Staff profile

Professor Dixon has been a member of staff in the Business School since 1992. He was Dean from 2008 to 2016, and prior to that held various administrative roles including Chair of the Board of Studies and Director of the MBA Programme.

In 1998 he was promoted to a Chair of Management Accounting. His research interests are broad and include investigations of the contribution of venture capitalists and the impact of regulation on business. He is a highly regarded speaker and has held visiting professorships in Malaysia, Hong Kong, France and Finland.

Professor Dixon is the author of a number of books and articles in the broad field of Management, and has published extensively in learned journals on the broad subject of financial management and performance appraisal. His current research includes corporate finance, governance and control and related accounting issues.

Mini Biography

Professor Dixon has been a member of staff in the Business School since 1992. He was Dean from 2008 to 2016, and prior to that held various administrative roles in the School including Chair of the Board of Studies and Director of the MBA Programme.

• financial management
• financial markets
• financial modelling
• management accounting
• public finance
• venture capital

Journal Article

• Mostafa, W., & Dixon, R. (2024). The relative valuation of cash flow and current accruals affected by their extremity. Review of Accounting and Finance, 23(1), 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/raf-12-2022-0358
• Saha, A. K., Al‐Shaer, H., Dixon, R., & Demirag, I. (2021). Determinants of Carbon Emission Disclosures and UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of UK Higher Education Institutions. Australian Accounting Review, 31(2), 79-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/auar.12324
• Qu, W., Qu, G., Zhang, X., & Dixon, R. (2021). The impact of public participation in environmental behavior on haze pollution and public health in China. Economic Modelling, 98, 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2020.11.009
• Seibert, R. M., Macagnan, C. B., & Dixon, R. (2021). Priority Stakeholders’ Perception: Social Responsibility Indicators. Sustainability, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031034
• Mohammad, S., Asutay, M., Dixon, R., & Platonova, E. (2020). Liquidity Risk Exposure and its Determinants in the Banking Sector: A Comparative Analysis between Islamic, Conventional and Hybrid Banks. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 66, Article 101196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2020.101196
• Michael, A., & Dixon, R. (2019). Audit data analytics of unregulated voluntary disclosures and auditing expectations gap. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 16(4), 188-205. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41310-019-00065-x
• Seibert, R., Macagnan, C., Dixon, R., & Simon, D. (2019). Social Responsibility indicators: Perspective of Stakeholders in Brazil and in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 16(2-3), 128-144. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41310-019-00062-0
• Okaily, J., Dixon, R., & Salama, A. (2019). Corporate governance quality and premature revenue recognition: evidence from the UK. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 15(1), 79-99. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmf-02-2018-0047
• Platonova, E., Asutay, M., Dixon, R., & Mohammad, S. (2018). The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure on Financial Performance: Evidence from the GCC Islamic Banking Sector. Journal of Business Ethics, 151(2), 451-471. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3229-0
• Al Dah, B., Michael, A., & Dixon, R. (2017). Antitakeover Provisions and CEO Monetary Benefits: Revisiting the E-Index. Research in International Business and Finance, 42, 992-1004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.033
• Alsharairi, M., Dixon, R., & Al-Hamadeen, R. (2017). Event-specific earnings management: additional evidence from US M & A pre-and post-SOX. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 15(1), 78-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfra-11-2015-0097
• Dixon, R., Guariglia, A., & Vijayakumaran, R. (2017). Managerial Ownership, Corporate Governance, and Firms’ Exporting Decisions: Evidence from Chinese listed companies. European Journal of Finance, 23(7-9), 802-840. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2015.1025990
• Dixon, R., Zhang, Z., & Dai, Y. (2016). Exchange Rate Flexibility in China: Measurement, Regime Shifts and Driving Forces of Change. Review of International Economics, 24(5), 875-892. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12226
• Jizi, M., & Dixon, R. (2016). Are Risk Management Disclosures Informative or Tautological? Evidence from the U.S. banking sector. Accounting Perspectives, 16(1), 7-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3838.12134
• Das, S., Dixon, R., & Michael, A. (2015). Corporate Mandatory Reporting: A longitudinal Investigation of Listed Companies in Bangladesh. Global review of accounting and finance, 6(1), 64-85. https://doi.org/10.21102/graf.2015.03.61.05
• Das, S., Dixon, R., & Michael, A. (2015). Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: A Longitudinal Study of Listed Banking Companies in Bangladesh. World review of business research, 5(1), 130-154
• Jizi, M., Salama, A., Dixon, R., & Stratling, R. (2014). Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: Evidence from the US Banking Sector. Journal of Business Ethics, 125(4), 601-615. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1929-2
• Habbash, M., Xiao, L., Salama, A., & Dixon, R. (2014). Are Independent Directors and Supervisory Directors Effective in Constraining Earnings Management?. Journal of Finance, Accounting and Management, 5(1), 125-160
• Cumming, D., Dixon, R., Hou, W., & Lee, E. (2013). Media coverage and foreign share discount puzzle in China. European Journal of Finance, 22(4-6), 393-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2012.762031
• Mostafa, W., & Dixon, R. (2013). The impact of earnings extremity on information content of cash flow. Review of Accounting and Finance, 12(1), 81-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/14757701311295845
• Salama, A., Habbash, M., & Dixon, R. (2012). An Examination of Environmental Disclosures in UK Corporate Annual Reports. Journal of Accounting-Business dan Management (Malang), 19(1), Article 2-191-2
• Belghitar, Y., & Dixon, R. (2011). Do Venture Capitalists Reduce Underpricing and Underperformance of IPOs?. Applied financial economics, 22(1), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603107.2011.597720
• Rizk, R., Dixon, R., & Woodhead, A. (2008). Corporate Social and Environmental Reporting: A Survey of Disclosure Practices in Egypt. Social Responsibility Journal, 4(3), 306-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/17471110810892839
• Dixon, R., Palmer, G., Stradling, B., & Woodhead, A. (2008). An Empirical Survey of the Motivation for Share Repurchases in the UK. Managerial Finance, 34(12), 886-906. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074350810915833
• Dixon, R., Ritchie, J., & Siwale, J. (2007). Loan officers and loan 'delinquency' in microfinance: A Zambian case. Accounting Forum, 31(1), 47-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2006.11.005
• Dixon, R., Ritchie., J., & Siwale, J. (2006). Microfinance: Accountability from the grassroots. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 19(3), 405-427. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570610670352
• Dixon, R., Soliman, M., & Woodhead, A. (2006). Expanding the audit committee oversight responsibilities. Managerial Auditing Journal, 21(3), 293-302
• Dixon, R., Mousa, G., & Woodhead, A. (2005). The role of environmental initiatives in encouraging companies to engage in environmental reporting. European Management Journal, 23(6), 702-716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2005.10.014
• Dixon, R., Mousa, G., & Woodhead, A. (2004). The necessary characteristics of environmental auditors: A review of the contribution of the financial auditing profession. Accounting Forum, 28(2), 119-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2004.01.001
• Dixon, R., & Trenchard, P. (2003). The clinical allocation of joint blood product costs. Management Accounting Research, 14(2), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1044-5005%2803%2900021-0
• Dixon, R., & Trenchard, P. (2001). Bipolar value-driven joint product costing. Omega, 29(6), 479-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-0483%2801%2900038-x
• Woodhead, A., Dixon, R., & Skerratt, L. (2001). The impact of false rejection risk on posterior audit risk measurement. International Journal of Auditing, 5(1), 21-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/1099-1123.00323