Nana Abena Kwansa

Dr, Assistant Professor

  • EH14 4AS

    United Kingdom

20162024

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Biography

Nana Abena Kwansa Koranteng is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Edinburgh Business School. She received a PhD in Accounting and Finance from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh), an MSc in Finance from the University of Strathclyde (UK) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Cape Coast (Ghana). She is a Fellow of Advance HE (Higher Education Academy). 

Nana Abena is the programme director for undergraduate finance programmes at the Edinburgh Business School. Her research focuses on corporate finance, corporate governance and sustainable finance.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

Leadership - Programme Director for MA Business and Finance and MA Finance.

Teaching responsibilities

Course Coordination;

- Corporate Financial Theory  (2020 to date)

- Agency Theory and Corporate Governance (2020 to date)

- Corporate Finance (2020 - 2023)

- Introduction to Finance (2022-2023)

Teaching and/or assessment team;

- Financial Markets Theory (2023-2024)

-Contemporary Issues in Finance (2023- date)

Citizenship - Respect Ambassador

Research interests

  • Capital Structure
  • Corporate Governance
  • Sustainable finance 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

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