2020

Almaghrabi, K. S., Opong, K. and Tsalavoutas, I. (2020) Compliance with pension-related mandatory disclosures and debt financing. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, (doi: 10.1111/jbfa.12479) (Early Online Publication)

2019

Ntim, C. G., Lindop, S., Thomas, D. A., Opong, K. and Hussein, A. (2019) Executive pay and performance: the moderating effect of CEO power and governance structure. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(6), pp. 921-963. (doi: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1282532)

2018

Ly, K. C., Liu, F. H. and Opong, K. (2018) Can parents protect their children? Risk comparison analysis between affiliates of multi- and single-bank holding companies. Journal of Financial Stability, 37, pp. 1-10. (doi: 10.1016/j.jfs.2018.05.001)

2017

Ly, K. C., Liu, F. H. and Opong, K. (2017) Who acquires whom among stand-alone commercial banks and bank holding company affiliates? International Review of Financial Analysis, 54, pp. 144-158. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2016.11.003)

Chen, Z., Liu, F. H., Opong, K. and Zhou, M. (2017) Short term safety or long term failure? Empirical evidence of the impact of securitization on bank risk. Journal of International Money and Finance, 72, pp. 48-74. (doi: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2016.12.003)

Elghuweel, M. I., Ntim, C. G., Opong, K. K. and Avison, L. (2017) Corporate governance, Islamic governance and earnings management in Oman: a new empirical insights from a behavioural theoretical framework. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 7(2), pp. 190-224. (doi: 10.1108/JAEE-09-2015-0064)

2015

Li, Y. , Moutinho, L., Opong, K. K. and Pang, Y. (2015) Bayesian prediction with linear dynamic model: principle and application. In: Moutinho, L. and Huarng, K.-H. (eds.) Quantitative Modelling in Marketing and Management [2nd ed.]. World Scientific: Hackensack, NJ, pp. 323-342. ISBN 9789814696340 (doi:10.1142/9789814696357_0013)

Al-Bassam, W. M., Ntim, C. G., Opong, K. K. and Downs, Y. (2015) Corporate boards and ownership structure as antecedents of corporate governance disclosure in Saudi Arabian publicly listed corporations. Business and Society, 57(2), pp. 335-377. (doi: 10.1177/0007650315610611)

Conheady, B., McIlkenny, P., Opong, K. K. and Pignatel, I. (2015) Board effectiveness and firm performance of Canadian listed firms. British Accounting Review, 47(3), pp. 290-303. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2014.02.002)

Li, Y. , Moutinho, L., Opong, K. K. and Pang, Y. (2015) Cash flow forecast for South African firms. Review of Development Finance, 5(1), pp. 24-33. (doi: 10.1016/j.rdf.2014.11.001)

Ntim, C. G., Opong, K. K. and Danbolt, J. (2015) Board size, corporate regulations and firm valuation in an emerging market: a simultaneous equation approach. International Review of Applied Economics, 29(2), pp. 194-220. (doi: 10.1080/02692171.2014.983048)

Pang, Y., Opong, K., Moutinho, L. and Li, Y. (2015) Cash Flow Prediction Using a Grey-Box Model. In: 21st International Conference on Automation & Computing (ICAC 2015), Glasgow, Scotland, 11-12 Sep 2015, pp. 1-6. (doi:10.1109/IConAC.2015.7313951)

2013

Hamill, P.A., McIlkenny, P. and Opong, K.K. (2013) Valuation implications of pharmaceutical companies' R&D regulatory approval notifications. British Accounting Review, 45(2), pp. 99-111. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2013.03.004)

Belaire-Franch, J. and Opong, K.K. (2013) A time series analysis of U.K. construction and real estate indices. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 46(3), pp. 516-542. (doi: 10.1007/s11146-011-9327-y)

Opong, K. and Siganos, A. (2013) Compositional changes in the FTSE100 index from the standpoint of an arbitrageur. Journal of Asset Management, 14(2), pp. 120-132. (doi: 10.1057/jam.2013.8)

2012

Ntim, C.G., Opong, K.K. and Danbolt, J. (2012) The relative value relevance of shareholder versus stakeholder corporate governance disclosure policy reforms in South Africa. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 20(1), pp. 84-105. (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2011.00891.x)

Ntim, C., Opong, K., Danbolt, J. and Thomas, D.A. (2012) Voluntary corporate governance disclosure by post-apartheid South African corporations. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 13(2), pp. 122-144. (doi: 10.1108/09675421211254830)

2011

Ntim, C., Opong, K.K., Danbolt, J. and Dewotor, F.S. (2011) Testing the weak-form efficiency in African stock markets. Managerial Finance, 37(3), pp. 195-218. (doi: 10.1108/03074351111113289)

2010

Belaire-Franch, J. and Opong, K. (2010) Testing for random walk in euro exchange rates using subsampling approach. Applied Economics Letters, (doi: 10.1080/00036840902817581)

Li, Y., Hamill, P.A. and Opong, K.K. (2010) Do benchmark African equity indices exhibit the stylized facts? Global Finance Journal, 21(1), pp. 71-97. (doi: 10.1016/j.gfj.2010.03.006)

Pei, D., Hamill, P.A. and Opong, K.K. (2010) An analysis of quasi-qualification, modified auditor opinions and special treatment status on China's Shenzhen market. Applied Economics Letters, 17(13), pp. 1265-1271. (doi: 10.1080/00036840902881827)

2007

Ntim, C., Opong, K. and Danbolt, J. (2007) An empirical re-examination of the weak form efficient markets hypothesis of the Ghana stock market using variance-ratios tests. African Finance Journal, 9(2), pp. 1-25.

Opong, K. (2007) A nonparametric variance ratio test of the behaviour of UK real estate and construction indices. International Real Estate Review, 10(2), pp. 94-112.

2005

Belaire-Franch, J. and Opong, K. (2005) Some evidence of random walk behavior of Euro exchange rates using ranks and signs. Journal of Banking and Finance, 29, pp. 1631-1643. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2004.06.031)

Opong, K. (2005) A variance ratio test of the behaviour of some FTSE equity indices using ranks and signs. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 24(1), pp. 93-109. (doi: 10.1007/s11156-005-5328-3)

2004

Opong, K. (2004) Can UK company directors' time their sharedealings? Journal of Accounting and Finance, 3, pp. 15-31.

2003

Opong, K. (2003) Classes of random polynomials with non-identical coefficients. International Journal of Applied Mathematics, 14(4), pp. 381-390.

Opong, K. (2003) The price performance of initial public offerings in Taiwan. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2, pp. 47-68.

2002

Opong, K. (2002) Directors' Share Dealings and Company Financial Performance. Journal of Management and Governance, 6(3), pp. 215-234. (doi: 10.1023/A:1019677230611)

Opong, K. (2002) Equity option listing; a comparison of market-based research methodologies. Journal of Empirical Finance, 9(1), pp. 91-108. (doi: 10.1016/S0927-5398(01)00046-9)

2000

Hamill, P. A., Opong, K. K. and Sprevak, D. (2000) The behaviour of Irish ISEQ index: some new empirical tests. Applied Financial Economics, 10(6), pp. 693-700. (doi: 10.1080/096031000438042)

1999

Fox, A. F. and Opong, K. K. (1999) The impact of board changes on shareholder wealth: some UK evidence. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 7(4), pp. 385-396. (doi: 10.1111/1467-8683.00169)

Opong, K. K., Mulholland, G., Fox, A. F. and Farahmand, K. (1999) The behaviour of some UK equity indices: An application of Hurst and BDS tests. Journal of Empirical Finance, 6(3), pp. 267-282. (doi: 10.1016/S0927-5398(99)00004-3)

1996

Opong, K. K. (1996) Hourly share price response to the release of preliminary annual financial reports: some UK evidence. British Accounting Review, 28(3), pp. 187-202. (doi: 10.1006/bare.1996.0014)

1995

Opong, K. K. (1995) The information content of interim financial reports: UK evidence. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 22(2), pp. 269-279. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.1995.tb00683.x)

Articles

Almaghrabi, K. S., Opong, K. and Tsalavoutas, I. (2020) Compliance with pension-related mandatory disclosures and debt financing. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, (doi: 10.1111/jbfa.12479) (Early Online Publication)

Ntim, C. G., Lindop, S., Thomas, D. A., Opong, K. and Hussein, A. (2019) Executive pay and performance: the moderating effect of CEO power and governance structure. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(6), pp. 921-963. (doi: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1282532)

Ly, K. C., Liu, F. H. and Opong, K. (2018) Can parents protect their children? Risk comparison analysis between affiliates of multi- and single-bank holding companies. Journal of Financial Stability, 37, pp. 1-10. (doi: 10.1016/j.jfs.2018.05.001)

Ly, K. C., Liu, F. H. and Opong, K. (2017) Who acquires whom among stand-alone commercial banks and bank holding company affiliates? International Review of Financial Analysis, 54, pp. 144-158. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2016.11.003)

Chen, Z., Liu, F. H., Opong, K. and Zhou, M. (2017) Short term safety or long term failure? Empirical evidence of the impact of securitization on bank risk. Journal of International Money and Finance, 72, pp. 48-74. (doi: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2016.12.003)

Elghuweel, M. I., Ntim, C. G., Opong, K. K. and Avison, L. (2017) Corporate governance, Islamic governance and earnings management in Oman: a new empirical insights from a behavioural theoretical framework. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 7(2), pp. 190-224. (doi: 10.1108/JAEE-09-2015-0064)

Al-Bassam, W. M., Ntim, C. G., Opong, K. K. and Downs, Y. (2015) Corporate boards and ownership structure as antecedents of corporate governance disclosure in Saudi Arabian publicly listed corporations. Business and Society, 57(2), pp. 335-377. (doi: 10.1177/0007650315610611)

Conheady, B., McIlkenny, P., Opong, K. K. and Pignatel, I. (2015) Board effectiveness and firm performance of Canadian listed firms. British Accounting Review, 47(3), pp. 290-303. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2014.02.002)

Li, Y. , Moutinho, L., Opong, K. K. and Pang, Y. (2015) Cash flow forecast for South African firms. Review of Development Finance, 5(1), pp. 24-33. (doi: 10.1016/j.rdf.2014.11.001)

Ntim, C. G., Opong, K. K. and Danbolt, J. (2015) Board size, corporate regulations and firm valuation in an emerging market: a simultaneous equation approach. International Review of Applied Economics, 29(2), pp. 194-220. (doi: 10.1080/02692171.2014.983048)

Hamill, P.A., McIlkenny, P. and Opong, K.K. (2013) Valuation implications of pharmaceutical companies' R&D regulatory approval notifications. British Accounting Review, 45(2), pp. 99-111. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2013.03.004)

Belaire-Franch, J. and Opong, K.K. (2013) A time series analysis of U.K. construction and real estate indices. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 46(3), pp. 516-542. (doi: 10.1007/s11146-011-9327-y)

Opong, K. and Siganos, A. (2013) Compositional changes in the FTSE100 index from the standpoint of an arbitrageur. Journal of Asset Management, 14(2), pp. 120-132. (doi: 10.1057/jam.2013.8)

Ntim, C.G., Opong, K.K. and Danbolt, J. (2012) The relative value relevance of shareholder versus stakeholder corporate governance disclosure policy reforms in South Africa. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 20(1), pp. 84-105. (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2011.00891.x)

Ntim, C., Opong, K., Danbolt, J. and Thomas, D.A. (2012) Voluntary corporate governance disclosure by post-apartheid South African corporations. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 13(2), pp. 122-144. (doi: 10.1108/09675421211254830)

Ntim, C., Opong, K.K., Danbolt, J. and Dewotor, F.S. (2011) Testing the weak-form efficiency in African stock markets. Managerial Finance, 37(3), pp. 195-218. (doi: 10.1108/03074351111113289)

Belaire-Franch, J. and Opong, K. (2010) Testing for random walk in euro exchange rates using subsampling approach. Applied Economics Letters, (doi: 10.1080/00036840902817581)

Li, Y., Hamill, P.A. and Opong, K.K. (2010) Do benchmark African equity indices exhibit the stylized facts? Global Finance Journal, 21(1), pp. 71-97. (doi: 10.1016/j.gfj.2010.03.006)

Pei, D., Hamill, P.A. and Opong, K.K. (2010) An analysis of quasi-qualification, modified auditor opinions and special treatment status on China's Shenzhen market. Applied Economics Letters, 17(13), pp. 1265-1271. (doi: 10.1080/00036840902881827)

Ntim, C., Opong, K. and Danbolt, J. (2007) An empirical re-examination of the weak form efficient markets hypothesis of the Ghana stock market using variance-ratios tests. African Finance Journal, 9(2), pp. 1-25.

Opong, K. (2007) A nonparametric variance ratio test of the behaviour of UK real estate and construction indices. International Real Estate Review, 10(2), pp. 94-112.

Belaire-Franch, J. and Opong, K. (2005) Some evidence of random walk behavior of Euro exchange rates using ranks and signs. Journal of Banking and Finance, 29, pp. 1631-1643. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2004.06.031)

Opong, K. (2005) A variance ratio test of the behaviour of some FTSE equity indices using ranks and signs. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 24(1), pp. 93-109. (doi: 10.1007/s11156-005-5328-3)

Opong, K. (2004) Can UK company directors' time their sharedealings? Journal of Accounting and Finance, 3, pp. 15-31.

Opong, K. (2003) Classes of random polynomials with non-identical coefficients. International Journal of Applied Mathematics, 14(4), pp. 381-390.

Opong, K. (2003) The price performance of initial public offerings in Taiwan. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2, pp. 47-68.

Opong, K. (2002) Directors' Share Dealings and Company Financial Performance. Journal of Management and Governance, 6(3), pp. 215-234. (doi: 10.1023/A:1019677230611)

Opong, K. (2002) Equity option listing; a comparison of market-based research methodologies. Journal of Empirical Finance, 9(1), pp. 91-108. (doi: 10.1016/S0927-5398(01)00046-9)

Hamill, P. A., Opong, K. K. and Sprevak, D. (2000) The behaviour of Irish ISEQ index: some new empirical tests. Applied Financial Economics, 10(6), pp. 693-700. (doi: 10.1080/096031000438042)

Fox, A. F. and Opong, K. K. (1999) The impact of board changes on shareholder wealth: some UK evidence. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 7(4), pp. 385-396. (doi: 10.1111/1467-8683.00169)

Opong, K. K., Mulholland, G., Fox, A. F. and Farahmand, K. (1999) The behaviour of some UK equity indices: An application of Hurst and BDS tests. Journal of Empirical Finance, 6(3), pp. 267-282. (doi: 10.1016/S0927-5398(99)00004-3)

Opong, K. K. (1996) Hourly share price response to the release of preliminary annual financial reports: some UK evidence. British Accounting Review, 28(3), pp. 187-202. (doi: 10.1006/bare.1996.0014)

Opong, K. K. (1995) The information content of interim financial reports: UK evidence. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 22(2), pp. 269-279. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.1995.tb00683.x)

Book Sections

Li, Y. , Moutinho, L., Opong, K. K. and Pang, Y. (2015) Bayesian prediction with linear dynamic model: principle and application. In: Moutinho, L. and Huarng, K.-H. (eds.) Quantitative Modelling in Marketing and Management [2nd ed.]. World Scientific: Hackensack, NJ, pp. 323-342. ISBN 9789814696340 (doi:10.1142/9789814696357_0013)

Conference Proceedings

Pang, Y., Opong, K., Moutinho, L. and Li, Y. (2015) Cash Flow Prediction Using a Grey-Box Model. In: 21st International Conference on Automation & Computing (ICAC 2015), Glasgow, Scotland, 11-12 Sep 2015, pp. 1-6. (doi:10.1109/IConAC.2015.7313951)