Associate Professor Chee Cheong
Associate Prof/Reader
Adelaide Business School
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Chee Cheong is an Associate Professor and Head of Finance & Banking Discipline at the Business School University of Adelaide. His teaching experiences span across various Finance courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Adelaide, China and Singapore. His primary research interests are in financial analysts’ forecast accuracy, real estate investment and accounting quality. He has published in leading journals including the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Marketing, Urban Studies and Journal of Banking and Finance.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - ongoing Associate Professor in Finance University of Adelaide 2012 - 2020 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide 2009 - 2011 Lecturer in Finance University of Adelaide 2005 - 2008 Associate Lecturer in Finance Flinders University -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Cantonese) Can speak and understand spoken Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, speak and understand spoken English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2005 - 2009 University of Adelaide Australia Ph.D. in Commerce 2003 - 2003 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) 2000 - 2002 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Corporate Finance) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Li, Y., Liu, X., Canil, J., & Cheong, C. S. (2025). Biodiversity risk and firm efficiency. Finance Research Letters, 71, 9 pages.
Scopus12025 Lun, P., Cheong, C. S., Hallak, R., Mihaylov, G., & Zurbruegg, R. (2025). Entrepreneurial orientation, board tenure and the financial performance of hospitality firms. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 126, 104002-1-104002-11.
2024 Li, Y., Cheong, C. S., & Canil, J. (2024). CEO-employee pay ratio and labor investment efficiency. Finance Research Letters, 67, 9 pages.
Scopus12024 Cheong, C., Gao, S., Lun, P., Mihaylov, G., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). Biodiversity and the performance of tourism firms. Annals of Tourism Research, 109(2024), 103842-1-103842-5.
2024 Catiwa, J., Gallagher, M., Talbot, B., Kerr, P. G., Semple, D. J., Roberts, M. A., . . . McDonald, S. (2024). Clinical Adjudication of Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Findings from the REDUCCTION Trial. Kidney360, 5(4), 550-559.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Ciobanu, C. L., Slattery, A. D., Cook, N. J., Wade, B. P., Ehrig, K., Wagner, T., & Liu, W. (2024). Kobellite homologues from the Boliden Au-Cu-(As) deposit, Sweden: jigsaw patterning via nanoscale intergrowths in chessboard structures. Mineralogical Magazine, 88(5), 1-44.
2024 Dyke, P., Musolino, S., Kurkjian, H., Ahmed-Braun, D. J. M., Pennings, A., Herrera, I., . . . Vale, C. J. (2024). Higgs Oscillations in a Unitary Fermi Superfluid. Physical Review Letters, 132(22), 223402-1-223402-7.
Scopus32024 Westbrook, J. I., Urwin, R., McMullan, R., Badgery-Parker, T., Pavithra, A., Churruca, K., . . . Li, L. (2024). Evaluation of a culture change program to reduce unprofessional behaviours by hospital co-workers in Australian hospitals. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 11 pages.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Nguyen, T. M. L., Cheong, C. S., Truong, C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). Experience of a Job Loss and Analysts’ Subsequent Performance. European Accounting Review, 33(4), 1281-1313.
2024 Gao, S., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). Do paid maternity leave mandates affect corporate cash holdings?. Economics Letters, 236, 3 pages.
2024 Dodd, T., Cheong, C., Hoffmann, A., & Zurbrugg, R. (2024). Toward sustainable automobility: Insights from a stewardship literature review of the industry. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(6), 5028-5050.
2024 Alparslan, C., Malyszko, J., Caskey, F. J., Aleckovic-Halilovic, M., Hrušková, Z., Arruebo, S., . . . Zaidi, D. (2024). Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Eastern and Central Europe region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). Kidney International Supplements, 13(1), 29-42.
Scopus22024 Hoffmann, A. O. I., Cheong, C. S., Phan, H. -L., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). So, Sue Me…If You Can! How Legal Changes Diminishing Managers' Risk of Being Held Liable by Shareholders Affect Firms' Likelihood to Recall Products. Journal of Marketing, 88(5), 89-110.
Scopus12022 Nguyen, L. T. M., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2022). The heterogeneous impact of industry concentration on analyst performance. Advances in Accounting, 59, 13 pages.
Scopus12021 Cheong, C. S., Tan, H. C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2021). Risk-Relevant Early Life Experiences and Individual Trading Activity. Finance Research Letters, 39, 1-7.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Cheong, C. S., Zurbruegg, R. -Y., & Nguyen, T. (2021). Brokerage M&As and the peer effect on analyst forecast accuracy. International Review of Financial Analysis, 73, 101650.
Scopus3 WoS22021 Cheong, C. S., Hoffmann, A. O. I., & Zurbruegg, R. (2021). Tarred with the Same Brush? Advertising Share of Voice and Stock Price Synchronicity. Journal of Marketing, 85(6), 118-140.
Scopus13 WoS62021 Cheong, C. S., Yu, C. F., Zurbruegg, R., & Brockman, P. (2021). Tournament incentives and institutional ownership. International Review of Economics and Finance, 74, 418-433.
Scopus1 WoS12020 Liu, C., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2020). Rhetoric, Reality, and Reputation: Do CSR and Political Lobbying Protect Shareholder Wealth against Environmental Lawsuits?. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 55(2), 679-706.
Scopus30 WoS162020 Saj, P., & Cheong, C. (2020). The Application of the Reporting Entity Concept by Australian Charities. Australian Accounting Review, 30(4), 283-299.
Scopus3 WoS22019 Tan, G., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2019). National culture and individual trading behavior. Journal of Banking and Finance, 106, 357-370.
Scopus18 WoS152017 Xu, W., Davidson, R. A., & Cheong, C. S. (2017). Converting financial statements: operating to capitalised leases. Pacific Accounting Review, 29(1), 34-54.
WoS62016 Cheong, C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2016). Analyst forecasts and stock price informativeness: some international evidence on the role of audit quality. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 12(3), 257-273.
Scopus14 WoS102015 Mihaylov, G., Cheong, C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2015). Can security analyst forecasts predict gold returns?. International Review of Financial Analysis, 41, 237-246.
Scopus13 WoS112015 Nguyen, D., & Cheong, C. (2015). Enhancing portfolio performance with the implied volatility index. JASSA, 2015(2), 26-32.
WoS12012 Chua, Y., Cheong, C., & Gould, G. (2012). The impact of mandatory IFRS adoption on accounting quality: evidence from Australia. Journal of International Accounting Research, 11(1), 119-146.
Scopus92 WoS722012 Hines, S., Steels, E., Chang, A., & Gibbons, K. (2012). Aromatherapy for treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting.. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 4(3), 80 pages.
Scopus352011 Wilson, P., White, M., Dunse, N., Cheong, C., & Zurbrugg, R. (2011). Modelling price movements in housing micro markets: identifying long-term components in local housing market dynamics. Urban Studies, 48(9), 1853-1874.
Scopus18 WoS162011 Cheong, C., Olshansky, A., & Zurbrugg, R. (2011). The influence of real estate risk on market volatility. Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 29(2), 145-166.
Scopus7 WoS42010 Cheong, C., Kim, S., & Zurbrugg, R. (2010). The impact of IFRS on financial analysts' forecast accuracy in the Asia-Pacific region: The case of Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Pacific Accounting Review, 22(2), 124-146.
Scopus25 WoS172010 Cheong, C., & Masum, M. (2010). Financial analysts' forecast accuracy : Before and after the introduction of AIFRS. Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 4(3), 65-81.
WoS32009 Cheong, C., Wilson, P., & Zurbrugg, R. (2009). An analysis of the long-run impact of fixed income and equity market performance on Australian and UK securitised property markets. Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 27(3), 259-276.
Scopus4 WoS42009 Cheong, C., Gerlach, R., Stevenson, S., Wilson, P., & Zurbrugg, R. (2009). Equity and fixed income markets as drivers of securitised real estate. Review of Financial Economics, 18(2), 103-111.
Scopus7 WoS52007 Cheong, C., & Steinert, J. (2007). The size effect: Australian evidence. JASSA, 2(2), 9-11.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2023 He, L., Liang, X., Xin, J., Shi, D., Luo, J., Li, J., . . . Li, J. (2023). ETS2 alleviates HMGB1 and LPS triggered excessive inflammation in acute-on-chronic liver failure. In JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY Vol. 78 (pp. S22-S23). ELSEVIER. 2010 Ghandar, A., Michalewicz, Z., Zurbrugg, R., & Cheong, C. (2010). Index tracking fund enhancement using evolving multi-criteria fuzzy decision models. In Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Congress of Evolutionary Computation (pp. 1-8). USA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus32009 Cheong, C., Masum, M., & Zurbrugg, R. Y. (2009). Financial analysts' forecast accuracy before and after AIFRS. In Proceedings of the 2009 AFAANZ Conference (pp. 1-27). online: AFAANZ. 2008 Masum, M., Cheong, C., & Zurbrugg, R. (2008). The role of financial analysts in the Australian capital market. In 13th Annual Finsia - Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies Banking and Finance Conference (pp. 0 pages). Melbourne, Victoria.
Principles of Finance (M), Managerial Finance (MBA), Real Estate Valuation (M), Quantitative Methods (M), Advance Finance Theory (Honours), Options Futures & Risk Management III, Business Finance II
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor Increasing confidence in Australian carbon disclosures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jinhong Park 2024 Co-Supervisor ESG performance, corporate governance and firm value Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Xiaofei Duan 2024 Co-Supervisor Analysts’ Earnings Pressure and Corporate CSR Information Disclosure Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yiran Song 2024 Co-Supervisor Creating a circular procurement/sustainable supply chain system using the product return forecast within social media platform enhanced by a cost optimization model in reverse logistics (machine learning technique) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Zahra Sarmast 2023 Principal Supervisor Investor reactions and analyst reports: a text analysis approach emphasising on CSR-related information Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Vivian Li 2023 Co-Supervisor The impact of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine on firms' product recall decisions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hoang Long Bui 2023 Co-Supervisor Corporate political connections, stock price efficiency and investor herding behavior: the role of environmental innovation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mishkatur Rahman 2023 Co-Supervisor Does equal pay influence firm value? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ningjing Dai 2022 Co-Supervisor Governance role of short sellers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Zhangweiyi Ren -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Studies on bank risks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Md Abdul Wasi 2022 - 2024 Co-Supervisor The impact of paid maternity leave on corporate financial decisions - Cash holdings and dividend payout ratio Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Shangyi Gao 2021 - 2023 Co-Supervisor The Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic Severity on Financial Analyst Earnings Forecasts Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Hoang Long Bui 2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Three Essays on CEO Compensation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yulin Li 2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Advertising's Financial Market Outcomes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shujie Liu 2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Determinants of Financial Analysts' Performance: Analyses using Quasi-Natural Experiments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Thi Mai Lan Nguyen 2014 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Effects of Competitive Environments on Corporate Selective Hedging Behaviour Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Wei Xu 2012 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Essays on the impacts of household financial decision making Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr George Mihaylov 2011 - 2017 Co-Supervisor The asymmetric impact of positive and negative news on stock return synchronicity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Sha Lu
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