Title
Associate Professor of Corporate FinanceOffice Building
Harding HallOffice
225Mailing Address
Harding Hall 225Economics-Box 2220
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
Dr. Nacasius U. Ujah received his Ph.D. in International Business and Finance from Texas A&M International University. He joined South Dakota State University in 2016. Before SDSU, he was on faculty at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for two years. He has worked at Arvest Bank, ECOWAS, and on consulting projects. Dr. Ujah's research interest encompasses the following areas of Corporate Finance: Corporate Bankruptcy Risk, Dividend Policy, Capital Structure & Cost of Capital, Executive Compensation, Earnings Management, Corporate Governance, and CSR. His research interest also includes financial statement analysis and security valuation.Education
PhD (2013) - International Business & FinanceMBA (2006) - International Business
BBA (2003) - Economics: emphasis International Trade
Academic Responsibilities
Financial ManagementBusiness Finance
Business and Financial Decision in a Global Economy
Working Capital Management
Behavioral Finance
Awards and Honors
DME Research and Scholarship Incentive program for High Impact ResearchJohn Becker Faculty Research Incentive Fund for High Impact Research
Graduate Scholarship @ Texas A&M International University
Southwestern Finance Association Doctoral Student Travel Fund
KPMG Finance Doctoral Student Association Travel Fund
Area(s) of Research
BankingCorporate Governance
Capital Market & Structures
Dividend Policies
Emerging Markets
Executive Compensation
International Finance
Department(s)
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Ness School of Management and Economics