Feng Dong
Assistant Professor of Finance
Department: Finance
Office and address:
Koury Business Center, Office 252
2075 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
Email: fdong@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-2159
Brief Biography
Dr. Feng Dong is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Elon University. He is also a CFA charterholder and FRM holder. Before he joined Elon, he taught as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Siena College and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance at Old Dominion University. His research focuses on behavioral finance, financial management, and asset pricing, and his research has been published in many academic journals such as the Journal of Corporate Finance, International Business Review, Review of Corporate Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of European Financial Management, the Journal of Portfolio Management, the Journal of Wealth Management, the Journal of Asset Management, the Review of Behavioral Finance, and the Journal of Behavioral Finance. Besides, he also serves as Assistant Editor for the European Financial Management and Investment Strategy Advisor for Validea Capital Management.
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Education
PhD in Finance, Old Dominion University
Master's Degree in Finance, Ohio State University
Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Economics, Oklahoma City University
Employment History
Assistant Professor of Finance, Elon University, 2024-Current
Assistant Professor of Finance, Siena College 2018-2024
Investment Strategy Advisor, Validea Capital Management, LLC 2018-Current
Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Old Dominion University 2017-2018
Current Projects
[1] Dong, F., and Doukas, J. “The Oversight of Corporate Intangible Asset Intensity”
[2] Dong, F., Doukas, J, and Zhang, R. “Does Customer Concentration Affect Supplier ESG?”
[3] Dong, F., Doukas, J, and Wang, S. “Political Risk and Inside Debt”
[4] Dong, F. “Talent Investment and Market Premium” (Frist draft in progress)
Publications
Dong, F., & Wilson, S. (2024) Employee Satisfaction and Market Sentiment During COVID-19. Journal of Behavioral Finance, forthcoming
Cohen, A., & Dong, F. (2023). Enhancing GARP Investing: Creating A new and Improved PEG ratio. The Journal of Wealth Management, (2023)
Mallon, M. R., Guldiken, O., Benischke, M. H., Dong, F., & Nguyen, T. (2022). Is there an advantage of emergingness? A politico-regulatory perspective. International Business Review, 31(2), 101940
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2022). The effect of corporate investment efficiency on cross-border M&As. Review of Corporate Finance, 2(2), 235-294.
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2021). The effect of managers on M&As. Journal of Corporate Finance, 68, 101934
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2021). Managerial Ability Premium Factor and Fund Performance. Journal of International Money and Finance, (2021): 102353
Cohen, A., & Dong, F. (2021). Sales Dispersion: A robust factor to consider to achieve Alpha. Journal of Wealth Management, 23.4 (2021): 66-75
Dong, F. (2020). Noise-driven abnormal institutional investor attention. Journal of Asset Management, 21 (2020): 467-488
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2020). Did Fund Managers Deliver Value During the Financial Crisis? Journal of Wealth Management, 23.1 (2020): 47-59
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2020). When Fund Management Skill is More Valuable? European Financial Management, 26.2 (2020): 455-502
Yu, B., Xu, H. and Dong, F., (2019). Vertical vs. Horizontal: How Strategic Alliance Type Influence Firm Performance? Sustainability, 11(23), p.6594.
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2018). Fund Management Skill and Noise Trading. The Journal of Portfolio Management, 44(5), 113-124
Dong, F., & Wilson, S. D. (2018). Does High Stock Price Synchronicity Always Hurt Mutual Fund Industry? Sentiment Matters. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 1-8
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2017). The payback of mutual fund selectivity in European markets European Financial Management, 10.1111, 12160
Shen, J., Najand, M., Dong, F., & He, W. (2017). News and social media emotions in the commodity market. Review of Behavioral Finance, 9(2), 148-168
Chen, Y., Dong, F., & Chen, H. (2016). Business Process and Information Security: A Cross-Listing Perspective. Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, 1(02), 1650009.
Cohen, A., & Dong, F. (2023). Enhancing GARP Investing: Creating A new and Improved PEG ratio. The Journal of Wealth Management, (2023)
Mallon, M. R., Guldiken, O., Benischke, M. H., Dong, F., & Nguyen, T. (2022). Is there an advantage of emergingness? A politico-regulatory perspective. International Business Review, 31(2), 101940
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2022). The effect of corporate investment efficiency on cross-border M&As. Review of Corporate Finance, 2(2), 235-294.
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2021). The effect of managers on M&As. Journal of Corporate Finance, 68, 101934
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2021). Managerial Ability Premium Factor and Fund Performance. Journal of International Money and Finance, (2021): 102353
Cohen, A., & Dong, F. (2021). Sales Dispersion: A robust factor to consider to achieve Alpha. Journal of Wealth Management, 23.4 (2021): 66-75
Dong, F. (2020). Noise-driven abnormal institutional investor attention. Journal of Asset Management, 21 (2020): 467-488
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2020). Did Fund Managers Deliver Value During the Financial Crisis? Journal of Wealth Management, 23.1 (2020): 47-59
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2020). When Fund Management Skill is More Valuable? European Financial Management, 26.2 (2020): 455-502
Yu, B., Xu, H. and Dong, F., (2019). Vertical vs. Horizontal: How Strategic Alliance Type Influence Firm Performance? Sustainability, 11(23), p.6594.
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2018). Fund Management Skill and Noise Trading. The Journal of Portfolio Management, 44(5), 113-124
Dong, F., & Wilson, S. D. (2018). Does High Stock Price Synchronicity Always Hurt Mutual Fund Industry? Sentiment Matters. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 1-8
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (2017). The payback of mutual fund selectivity in European markets European Financial Management, 10.1111, 12160
Shen, J., Najand, M., Dong, F., & He, W. (2017). News and social media emotions in the commodity market. Review of Behavioral Finance, 9(2), 148-168
Chen, Y., Dong, F., & Chen, H. (2016). Business Process and Information Security: A Cross-Listing Perspective. Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, 1(02), 1650009.
Presentations
Wang, S., Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (June 2024). “Firm Political Risk and CEO Compensation Incentives”. European Financial Management Association (EFMA) 2024 Annual Meetings, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dong, F., Doukas, J., & Zhang, R. (January 2024). “Major Customers Affect Suppliers' ESG Activities”. SIBR 2024 Seoul Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research, Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Best Paper Award)
Dong, F., Doukas, J., & Zhang, R. (November 2023). “Do Major Customers Affect Suppliers' ESG Activities.” National Association of Business, Economics and Technology Annual Conference 2023, State College, Pennsylvania. (Best Paper Award)
Dong, F. & Wilson, S. (September 2023). “Employee Satisfaction: Insurance for Firms during COVID-19”. 2023 Vietnam Symposium in Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Innovation, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Dong, F. & Wilson, S. (March 2023). “Employee Satisfaction: Insurance for Firms During Covid-19”. Appalachian Research in Business Symposium, Radford, Virginia.
Dong, F. (October 2022). “Corporate Intangible Asset Intensity” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2022), Atlanta, GA
Dong, F. & Doukas, J. (June 2021). “The Effect of Corporate Investment Capacity on Cross-Border M&As” 2021 European Financial Management Association (EFMA) conference, Virtual Conference
Dong, F. & Doukas, J. (June 2021). “Does Corporate Managerial Ability Matter in M&A Performance?” 2021 European Financial Management Association (EFMA) conference, Virtual Conference
Cohen, A. & Dong, F. (August 2021). “Sales Dispersion: A robust factor to consider to achieve Alpha.” 9th International Conference of Business and Economic Development, Virtual Conference
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (October 2020). “Does Corporate Managerial Ability Matter in M&A Performance” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2020), Virtual Conference
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (October 2019). “Is Fund Management Skill More Valuable in Noisy Times?” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2019), New Orleans, LA (Semifinalist for one of the five best paper awards)
Dong, F. (May 2019). “Noise-driven Abnormal Institutional Investor Attention” 8th ABRM-MEC International Conference on Business & Economic Development, New York City, NY
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (June 2018). “Is Fund Management Skill More Valuable in Noisy Times?” European Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (EFMA 2018), Milan, Italy
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (October 2017). “Does Corporate Managerial Ability Matter for Fund Managers?” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2017), Boston, Massachusetts
Mallon, M., Guldiken, O., Benischke, M., Dong, F., & Nguyen, T. (July 2017). “Foreign Subsidiary Performance in Emerging Markets: An Institutional Perspective" Academy of International Business Annual Meeting (AIB 2017), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Shen, J., Dong, F., & He, W. (November 2016). “Emotion at Work on Big Data Analytics: Using Media-Based Emotion for Predicting Commodity Price.” International Conference on Behavioral, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Computing (BESC2016), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Chen, Y., Dong, F., Chen, H., & Xu, L. (August 2016). “Can Cross-Listing Mitigate the Impact of an Information Security Breach Announcement on a Firm's Values?” In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Dong, F., Doukas, J., & Zhang, R. (January 2024). “Major Customers Affect Suppliers' ESG Activities”. SIBR 2024 Seoul Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research, Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Best Paper Award)
Dong, F., Doukas, J., & Zhang, R. (November 2023). “Do Major Customers Affect Suppliers' ESG Activities.” National Association of Business, Economics and Technology Annual Conference 2023, State College, Pennsylvania. (Best Paper Award)
Dong, F. & Wilson, S. (September 2023). “Employee Satisfaction: Insurance for Firms during COVID-19”. 2023 Vietnam Symposium in Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Innovation, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Dong, F. & Wilson, S. (March 2023). “Employee Satisfaction: Insurance for Firms During Covid-19”. Appalachian Research in Business Symposium, Radford, Virginia.
Dong, F. (October 2022). “Corporate Intangible Asset Intensity” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2022), Atlanta, GA
Dong, F. & Doukas, J. (June 2021). “The Effect of Corporate Investment Capacity on Cross-Border M&As” 2021 European Financial Management Association (EFMA) conference, Virtual Conference
Dong, F. & Doukas, J. (June 2021). “Does Corporate Managerial Ability Matter in M&A Performance?” 2021 European Financial Management Association (EFMA) conference, Virtual Conference
Cohen, A. & Dong, F. (August 2021). “Sales Dispersion: A robust factor to consider to achieve Alpha.” 9th International Conference of Business and Economic Development, Virtual Conference
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (October 2020). “Does Corporate Managerial Ability Matter in M&A Performance” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2020), Virtual Conference
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (October 2019). “Is Fund Management Skill More Valuable in Noisy Times?” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2019), New Orleans, LA (Semifinalist for one of the five best paper awards)
Dong, F. (May 2019). “Noise-driven Abnormal Institutional Investor Attention” 8th ABRM-MEC International Conference on Business & Economic Development, New York City, NY
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (June 2018). “Is Fund Management Skill More Valuable in Noisy Times?” European Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (EFMA 2018), Milan, Italy
Dong, F., & Doukas, J. (October 2017). “Does Corporate Managerial Ability Matter for Fund Managers?” Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA 2017), Boston, Massachusetts
Mallon, M., Guldiken, O., Benischke, M., Dong, F., & Nguyen, T. (July 2017). “Foreign Subsidiary Performance in Emerging Markets: An Institutional Perspective" Academy of International Business Annual Meeting (AIB 2017), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Shen, J., Dong, F., & He, W. (November 2016). “Emotion at Work on Big Data Analytics: Using Media-Based Emotion for Predicting Commodity Price.” International Conference on Behavioral, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Computing (BESC2016), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Chen, Y., Dong, F., Chen, H., & Xu, L. (August 2016). “Can Cross-Listing Mitigate the Impact of an Information Security Breach Announcement on a Firm's Values?” In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering