Rajib Shome | University for the Creative Arts

Lecturer in Accounting and Finance for the Creative Industries

Academic
Research

Rajib is a lecturer in accounting and finance with over 12 years of industry experience as an investment professional. While teaching, he strives to provide students a wider view of the modern business world by relating his professional experience from the industry with the academic theories.

Bio

Rajib joined the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Epsom in January 2023 as a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance for the Creative Industries. In UCA, he teaches various accounting, finance, business economics and operation management units. Prior to joining UCA, Rajib taught at Bournemouth University Business School. His teaching has been recognised by ‘You’re Brilliant’ award (Bournemouth University teaching recognition award). He is very passionate about teaching and always cares about positive student experience. He is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Before moving to academia, Rajib spent over 12 years in the financial industry, working for credit rating companies, non-bank financial institutions, investment banks and brokerage houses. In his last Industry position, he led an equity brokerage company as the Managing Director. During his long tenure in the financial industry, he was trained extensively in financial reporting, stock market operations, technical analysis, initial public offerings, risk management, and merger and acquisition.

Rajib holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Finance and Banking, and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Development Economics. Currently, he Is a PhD candidate in Finance. His doctoral research explores how country-level governance influences the impact of non-traditional banking activities in terms of performance, stability, and efficiency of banks.

Research statement

Rajib is an active researcher in the field of finance, particularly in corporate finance, and financial markets and institutions.

Research Outputs

Journal articles:

Shome, R., Elbardan, H., & Yazdifar, H. (2023). Banking research in the GCC Region and agenda for future research – A bibliometric examination. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, ABS 2*.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-03-2023-0070
Hasan, F., Shafique, S., Das, B.C. and Shome, R., (2022). R&D intensity and firm dividend policy: Evidence from BRICS countries, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, ABS 2*.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-02-2022-0027

Impact study:

Lock, D., Evans, G., Adams, A., Blake, A., & Rees, T., Loveman, E., & Shome, R. (2022) Evaluating the Active Ageing project in Dorset. Poole: Active Dorset.

Conference papers:

Shome, R., Stevenson, T. & Nayak, B.S. (2023). Piracy in film and music industry: a bibliometric review. In annual conference of the British Academy of Management (BAM), University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. 04 September 2023 – 06 September 2023. British Academy of Management (BAM).
Shome, R., Elbardan, H., & Yazdifar, H. (2023). A bibliometric review of banking research in the GCC Region. In MBAcademy International Business Conference, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK. 20 July 2023 – 21 July 2023. Management and Business Academy (MBAcademy).
Shome, R., Yazdifar, H., & Elbardan, H. (2022). The impact non-traditional banking on bank performance and risk taking: evidence from GCC countries. In 18th World Congress of Academy for Global Business Advancement, Istanbul, Turkey. 02 July 2022 – 03 July 2022. Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA).
Shome, R., Yazdifar, H. and Elbardan, H., (2022). Research on non-traditional banking activities: Bibliometric and content analyses. In annual conference of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), Nottingham University University, Nottingham, UK. 11 April 2022 – 13 April 2022. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA).

Best paper award:

Shome, R., Yazdifar, H. and Elbardan, H., (2022). The impact non-traditional banking on bank performance and risk taking: evidence from GCC countries. Paper presented in 18th World Congress of Academy for Global Business Advancement, Istanbul, Turkey 02 July 2022 – 03 July 2022. Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA).