Rong Zhao, University of Calgary

Research

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limitations of financial reporting intangibles new economy firms and supply chain information

Latest papers

Profitability and risk-return comparison across health care industries, evidence from publicly traded companies 2010-2019.
PloS one · 2022 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Uniqueness in Firms' Resource Allocations: Measurement and Stakeholder Implications
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$95,410
Investigating Economic Substance Behind Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assertions
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$31,611
Do Digital Technology Firms Generate Excess Profits?
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$19,837

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Profitability and risk-return comparison across health care industries, evidence from publicly traded companies 2010-2019.

Bai G, Rajgopal S, Srivastava A, Zhao R

PloS one2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275245 PMID: 36383519

Uniqueness in Firms' Resource Allocations: Measurement and Stakeholder Implications

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mashruwala, Raj

$95,410

Investigating Economic Substance Behind Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assertions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhao, Rong

Keywords: environmental; social and corporate governance; ESG investing; political; proxy statement; natural language processing

$31,611

Do Digital Technology Firms Generate Excess Profits?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Anup

Keywords: monopoly; profits; technology; digital giants; anti-competitive practices

$19,837

Do Digital Technology Firms Generate Excess Profits?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Anup

Keywords: monopoly; profits; technology; digital giants; anti-competitive practices

$65,720

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Anup Srivastava

Accounting

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: limitations of financial reporting Dear Professor Zhao, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Profitability and risk-return comparison across health care industries, evidence from publicly traded companies 2010-2019." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Investigating Economic Substance Behind Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assertions" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]