Dr Florian Meier

Role
Associate Professor
Section
School of Social Sciences

About

Dr Florian Meier joined Edinburgh Business School’s Dubai Campus in 2024 as Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance. Previously, he worked at various UK universities, both based in the UK and at overseas campuses in the Middle East. He has taught a broad variety of subjects in accounting and finance, including research methods. Florian is an ACCA Affiliate and, having worked in the investment industry, also has private sector experience.

Biography

Academic Leadership and Affiliations:

  • ACCA Affiliate

Qualifications:

  • PhD Accounting
    University of Bradford (2012)
  • MSc Business Studies (Distinction)
    Aston University (2007)
  • BA Political Science and Law
    Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (2005)
Research

His research interests comprise corporate governance and ethics, disclosure, information and capital markets. His work has repeatedly been awarded research funding, and he is a reviewer for various journals in accounting and business.

Publications

Meier, F., 2023. Executive pay cuts during Covid: Yielding to pressure or potential for real change? Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 11(2), 91-109

Adelopo, I. and Meier, F., 2022. UK Professional Accounting Bodies (PAB): Members’ Unethical Behaviors and Exclusion. Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, 33(3), 47-64

Meier, F., 2020. The Age of Cheap Money and Passive Investing: Are Pro Forma Earnings Value Relevant? Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, 9(2), 1-35

Gower, P., Meier, F. and Shutes, K., 2020. Regulator Communication and Market Confidence in Difficult Times: Lessons from the Great Financial Crisis. Eurasian Journal of Economics and Finance, 7(4), 1-24