Staff profile

Rebecca is an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at Durhan University Business School. 

Rebecca's research interest in the area of pedagogy focus on the use of continuous / repeat assessment as well as problem and enquiry based learning, especially learning with learning objects. Her main research interests in the area of theoretical and empirical Finance focus on the use of institutional economic theory to analyze institutional as well as organizational change. In terms of applied research Rebecca’s interests focus on the role of boards of directors and shareholders for corporate governance and performance. 

Rebecca's teaching expertise is in the areas of Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance as well as Business Economics.

Rebecca holds a PGCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education  (2003) and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018). 

In terms of administrative experience within Durham University Business School, Rebecca served as MPhil/PhD Programme Coordinator (Management) (2003-2005), Programme Coordinator fort the UK DBA Programme (2003-2005) and Deputy Director of the full-time MBA programme (05/2005-08/2008). Between 2016 and 2019 Rebecca served as exam board chair on undergraduate programmes across the School.

Between 2019 and 2023 Rebecca served for four years as Associate Dean (Accreditation and Quality Assurance) for the Faculty of Business and on the University’s Quality and Standards Committee (QSC). 

Prior to her appointment at Durham in 1999 Rebecca worked for five years at the Department for Economic Theory (II) and the Research Institute for Comparative Economic Systems at the Philipps University, Marburg.

Mini Biography

Rebecca is an Associate Professor in the department of Finance at Durham University Business School. Her main research interests lie in Learning and Teaching in Business Schools as well as in Corporate Governance.

• Corporate Governance
• Institutional Economics
• Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

• 2018: Best full paper award, “Knowledge and Learning” Special Interest Group, British Academy of Management Annual Conference t: Best full paper award, “Knowledge and Learning” Special Interest Group, British Academy of Management Annual Conference in 2018 together with Robert McMurray and Guy Watkinson for “Excellent group work by design: Developing collaborative life-long learning through scaffolding”.
• 2016: Guest speaker at XIII National and X International Finance Symposium, at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Columbia: Invitation to present a paper on ‘Performance related pay: A Pandoras' box?’ at a finance symposium for academics and practitioners, XIII National and X International Finance Symposium, at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Columbia.
• 2005: Best paper award at 19th Rent Conference (Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business): Best paper award at 19th Rent Conference (Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business) together with Frits Wijbenga and Teo J. Postma for “The influence of the venture capitalist’s governance activities on the entrepreneurial firm’s control systems and performance”.
• 2001: Best paper award, The International Business & Economics Research Conference: Best paper award, The International Business & Economics Research Conference, Reno 2001 for “General meetings: A dispensable tool for corporate governance of listed companies”.

Authored book

• Die Aktiengesellschaft in Großbritannien im Wandel der Wirtschaftspolitik. Ein Beitrag zur Pfadabhängigkeit der Unternehmensordnung (The influence of changing economic policy on the public limited company in Great Britain, a contribution to the analysis of path dependency in the development of business types).
  Stratling, R. (2000). Die Aktiengesellschaft in Großbritannien im Wandel der Wirtschaftspolitik. Ein Beitrag zur Pfadabhängigkeit der Unternehmensordnung (The influence of changing economic policy on the public limited company in Great Britain, a contribution to the analysis of path dependency in the development of business types). (258). Lucius & Lucius

Chapter in book

• The impact of the venture capitalists' service and monitoring activities on control systems and performance of entrepreneurial firms
  Wijbenga, F., Postma, T., & Stratling, R. (2007). The impact of the venture capitalists' service and monitoring activities on control systems and performance of entrepreneurial firms. In L. Iandoli, H. Landstrom, & M. Raffa (Eds.), Entrepreneurship, competitiveness and local development : frontiers in European entrepreneurship research (252-271). Edward Elgar Publishing
• Energy
  Stratling, R. (2003). Energy. In P. Johnson (Ed.), Industries in Europe (55-84). Edward Elgar Publishing
• Kapitalmärkte und unternehmenskontrolle im vergleich: Grobritannien und Deutschland (Capital Markets and Corporate Governance in Comparison: Great Britain and Germany.
  Stratling, R. (1999). Kapitalmärkte und unternehmenskontrolle im vergleich: Grobritannien und Deutschland (Capital Markets and Corporate Governance in Comparison: Great Britain and Germany. In K.-H. Hartwig, & H. Thieme (Eds.), Finanzmarkte (90- 111.). Lucius & Lucius

Journal Article

• The complementary use of audience response systems and online tests to implement repeat testing: A case study
  Stratling, R. (2017). The complementary use of audience response systems and online tests to implement repeat testing: A case study. British Journal of Educational Technology, 48(2), 370-384. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12362
• Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: Evidence from the US Banking Sector
  Jizi, M., Salama, A., Dixon, R., & Stratling, R. (2014). Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: Evidence from the US Banking Sector. Journal of Business Ethics, 125(4), 601-615. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1929-2
• The impact of government investment organisations in Malaysia on the performance of their portfolio companies
  Bin Muhammed, A., Stratling, R., & Salama, A. (2014). The impact of government investment organisations in Malaysia on the performance of their portfolio companies. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 85(3), 453-473. https://doi.org/10.1111/apce.12047
• The impact of contracts on trust in entrepreneur–venture capitalist relationships
  Strätling, R., Wijbenga, F., & Dietz, G. (2012). The impact of contracts on trust in entrepreneur–venture capitalist relationships. International Small Business Journal, 30(8), 811-831. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610388822
• How to Overcome Shareholder Apathy in Corporate Governance- The Role of Investor Associations in Germany
  Stratling, R. (2012). How to Overcome Shareholder Apathy in Corporate Governance- The Role of Investor Associations in Germany. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 83(2), 143-157. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8292.2012.00458.x
• The legitimacy of corporate social responsibility
  Stratling, R. (2007). The legitimacy of corporate social responsibility. Corporate Ownership and Control, 4(4), 65-73
• The influence of the venture capitalist's governance activities on the entrepreneurial firm's control systems and performance
  Wijbenga, F., Postma, T., & Stratling, R. (2007). The influence of the venture capitalist's governance activities on the entrepreneurial firm's control systems and performance. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(2), 257-277. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00172.x
• General meetings : A dispensable tool for corporate governance of listed companies?
  Stratling, R. (2003). General meetings : A dispensable tool for corporate governance of listed companies?. Corporate Governance, 11(1), 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8683.00303

Other (Print)

• Trust versus Control – a corporate governance dilemma.
  Dietz, G., & Stratling, R. Trust versus Control – a corporate governance dilemma