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Professor Carol Padgett

Professor in Finance

Head of ICMA Centre
Programme Director: MSc Corporate Finance
University Teaching Fellow

Carol Padgett

Specialisms

  • Corporate Finance, 
  • Corporate Governance

Location

ICMA Centre, Whiteknights Campus

Carol has worked at the ICMA Centre since 1998. During that time she has held a variety of roles and is currently the Head of the ICMA Centre and the director of the MSc in Corporate Finance, MSc Regulation and Compliance, BSc Finance and BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance).

Her teaching and research interests are in Corporate Finance and Governance, and she has supervised both PhD and DBA students in these fields. Carol has been a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2016.

Reference: Alhammadi, S., Archer, S. , Padgett, C. and Abdel Karim, R. A. (2018) Perspective of corporate governance and ethical issues with profit sharing investment accounts in Islamic banks. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 26 (3). pp. 406-424. ISSN 1358-1988 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/jfrc-01-2017-0014
Reference: Liu, Y., Padgett, C. and Varotto, S. (2017) Corporate governance, bank mergers and executive compensation. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 22 (1). pp. 12-29. ISSN 1099-1158 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1565
Reference: Padgett, C. (2013) Corporate governance and supervision: from Basel II to Basel III. In: Archer, S. and Abdel Karim, F. (eds.) Islamic finance: the new regulatory challenge. Wiley, Singapore, pp. 401-414. ISBN 9781118247044
Reference: Padgett, C. (2011) Corporate governance: theory and practice. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp240. ISBN 9780230229990
Reference: Chi, J. and Padgett, C. (2006) Operating performance and its relationship to market performance of Chinese initial public offerings. Chinese Economy, 39 (5). pp. 28-50. ISSN 1097-1475 doi: https://doi.org/10.2753/CES1097-1475390502
Reference: Chi, J. and Padgett, C. (2005) Short-run underpricing and its characteristics in Chinese initial public offering (IPO) markets. Research in International Business and Finance, 19 (1). pp. 71-93. ISSN 0275-5319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2004.10.004
Reference: Chi, J. and Padgett, C. (2005) The performance and long-run characteristics of the Chinese IPO market. Pacific Economic Review, 10 (4). pp. 451-469. ISSN 1361-374X doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0106.2005.00285.x

Introductory Economics for Business and Finance

An introduction to economics for students of business and finance. The module aims to provide an introduction to both microeconomics and macroeconomics sufficient to help students of business and finance...

Module code: IC103

Mergers and Acquisitions

The objective of the module is to introduce students to the technical and practical aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions. It focuses on several corporate valuation methods, how to identify and...

Module code: ICM227

Past Events

12 March 2020 ❘
6 October 2018 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
13 October 2018 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
16 June 2018 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
15 June 2018 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
27 November 2017 ❘ Strasbourg
16 June 2017 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
17 June 2017 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
30 September 2017 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
7 October 2017 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA

Visiting lecture at EM Strasbourg

13 March 2017 ❘ École de management Strasbourg, France
1 October 2016 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA
3 October 2016 ❘ Brussels, Belgium
8 October 2016 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA

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Padgett, C. (2013) Corporate governance and supervision: from Basel II to Basel III. In: Archer, S. and Abdel Karim, F.(eds.) Islamic finance: the new regulatory challenge. Wiley, Singapore, pp. 401-414. ISBN 9781118247044

Padgett, C. (2011) Corporate governance: theory and practice. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp240. ISBN 9780230229990

Chi, J. and Padgett, C. (2006) Operating performance and its relationship to market performance of Chinese initial public offerings. Chinese Economy, 39 (5). pp. 28-50. ISSN 1097-1475 doi: 10.2753/CES1097-1475390502

Chi, J. and Padgett, C. (2005) The performance and long-run characteristics of the Chinese IPO market. Pacific Economic Review, 10 (4). pp. 451-469. ISSN 1361-374X doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2005.00285.x

Chi, J. and Padgett, C. (2005) Short-run underpricing and its characteristics in Chinese initial public offering (IPO) markets.Research in International Business and Finance, 19 (1). pp. 71-93. ISSN 0275-5319 doi: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2004.10.004

Break-up Value The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance Macmillan (1992)

Investment and Financial Decision Making in the UK Company Sector Recherches Economiques de Louvain, 54, (2) (1988) pp 191-220

Corporate Governance: Theory and Practice Palgrave Macmillan 2012

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