Stuart Farquhar

Senior Lecturer in Governance & Finance, University of Northampton, Accounting & Finance

Emailstuart.farquhar@northampton.ac.uk

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Corporate Governance Board dynamics and effectiveness Corporate Governance in Sports Industries Sports Economics and Finance

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Personal profile

Biography

Stuart S. Farquhar is a senior lecturer in Governance and Finance at the University of Northampton with over 28 years experience working at 3 previous universities, Wolverhampton, Queen Margaret, and Salford. He holds a PhD in corporate governance. His main teaching areas include economics, finance and corporate governance. His research interests are in board processes, behaviours and board effectiveness, corporate governance in the sports industry, and sports economics and finance. He has published in various journals on corporate governance and boards and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics

Research Interests

My research interests are in board processes, behaviours and board effectiveness, corporate governance in the sports industry, and sports economics and finance

Teaching Interests

My main teaching areas include economics, finance and corporate governance.

Supervision

I have two successful PhD supervisions at the University of Wolverhampton - Michael Ogunseyin - The determinants of trust in the boardroom; Aderemi Abayome Ojebode - Learing in boards: a grounded theory study of UK boards of directors

I am interested in supervising PhDs in Corporate Governance, Board Dynamics and Effectiveness, Corporate Governance in the Sports Industries, Sports Economics and Finance

External Roles

I have experience of external examining at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Finance at Cardiff Metropolitan University 2014-2018 and DeMontfort University 2016-2018.

I have also acted as an International External Examiner for a Phd at Massey University, New Zealand - Peter Crow thesis, “The influence of boards on business performance: Evidence from inside the boardroom” (November 2015 and resubmission November 2016)

Industry Connections

I have been a panel member at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce in their Quarterly Economic Survey 2019-20

I was also a panel member of Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce Budget Event 2015-2018

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, University of Wolverhampton

1 Feb 2004 → 1 Nov 2011

Award Date: 1 Nov 2011

Master, University of Exeter

30 Sep 1987 → 1 Sep 1988

Award Date: 1 Sep 1988

Bachelor, University of Sunderland

1 Oct 1984 → 1 Jul 1987

Award Date: 1 Jul 1987

External positions

External Examiner Finance, De Montfort University

1 Sep 2016 → 31 Jul 2018

PhD International Examiner, Massey University

1 Nov 2015 → 30 Nov 2016

External Examiner MSc Finance/Financial Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University

1 Sep 2015 → 31 Jul 2018

External Examiner Finance Field Group, Cardiff Metropolitan University

1 Sep 2014 → 31 Jul 2018

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Research Output

5 Article
1 Chapter
1 Doctoral Thesis

The determinants of trust in the boardroom

Farquhar, S. S., Machold, S. & Ogunseyin, M. A., 26 Jul 2019, Research Handbook on Boards of Directors . Gabrielsson, J., Khlif, W. & Yamak, S. (eds.). Edward Elgar

Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter

Theorising director task performance over time: Insights from capture theory

Farquhar, S., Machold, S. & Ahmed, P. K., 9 Jul 2014, In : International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics. 9, 2, p. 155-169 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Open Access

File

Board Task Evolution: A Longitudinal Field Study in the UK

Machold, S. & Farquhar, S., 1 Mar 2013, In : Corporate Governance: An International Review. 21, 2, p. 147-164 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

The impact of board processes on board role performance and effectiveness: an empirical study of UK listed companies

Farquhar, S. S., 10 Nov 2011

Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

Corporate governance and ethics: A feminist perspective

MacHold, S., Ahmed, P. K. & Farquhar, S. S., 4 Aug 2007, In : Journal of Business Ethics. 81, p. 665–678

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Founders versus Descendants: The Profitability, Growth and Efficiency Characteristics Comparison in the UK Small and Medium Sized Family Businesses

Farquhar, S. S., 1 Jul 2007, In : Journal of Entrepreneurship. 16, 2, p. 173-195 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Governance and football: an examination of the relevance of corporate governance regulations for the sports sector

Farquhar, S., Machold, S. & Ahmed, P. K., 4 Apr 2005, In : International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics. 1, 4

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Activities

7 Participating in a conference or workshop
1 Editorial work
1 Examination
1 Webinar

You can be in the Boardroom!

Stuart Farquhar (Author)

24 Apr 2020

Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Webinar › Research

International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics (Journal)

Stuart Farquhar (Editor in chief)

8 Feb 2018 → …

Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Editorial work › Research

The influence of boards on business performance: Evidence from inside the boardroom

Stuart Farquhar (Examiner)

Nov 2016

Activity: Examinations › Examination › Research