ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

Associate Professor, University of Science and Technology of China, 2023/03-Present

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Accounting, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2016/09-2023/03

B.Sc. in Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2012/09-2016/07

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Accounting + Large Language Models (GPT/FinBERT)

Valuation of Unstructured Data

Empirical Operations Management

Accounting-OM/IS Interface

RESEARCH GRANTS

主持：国家自然科学基金青年项目,供应链风险的量化、影响因素和应对策略：基于大语言模型的实证研究，2025-2027

主持：中央高校基本科研业务费项目，2025-2026

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Member of Editorial Review Board: International Journal of Operations and Production Management (ABS4, SSCI), 2026-2027

Session Chair: CSR, ESG and Stakeholders, China Accounting and Finance Conference (CAFC) 2025

Session Chair: IPO, China Accounting and Finance Conference (CAFC) 2024

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

[1] Understanding the Impact of Trade Policy Effect Uncertainty on Firm-level Innovation Investment.

Chen D, Hu N, Liang P*, Swink M. (alphabetical order)

[Trade Policy Effect Uncertainty Data Download] (Large Language Model: FinBERT)

Journal of Operations Management, 2024, 70(2), 316-340. (UTD24, FT50, ABS4*) 

Top 10 Most-Cited Papers Published by JOM in 2023. SSRN Top Ten Download List.

[2] Customers’ Managerial Expectations and Suppliers’ Asymmetric Cost Management.

Liang P, Cavusoglu H, Hu N.

Production and Operations Management, 2023, 32(6), 1975-1993. (UTD24, FT50, ABS4)

[3] Cross-Market Information Transmission Along the Supply Chain Network.

Fang R, Hu N, Liang P*, Liu L. (alphabetical order)

Production and Operations Management, 2023, 32(7), 2227-2244. (UTD24, FT50, ABS4)

[4] Sticky Information Technology Investment: Theory and Empirical Evidence.

Liang P, Cavusoglu H, Hu N.

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2025, 72, 1010-1026. (ABDC Ranking-A). SSRN Top Ten Download List.

[5] Measuring Management Accounting Practices Using Textual Analysis.

Qiu F, Hu N, Liang P, Dow K.

Management Accounting Research, 2023, 100818. (ABDC Ranking-A*). SSRN Top Ten Download List.

[6] Do Supplier CEO’s National Cultural Origins Affect Supplier–Customer Relationships?

Liang P, Cavusoglu H, Hu N.

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2025, 72, 2848-2860. (ABDC Ranking-A). SSRN Top Ten Download List.

[7] Managerial Tone and Investors’ Hedging Activities: Evidence from Credit Default Swaps.

Liang P, Hu N, Liu L, Zhang T.

Accounting & Finance, 2023, 63(4), 3971–3998. (ABDC Ranking-A)

[8] Firm-Level Trade Policy Uncertainty and Cost Stickiness: Evidence from a Large Language Model Approach.

Jia S, Liang P*, Hu N.

Accounting & Finance, 2025, 65(3), 3058-3080. (ABDC Ranking-A)

[9] The Bullwhip Effect and Credit Default Swap Market: A Study Based on Firm-Specific Bullwhip Effect Measure.

Hu N, Liang P*, Liu L, Zhu L.

International Review of Financial Analysis, 2022, 84, 102386. (ABDC Ranking-A)

[10] Trade Policy Uncertainty and the Patent Bubble in China: Evidence from Machine Learning.

Xue X, Liang P*, Xue F, Hu N, Liu L.

Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, 2024, 31(5), 808-829. (ABDC Ranking-B) 

CONFERENCE PAPERS

International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Pearl City of Hyderabad, India, 2023.

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Panama City, Panama, 2023.

American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, USA, 2020.

American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 2019.

Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 2019.

Midwest Finance Association (MFA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2019.

Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 2019.