Dr Konstantinos Bozos

Position:

Lecturer in Accounting & Finance
Director of Postgraduate Accounting and Finance Programmes

Email:kb@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Telephone:+44 (0) 113 343 8685
Location:2.03a
Website:www.kostas-bozos.com
Category:Academic, Accounting and Finance
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Profile

Qualifications

PhD (Business and Economic Studies), Leeds University Business School, Leeds, UK
MBA (Hons) Financial Engineering, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
BSc (Hons), Banking and Financial Management, University of Piraeus, Greece

Scholarships & Awards

2006 - 2008 PhD Research Scholarship: Economic and Social Research Council, (ERSC) UK
2006 - 2008 PhD Full Time Studentship, Leeds University, UK
2003 - 2004 MBA FSP Award, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece

Experience

Prior to joining the Leeds University, Konstantinos worked as a financial analyst and management consultant, specializing in budgeting and financial control, turnaround management and mergers and acquisitions. He has also worked as equities stockbroker and investment advisor for multinational asset managers, while he has also done freelance consultancy for services firms in the financial sector across Europe (UK, Greece, Cyprus,).  

Research

Strategic Investment Decisions: Content, Context & Processes
Management Accounting Practices for Decision Support
Financial Accounting and Auditing (IFRS and ISAs)
Financing Decisions
Forecasting the Performance of Markets, Firms and Securities

 

Teaching

LUBS3540 Auditing and Information Systems
LUBS2210 Financial Accounting 2
LUBS1920 Introductory Accounting and Financial Management

Student Feedback

  • 'Outstanding lecturer'
  • 'Really well taught'
  • 'One of the most enthusiastic and passionate professors at Leeds. Really enjoyed his lectures!'
  • 'Kostas is one of the best lecturers I have had during University'

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

“Dividend Signalling Under Economic Adversity: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange”  International Review of Financial Analysis, Volume 20, Issue 5, October 2011, Pages 364-374 (with K. Nikolopoulos and G. Ramgandhi)            

“Forecasting the Value Effect of Seasoned Equity Offering Announcements” European Journal of Operational Research, 214(2), 2011, pp 418-427 (with K. Nikolopoulos)

 “On the Predictability of Firm Performance via Simple Time-Series and Econometric Models: Evidence from U.K. SMEs” Applied Economics Letters, 17(3), 2010, pp279-282, (with V. Bamiatzi and K. Nikolopoulos)

“Improving the Forecasting Function for a Credit Hire Operator in the UK” International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence. 2009, 1(2), 2009, (with N. Savio and K. Nikolopoulos)

Selected Conference Presentations

“What Determines Successful Strategic Investment Decisions?” (with D. Duxbury and D. Hillier). SMS 30th Annual International Conference, Rome, Italy, September 12-15, 2010

“Forecasting Demand for the Credit Hire Industry in the UK” (with N. Savio and K.Nikolopoulos) International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE), Thessaloniki, Greece October 2-4, 2008.

“The Price and Volume Effects of Equity Financed Strategic Decisions: Evidence from the Athens Exchange” (with Duxbury D.) European Financial Management Association EFMA 2008 Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece, June 25-28, 2008

“Forecasting the Value Effect of Seasoned Equity Offering Announcements” (with K. Nikolopoulos.) 28th International Symposium on Forecasting, Nice, France, June 22-25, 2008