My research currently spans three interconnected themes: (1) corporate governance, accountability, and diversity disclosure; (2) behavioural finance and financial decision-making under uncertainty; and (3) financial systems, technological change, and market prediction.
A central strand of my research examines corporate accountability, diversity governance, and organisational disclosure practices. This work investigates how corporations construct, legitimise, and communicate gender diversity initiatives through annual reports and related disclosure practices, with comparative focus on the UK and South Korea. The project has also attracted external funding from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), supporting the development of practical recommendations for improving diversity reporting and organisational transparency. The work is impacting international debates on equality, accountability, and responsible business practice.
Alongside this governance-focused research, I have developed collaborative projects in behavioural finance and financial decision-making. Working with collaborators at Nottingham Trent University and international partners, I am currently developing behavioural and physiological models examining individual financial risk-taking behaviour. This research integrates questionnaire-based behavioural analysis with electroencephalography (EEG) data collected during financial decision-making tasks under conditions of uncertainty and risk. The project investigates how religiosity, personal attitudes, and behavioural tendencies shape financial decision-making processes.
I am involved with a project using digital signal processing techniques (recurrence analysis) for evaluating and predicting the cryptocurrency market. This research focuses on financial systems, technological innovation, and market prediction. I investigate cryptocurrency market behaviour using interpretable machine learning techniques and digital signal processing approaches, including recurrence analysis. This work seeks to improve understanding of financial market dynamics while contributing more transparent and interpretable approaches to financial forecasting and investment decision-making.
Completed PhD supervisions
- Abusive tax practices of global accounting firms 1990-2020: an historical study of determining influences and the unexplored role of virtue ethics. Researcher(s): Mr Arvind Lall. Supervisor(s): Dr Amee Kim, Professor Richard McManus. [Postgraduate Research Project – completed in 2026]
- Determinants of Environmental Sustainability: the role of financial development. Researcher(s): Mrs Jiaying Zhu. Supervisor(s): Dr Mamunur Rashid, Professor Richard McManus, Dr Amee Kim. [Postgraduate Research Project – completed in 2026]
- Determinants of Green Finance of Chinese Banks: A perspective on China’s Dual Carbon Target. Researcher(s): Ms Cecelia Qian. Supervisor(s): Dr Mamunur Rashid, Professor Richard McManus, Dr Amee Kim. [Postgraduate Research Project – completed in 2026]
Current PhD researchers
- Enhancement of corporate social responsibility through meta regulation - A perspective on Bangladesh Leather Industry.. Researcher(s): Mr Mehfuzul Haque. Supervisor(s): Dr Amee Kim, Dr Mamunur Rashid, Professor Richard McManus. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Fintech as a Catalyst for the Impact of Corporate Governance on ESG Performance: Evidence from Developed and Emerging Financial markets. Researcher(s): Miss Saima Afsheen. Supervisor(s): Dr Mamunur Rashid, Dr Amee Kim, Professor Richard McManus. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- The Digital Century: Overcoming industry challenges through integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Accounting Information Systems (AIS). Researcher(s): Miss Chloe Wheeler. Supervisor(s): Dr Amee Kim, Professor Christopher Russell, Professor Richard McManus. [Postgraduate Research Project]
Publications:
(1) Kim, A. and Frandsen, A-C. (2022). What you see is not what you get: Articulating annual reports with Barthesian analysis, in SAGE Research Methods Cases: Business & Management
(2) Kim, A. (2022). Semiotic analysis in financial markets, in Research Methods in Marketing, Business and Management: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives, Taylor and Francis Group Publishing Limited.
(3) Kim, A. and McGoun, S. (2022). K-pop and K-Car: The Underpinnings of 21st Century Korean Cultural/Industrial Successes, Central European Management Journal, In press.
(4) Kim, A. and McGoun, S. (2020). The Rise of the Bentley and Broad War Boys: Converting Nascent Automotive and Computer Technologies into Mainstream Sports. Journal of Motorsport Culture & History (In press).
(5) Kim, A. (2019) "Symbolic representations of financial events in the Korean media", Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, https://doi.org/10.1108/QRFM-10-2017-0097
(6) Kim, A. and Vanheusden, F.J. (2019). Yin-Yang representation of financial crisis: a Korean perspective. International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 12(4), pp.385-408.
