taiwan Symposium on Innovation Economics and Entrepreneurship, Hsinchu, December 2020.
5. The 7th Taiwan Symposium on Innovation Economics and Entrepreneurship, Hsinchu, December 2019.
6. The 6th Taiwan Symposium on Innovation Economics and Entrepreneurship, Taipei, November 2019.
7. Taiwan Finance Association (TFA 2019), Taipei, May 2019.
8. Taiwan Finance Association Corporate Finance Symposium, Hsinchu, March 2019.
9. The 12th NCTU International Finance Conference, Hsinchu, January 2019.
10. FMA Asian/Pacific Conference Program, Taipei, 2017.

Research Project

    Unit : National Science and Technology Council

    Project: Corporate Social Responsibility and Cost of Capital: Further Evidence from Local Corruption and

    CEO Cultures (112-2410-H-305-077)

Honors

1. The 2024 Fubon Life Management Master's Thesis Award (Advisor)
2. Fubon Paper Award at the 2024 International Conference of the Taiwan Finance Association.
3. Best Paper at the 2024 International Conference on Business Administration at NTPU, New Taipei, Taiwan
4. The Excellence Award at the 13th Securities and Futures Golden Rafter Award
5. Fubon Paper Award at the 2022 International Conference of the Taiwan Finance Association.
6. Best Paper at The School of Banking Conference 2020, July 2020.