Staff profile

Dr. Antonios Chantziaras (ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1309-6967) is currently an Academic Associate at the International Hellenic University (Thermi Campus). He is also a casual Research Fellow at the El Shaarani Centre for Ethical Finance, Accountability and Governance of Durham University Business School. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Accounting from the International Hellenic University (Greece) since 2017. Additionally, he completed his master studies (M.Sc.) in Banking and Finance at the International Hellenic University in 2012. During his Ph.D. studies, he developed his programming skills and enriched his knowledge over data management and analysis techniques. Prior to joining International Hellenic University and Durham University, he worked as a research assistant at Aston Business School and Stockholm Business School.

His research interests lie in the areas of labor unionization, audit pricing, audit quality, accounting quality, corporate social responsibility (CSR), initial public offerings (IPOs), social norms (i.e., societal trust and religiosity), and sustainable development. He has published in ABS ranked academic journals, including the Journal of Corporate Finance, the Journal of Business Research, the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing & Taxation, and The British Accounting Review. He serves as an editorial advisory board member to the Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. Additionally, he act as an ad-hoc reviewer for international academic journals, including The British Accounting Review, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, the Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, and the Emerging Markets Review.

• Markets-based accounting
• Corporate finance,
• Financial markets and institutions
• Auditing
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
• Initial public offerings (IPOs)
• Dividend policy
• Corporate disclosures
• Social norms
• Sustainable development

Journal Article

• Abdelsalam, O., Chantziaras, A., Joseph, N. L., & Tsileponis, N. (2024). Trust Matters: A Global Perspective on the Influence of Trust on Bank Market Risk. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2024.101959
• Alexakis, C., Chantziaras, A., Economou, F., Eleftheriou, K., & Grose, C. (2023). Animal Behavior in Capital markets: Herding formation dynamics, trading volume, and the role of COVID-19 pandemic. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 67, Article 101946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2023.101946
• Koulikidou, K., Chantziaras, A., Dedoulis, E., & Leventis, S. (2023). Regulatory enforcement, foreignness and language negativity: Evidence from SEC comment letters. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 51, Article 100547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2023.100547
• Sikalidis, A., Bozos, K., Chantziaras, A., & Grose, C. (2022). Influences of family ownership on dividend policy under mandatory dividend rules. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 59(3), 939-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-022-01064-w
• Abdelsalam, O., Chantziaras, A., Omoteso, K., & Ibrahim, M. (2021). The Impact of Religiosity on Earnings Quality: International Evidence from the Banking Sector. The British Accounting Review, 53(6), Article 100957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2020.100957
• Chantziaras, A., Koulikidou, K., & Leventis, S. (2021). The power of words in capital markets: SEC comment letters on foreign issuers and the impact of home country enforcement. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 42, Article 100359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2020.100359
• Abdelsalam, O., Chantziaras, A., Batten, J. A., & Aysan, A. F. (2021). Major Shareholders’ Trust and Market Risk: Substituting Weak Institutions with Trust. Journal of Corporate Finance, 66, Article 101784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101784
• Chantziaras, A., Dedoulis, E., & Leventis, S. (2020). The impact of labor unionization on monitoring costs. European Management Journal, 38(2), 288-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2019.09.004
• Chantziaras, A., Dedoulis, E., Grougiou, V., & Leventis, S. (2020). The impact of religiosity and corruption on CSR reporting: The case of U.S. banks. Journal of Business Research, 109, 362-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.12.025
• Chantziaras, A., Dedoulis, E., Grougiou, V., & Leventis, S. (2020). The impact of labor unionization on CSR reporting. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 12(2), 437-466. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-06-2020-0212