Profile
EDUCATION
1983 - 1986 The Pennsylvania State University, USA, Ph.D Degree in Business Administration:
1982 - 1983 The Pennsylvania State University, USA, Master of Science in Business Administration
1976 - 1980 Economic University of Athens (ASOEE), Greece, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
EXPERIENCE
• University of Cyprus
o Department Chairman (1997-2002) & Professor (1999-present)
o Vice Dean, School of Economics and Management (2006-present)
o Co-Director of the Ph.D Program (2001-present)
o Co-Director of the MBA program (2005-present)
• The University of Toronto, Rotman School of Business.
o Associate Professor 1992-97 (with tenure); Assistant Professor (1986-92)
• The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
o Instructor/Lecturer (1983-86)
Research Interests
Capital Markets Research; Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance; Investments, Financial Analysis; Bankruptcy prediction and Credit Analysis; International Accounting.
Selected Publications
Refereed (last 3 years)
Charitou A., N.Lambertides, and G. Theodoulou (2011), Dividend Increases and Initiations and Default Risk in Equity Returns, , Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA).
Charitou A., N. Lambertides and G. Theodoulou, (2011) Dividend policy and market reaction for established dividend payers in the event of earnings reductions, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance.
Charitou A., N. Lambertides and L. Trigeorgis (2011), “Distress Risk, Growth, and Earnings Quality”, Abacus.
Charitou, A., N. Lambertides and G. Theodoulou (2010), “The Effect of Past Earnings and Dividends Patterns on the Information Content of Dividends When Earnings Are Reduced”, Abacus, Vol. 46, No. 2.
Charitou A. and C. Louka (2009), The Operating Performance of Exchange-listed American Depository Receipts Offerings, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting.
Charitou A., and M. Panagides, (2008), Market Making in International Capital Markets: Challenges and Benefits of its Implementation in Emerging Markets, International Journal of Managerial Finance.
Charitou A., N. Lambertides and L. Trigeorgis (2008), “Bankruptcy Prediction and Structural Credit Risk Models”, Credit Risk Modelling, Cambridge University Press, pp. 154-174.
Charitou A., N. Vafeas and C. Louca (2007), “Boards, Ownership Structure, and Involuntary Delisting from the New York Stock Exchange “, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 26, Issue 2, March-April 2007, pp. 249-262.
Charitou A., C. Louka and S. Panagides, (2007), Cross Listing, Bonding and Corporate Governance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Vol. 34, Issue 7-8, pp. 1281-1306.
Charitou A., N. Lambertides and L. Trigeorgis (2007), Earnings Behavior of Financially Distressed Firms: The Role of Institutional Ownership, Abacus, Vol. 43, Issue 3, pp. 271-296.
Charitou A., N. Lambertides and L. Trigeorgis (2007), Managerial Discretion in Distressed Firms, British Accounting Review, Vol. 39, Issue 4, December 2007, pp. 323-346.
Charitou A., (2007), “A Discussion of Differences Between Stock Splits and Stock Dividends – Evidence from Denmark”, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Vol. 34, Issue 3-4, pp. 605-612.
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