Profile

Jianyu Ma, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance (Finance)
ma@rmu.edu
412-397-5459 phone (M)
412-397-2217 fax
Massey Hall 202


Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Finance/Business Administration, University of Texas-Pan American

Area of Expertise/Research

  • Int'l Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Int'l Business

Publications

  • Selected Publications:

  • Chu, Y., & Ma, J. (forthcoming). Modeling loyalty among Chinese consumers. International Journal of Business, 29(3).
  • Ma, J., & Chu, Y. (2024). Stock market response to mergers and acquisitions: Comparison between China and India. International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 18(6), 555-568.
  • Merryman, A., & Ma, J. (2024). Analysis of Smart Beta Investment Strategies in Emerging Markets. International Journal of Management Theory & Practices, 19(1), 34–45. 
  • Chu, Y., & Ma, J. (2024). Comparison of E-Trust Between Chinese and American Customers in Social Networks, International Journal of Management Theory & Practices, 19(1), 59-74.
  • Chu, Y., Vasquez-Parraga, A. Z., & Ma, J. (2021). The drivers of customer satisfaction, trust, commitment, and loyalty among Chinese consumers. International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 15(6), 807-821.
  • Ma, J., Chu, Y., & Beaves, R. (2020). Firm size effects on stock returns in mergers and acquisitions in Asian emerging markets, International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 14(4), 398-410.
  • Chu, Y., Vasquez-Parraga, A. Z., & Ma, J. (2018). Antecedents of Store Loyalty Among Chinese Customers. International Journal of Business, 23(2), 151-165.
  • Ma, J., Geng, M., Chu, Y., & Chen, J. C. (2018). Wealth of Merger and Acquisition on Acquiring Firms in Brazil. International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change, 9(3), 70-84. doi: IGI Global
  • Hayat, M., Wang, M., & Ma, J. (2016). The impact of ownership structure on corporate debt financing: Evidence from the manufacturing sector of Pakistan. International Journal of Management Theory and Practices, 17(1), 92-109.
  • Ma, J., Geng, M., & Chu, Y. (2016). Model selection for merger and acquisition analysis in Asian emerging markets. International Journal of Revenue Management, 9(1), 40-56.
  • Ma, J., & Chu, Y. (2013). Exploration of Mergers and Acquisitions Database: Deals in Emerging Asian Markets. International Journal of Management Theory and Practices, 14(1), 25-39.
  • Ma, J., Pagán, J. A., & Chu, Y. (2012). Wealth effects of bank mergers and acquisitions in Asian emerging markets2012. Journal of Applied Business Research, 28(1), 47.
  • Chu, Y., & Ma, J. (2009). Software piracy and spending across different economic groups. International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 3(1), 78-92.
  • Ma, J., Pagán, J. A., & Chu, Y. (2009). Abnormal returns to mergers and acquisitions in ten Asian stock markets. International Journal of business, 14(3), 235-250.
  • Jackson, D. O., & Ma, J. (2006). Response Asymmetries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand Equity Markets: Does time period matter? Global Business And Finance Review, Fall, 11-19.
  • Chu, Y., Strong, W. F., Ma, J., & Greene, W. E. (2005). Silent messages in negotiations: The role of nonverbal communication in cross-cultural business negotiations. Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, 9(2), 113-129.
  • Chu, Y., Ma, J., & Greene, W. E. (2004). Sino-American labor law comparisons: Where do east and west meet? International Journal of Commerce and Management, 14(2), 32-47.

Presentations

  • 2024 - Ma, J., & Chu, Y. (2024). "Writing a research paper: Topic selection and research method", DBA Workshop at the 31st International Conference on the Pacific Rim Management, Macau SAR, China.
  • 2024 - Chu, Y. & Ma, J. (2024). "Exploratory Study of Consumer Behavior in Mobile Commerce Era", presentation at China Marketing International Conference 2024: Exploring the Roots in Central China: Cultural Marketing and Data Intelligence Empowerment Conference, Zhengzhou, China.
  • 2023 - Ma, J. & Chu, Y. (2023). "Investigating factors that impact the wealth of acquiring firms in mergers and acquisitions", presentation at the Academy of Business Research Spring 2023 Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  • 2023 - Ma, J. & Chu, Y. (2023). "Comparison of market response to mergers and acquisitions between China and India", presentation at the Academy of Business Research Fall 2023 Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  • 2019 - Chu, Y. & Ma, J. (2019). "Comparison of loyalty among Chinese and American customers", presentation in the New Opportunities and Challenges in International Business, Beijing, China.
  • 2016 - Ma, J., Geng, M., Chu, Y., & Chen, J. (2016). "Wealth Effects of Merger and Acquisition on Acquiring Firms In Brazil", presentation in 2016 AIB-LAT Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • 2015 - Ma, J., Chu, Y., & Beaves, R. (2015). "Modeling of Normal Returns in Event Study for Emerging Markets," presentation in 2015 ACME 25th Annual Meeting (International Conference of Pacific Rim Management and Association for Chinese Management Educators), California, U.S.A.
  • 2009 - Ma, J., Pagan, J. A., & Chu, Y. (2009). Presentation on the paper "Valuation Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions in Asian Emerging Markets" in the Fifty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Midwest Finance Association (MFA), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • 2006 - Ma, J. & Chu, Y. (2006). Presentation on the paper "Revenue Loss and Piracy Rate: A Cross-national Study," in 2006 Academy of International Business U.S. Southwest Chapter Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.