Guodong Yuan

Teaching Strengths

Financial Planning, Finance, Accounting

Dr Guodong Yuan

Senior Lecturer and Online Course Facilitator

School of Accounting and Finance

College of Business and Law


Dr. Gordon Yuan is a Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Finance within UniSA Business at the University of South Australia. Additionally, since 2020, he has been serving as a Course Facilitator for UniSA Online. Before assuming these roles, Gordon garnered substantial teaching and research experience in both Australia and China.
His academic interests span a wide range of topics in finance, accounting, and taxation. His work primarily focuses on market valuation concerning financial behaviours or regulatory events, the intricacies of finance and financial markets, the nuances of taxation policies, as well as market structure, corporate governance, and the effects of ownership structure. Presently, Gordon is concentrating on international finance, tax aggressiveness, Event Study methodologies, and performance evaluation within transitional economy financial systems, notably in China. His research contributions include publications in international journals, book chapters, and presentations at numerous conferences.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Gordon is actively engaged in various industry and community initiatives. He holds full membership with CPA Australia and an academic membership with Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA).
I welcome applications from highly motivated and outstanding PhD candidates. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact me via email at: gordon.yuan@unisa.edu.au

Market valuation for financial behaviors or regulatory events, finance and financial markets, taxation policies, market structure, corporate governance and impacts of ownership structure, capital markets, and regulatory policy

Year Citation
2025 Jin, X., Yu, J., Yuan, G., & Zang, R. (2025). Impact of State-Owned Equity Participation on the Risk-Taking Capacity of Private Enterprises in China: Insights From a Quasinatural Experiment. Corporate Governance an International Review, 33(4), 629-662.
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2025 Yuan, G. (2025). Synergistic Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Gamification in University Finance Trading Simulation Labs. Simulation and Gaming, online, 34 pages.
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2025 Yu, J., Yuan, G., Liu, S., & Zhang, J. (2025). Green credit, supply chain concentration and corporate digital transformation: Evidence from China. British Accounting Review, in press, 101690.
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2025 Yu, J., Yuan, G., & Shi, G. (2025). Government official site visits and urban innovation: an empirical analysis from China. Regional Studies Regional Science, 12(1), 656-681.
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2025 Zhang, J., Zhou, Z., & Yuan, G. G. (2025). Navigating China's OFDI: financial development and policy shifts in the EU. International Review of Economics & Finance, 98(103870), 1-32.
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2025 Aljbour, A. M., Xu, L., Wallace, D., & Yuan, G. (2025). Corporate social responsibility disclosure and financial stability of Islamic banks: evidence from GCC countries. International Journal of Emerging Markets, online, 1-20.
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2025 Aljbour, A. M., Xu, L., Wallace, D., & Yuan, G. (2025). Corporate social responsibility disclosure and dividend policy of Islamic banks: evidence from GCC countries. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, online(5), 1-19.
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2025 Jin, X., Yuan, G., Wang, S., & Yu, J. (2025). Shareholding arrangement within controlling family and ESG performance: Insights from succession planning in Chinese family businesses. International Review of Finance, 25(3), 1-32.
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2024 Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Xu, L. (2024). Over-investment, internal control, and government intervention: evidence from China's state-owned enterprises. In K. Wendt, & B. Villhauer (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Wealth Management: Directing Capital Towards Sustainability (pp. 247-260). Switzerland: Springer.
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2024 Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Xu, L. (2024). Corporate tax reform and firm share price: evidence from China. In K. Wendt, & B. Villhauer (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Wealth Management: Directing Capital Towards Sustainability (pp. 227-245). Switzerland: Springer.
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2022 Al Jbour, A. M. H., Xu, L., Wallace, D., & Yuan, G. (2022). Corporate social responsibility disclosure and cost efficiency of Islamic banks: evidence from GCC countries. In D. Nguyen (Ed.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets (pp. 345-365). UK: Edward Elgar.
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2021 Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Xu, L. (2021). Tax reform, tax aggressiveness and corporate value: evidence from China's enterprise income tax law reform. In K. Wendt (Ed.), Source details - Title: Green and Social Economy Finance: A Review (pp. 171-191). US: CRC Press.
2019 Yuan, G., McIver, R. P., Xu, L., & Kang, S. H. (2019). Corporate income tax avoidance in China: using regulatory change to encourage corporate tax sustainability. In K. Wendt (Ed.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Financial Innovations (pp. 284-306). US: CRC Press.
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2018 Yuan, G., McIver, R. P., Xu, S., & Kang, S. H. (2018). Corporate Income Tax Avoidance in China. In Sustainable Financial Innovations (pp. 284-306). CRC Press.
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