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)

Accounting-OM/IS Interface

Large Language Models and Unstructured Data

Empirical Operations Management

RESEARCH GRANTS

主持：国家自然科学基金青年项目, 2025-2027

主持：中央高校基本科研业务费项目, 2025-2026

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

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

Chen D, Hu N, Liang P*, Swink M.

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

Journal of Operations Management, 2024, 70(2), 316-340. (UTD24, alphabetical order) 

[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)

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

Fang R, Hu N, Liang P*, Liu L.

Production and Operations Management, 2023, 32(7), 2227-2244. (UTD24, alphabetical order)

[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)

[5] Measuring Management Accounting Practices Using Textual Analysis.

Qiu F, Hu N, Liang P, Dow K.

Management Accounting Research, 2023, 100818. (ABDC Ranking-A*)

[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)

[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.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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

Session Chair: China Accounting and Finance Conference (CAFC) 2025