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Dr Monika Tarsalewska

Dr Monika Tarsalewska

Senior Lecturer in Finance

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Monika Tarsalewska joined the Business School in 2013 as a Lecturer in Finance. She has published in leading international journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of Management, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, European Journal of Finance. She has been a member of scientific committees for European Finance Association, Midwest Finance Association, EntFin. She is an editorial board member at British Journal of Management.

She received funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 and the British Academy. Her research and editorial duties received multiple awards (Journal of Corporate Finance 2018 Best Reviewer Award, Financial Management and Research Conference 2019 Best Paper Award, Corporate Governance Best Paper Award at the 2018 British Academy of Management Meeting). Monika’s research received academic attention (more than 100 citations) and media coverage. For example, her research has been covered by Institutional Investor: Buyouts Lead to Less Innovation, New Research Shows, Columbia Law School Blog: Are CEOs Encouraged to Take Too Much Risk?, Bloomberg: Stakeholders Get a Committee.

She has teaching experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level. Her current interests include investment and financing decisions, executive compensation, corporate takeovers, private equity and venture capital.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Finance (University of Lancaster)
  • MSc in Finance (University of Lancaster)
  • MSc in Economics (University of Warsaw)

Research interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • IPOs
  • Executive Compensation
  • Corporate Governance

Research grants

  • European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation grant under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie and National Science Center, Poland
  • Does social capital distance influence corporate takeovers?  (FMV cluster seed funding; budget £ 1,000)
  • Annual Report Length and M&A Efficiency (FMV cluster seed funding; budget £ 2,000)
  • Does Employment Protection Spur Innovation? International Evidence (BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant; budget £ 8,178; joint with J. Chircop and L.H. Hass)

Research projects

I am looking to supervise PhD students on topics related to corporate finance.

Key publications | Publications by category | Publications by year

Publications by category

Journal articles

Tarsalewska M (In Press). Does Venture Capital Backing Improve Disclosure Controls and Procedures? Evidence from Management’s Post-IPO Disclosures. Journal of Business Ethics Abstract.
Tarsalewska M (In Press). Ownership and Cross-Border Patent Sales in M&A Transactions. SSRN Electronic Journal DOI.
Cieślik A, Tarsalewska M (2023). European Integration and International M&As: the Case of Poland. Journal of East-West Business, 29(1), 26-45. Abstract. DOI.
Cieslik A, Tarsalewska M (2023). International M&As: horizontal, vertical or both. European J of International Management, 20(1). DOI.
Cieślik A, Tarsalewska M (2023). International M&As: horizontal, vertical or both?. European J of International Management, 20(1), 43-65. DOI.
Chircop J, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2020). Does religiosity influence venture capital investment decisions?. Journal of Corporate Finance, 62, n/a-n/a. Abstract. DOI.
Cumming DJ, Ji S, Peter R, Tarsalewska M (2020). Market Manipulation and Innovation. Journal of Banking and Finance DOI.
Tarsalewska M (2020). Ownership and Cross-Border Patent Sales in M&A Transactions. Finance Research Letters
Cumming DJ, Peter R, Tarsalewska M (2020). Public-to-Private Buyouts and Innovation. British Journal of Management
Cumming D, Peter R, Tarsalewska M (2020). Public‐to‐Private Buyouts and Innovation. British Journal of Management, 31(4), 811-829. DOI.
Chircop J, Tarsalewska M (2019). 10-K Filing length and M&A returns. The European Journal of Finance, 26(6), 532-553. DOI.
Chircop J, Johan SA, Tarsalewska M (2019). Does Religiosity Influence Venture Capital Investment Decisions?. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1). DOI.
Cumming D, Ji S, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2019). End‐of‐Day Price Manipulation and M&As. British Journal of Management DOI.
Tarsalewska M (2018). Buyouts under the threat of preemption. Journal of Banking and Finance DOI.
Cumming DJ, Peter R, Sannajust A, Tarsalewska M (2018). Pre-Going Private Ownership around the World. British Journal of Management, 30(3), 692-711. DOI.
Chircop J, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2017). Common auditors and cross-country M&A transactions. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money Abstract. DOI.
Hass LH, Tarsalewska M, Zhan F (2016). Equity Incentives and Corporate Fraud in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 138(4), 723-742. Abstract. DOI.
Tarsalewska M (2015). The timing of mergers along the production chain, capital structure, and risk dynamics. Journal of Banking and Finance, 57, 51-64. Abstract. DOI.

Chapters

Hass LH, Tarsalewska M (2018). Venture Capital and Financial Reporting in Newly Public Firms. In  (Ed) The Oxford Handbook of IPOs, 411-429. DOI.
Hass LH, Tarsalewska M (2018). Venture capital and financial reporting in newly public firms. In  (Ed) The Oxford Handbook of IPOs, 412-429.  Abstract. DOI.

Publications by year

In Press

Tarsalewska M (In Press). Does Venture Capital Backing Improve Disclosure Controls and Procedures? Evidence from Management’s Post-IPO Disclosures. Journal of Business Ethics Abstract.
Tarsalewska M (In Press). Ownership and Cross-Border Patent Sales in M&A Transactions. SSRN Electronic Journal DOI.

2023

Cieślik A, Tarsalewska M (2023). European Integration and International M&As: the Case of Poland. Journal of East-West Business, 29(1), 26-45. Abstract. DOI.
Cieslik A, Tarsalewska M (2023). International M&As: horizontal, vertical or both. European J of International Management, 20(1). DOI.
Cieślik A, Tarsalewska M (2023). International M&As: horizontal, vertical or both?. European J of International Management, 20(1), 43-65. DOI.
Cumming DJ, Ji S, Tarsalewska M (2023). Market Manipulation and ESG Incidents. DOI.

2022

Chircop J, Tarsalewska M, Trzeciakiewicz A (2022). Accounting Comparability and Environmental Violations. DOI.

2021

Chircop J, Tarsalewska M, Trzeciakiewicz A (2021). Government Procurement and Wage Theft. DOI.

2020

Chircop J, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2020). Does religiosity influence venture capital investment decisions?. Journal of Corporate Finance, 62, n/a-n/a. Abstract. DOI.
Liang Y, Kiosse PV, Tarsalewska M (2020). Labor Unemployment Insurance and Pension Asset Allocations. DOI.
Cumming DJ, Ji S, Peter R, Tarsalewska M (2020). Market Manipulation and Innovation. Journal of Banking and Finance DOI.
Tarsalewska M (2020). Ownership and Cross-Border Patent Sales in M&A Transactions. Finance Research Letters
Cumming DJ, Peter R, Tarsalewska M (2020). Public-to-Private Buyouts and Innovation. British Journal of Management
Cumming D, Peter R, Tarsalewska M (2020). Public‐to‐Private Buyouts and Innovation. British Journal of Management, 31(4), 811-829. DOI.

2019

Chircop J, Tarsalewska M (2019). 10-K Filing length and M&A returns. The European Journal of Finance, 26(6), 532-553. DOI.
Chircop J, Tarsalewska M, Trzeciakiewicz A (2019). CEO Risk Taking Equity Incentives and Workplace Misconduct. DOI.
Chircop J, Johan SA, Tarsalewska M (2019). Does Religiosity Influence Venture Capital Investment Decisions?. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1). DOI.
Cumming D, Ji S, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2019). End‐of‐Day Price Manipulation and M&As. British Journal of Management DOI.

2018

Tarsalewska M (2018). Buyouts under the threat of preemption. Journal of Banking and Finance DOI.
Chircop J, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2018). Does Religiosity Influence Venture Capital Investment Decisions?. DOI.
Cumming DJ, Ji S, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2018). End-of-Day Price Manipulation and M&As. DOI.
Cumming DJ, Peter R, Sannajust A, Tarsalewska M (2018). Pre-Going Private Ownership around the World. British Journal of Management, 30(3), 692-711. DOI.
Hass LH, Tarsalewska M (2018). Venture Capital and Financial Reporting in Newly Public Firms. In  (Ed) The Oxford Handbook of IPOs, 411-429. DOI.
Hass LH, Tarsalewska M (2018). Venture capital and financial reporting in newly public firms. In  (Ed) The Oxford Handbook of IPOs, 412-429.  Abstract. DOI.

2017

Chircop J, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2017). Common auditors and cross-country M&A transactions. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money Abstract. DOI.

2016

Chircop J, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2016). Common Auditors and Cross-Country M&A Transactions. DOI.
Hass LH, Tarsalewska M, Zhan F (2016). Equity Incentives and Corporate Fraud in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 138(4), 723-742. Abstract. DOI.
Cumming DJ, Ji S, Johan S, Tarsalewska M (2016). Market Manipulation and M&As. DOI.

2015

Chircop J, Tarsalewska M (2015). 10-K Filing Length and M&A Returns. DOI.
Tarsalewska M (2015). Buyouts Under the Threat of Preemption. DOI.
Tarsalewska M (2015). The timing of mergers along the production chain, capital structure, and risk dynamics. Journal of Banking and Finance, 57, 51-64. Abstract. DOI.
Cumming DJ, Hass LH, Myers LA, Tarsalewska M (2015). Venture Capital and Material Weaknesses in Internal Control. DOI.

2012

Tarsalewska M (2012). Mergers, Capital Structure and Risk. DOI.

Awards and Honours

  • Outward Mobility Academic Fellowship (University of Exeter): Project on Venture Capital at Schulich School of Business (York University, Canada)
  • Journal of Corporate Finance 2018 Best Reviewer Award
  • Financial Management and Research Conference 2019 Best paper Award
  • Corporate Governance Best Paper Award at the 2018 British Academy of Management Meeting

Conferences and invited presentations

2019

  • Eastern Finance Association, Miami, US (conference)
  • Financial Management Association Europe, Glasgow, UK (conference)
  • Financial Management Association, New Orleans, US (conference)
  • INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Glasgow, UK (conference)
  • University of Chile, Argentina (invited seminar)
  • University of Bath UK (invited seminar)
  • Warsaw School of Economics (invited seminar)
  • National Bank of Poland (invited seminar)
  • FMARC Limassol, Cyprus (conference)
  • Warsaw Stock Exchange, Poland (invited talk)

2018

  • International Finance and Banking Society, Santiago, Chile (conference)
  • British Academy of Management Meeting, Bristol, UK (conference)
  • Annual Corporate Finance Conference, Manchester, UK (conference)
  • AIB Conference, Minneapolis, US (conference)
  • INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Poznan, Poland (conference)
  • European Finance Association, Warsaw, Poland (conference)

2017

  • Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Boston, US (conference)
  • Financial Management Association Europe Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal (conference)
  • British Academy of Management, Warwick, UK (conference)
  • Entrepreneurial Finance Conference, Ghent, Belgium (conference)
  • International Corporate Governance Society Conference, Rome, Italy (conference)

2016

  • 29th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia (conference)
  • Developments in Financial Institutions, Governance and Misconduct  (Toronto, Canada)
  • Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, US (conference)
  • INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Dublin, Ireland (conference)
  • University of Reading, UK (invited seminar)
  • American Accounting Association, Newport Beach, US (conference)
  • Corporate Finance Workshop, Lancaster, UK (invited seminar)

2015

  • Canadian Law and Economics Association, Toronto, Canada (conference)
  • ICGS, Copenhagen, Denmark (conference)

2014

  • Schulich Business School, Toronto, Canada (invited seminar)
  • Nottingham Business School, UK (invited seminar)
  • Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland (invited seminar)

2013

  • European Financial Management Association, Reading, UK (conference)
  • American Finance Association, San Diego, US (conference)

2012

  • 4th Paris Spring Corporate Finance Conference, France (conference)
  • European Financial Management Association, Barcelona, Spain (conference)

External positions

  • Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Journal of Banking and Finance, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, European Journal of Finance among others
  • Midwest Finance Association 2015 to 2018 reviewer
  • European Finance Association reviewer 2018 onwards
  • Editorial Board Member: British Journal of Management

Research funding

  • European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation grant under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie and National Science Center, Poland
  • FMV cluster seed funding
  • BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant
  • Outward Mobility Academic Fellowship (University of Exeter)