Nam Tran
Associate Professor, Academic Director (MBA & Master of Marketing Programs)
Nam Tran joined Melbourne Business School in 2011.
Before completing his PhD and a Graduate Teaching Fellow position at the University of Oregon, Nam was an Auditor with Vietnam Auditing Company (Deloitte Vietnam), providing services to clients in various industries, such as cement, tobacco, brewing and beverages, and real estate.
Nam’s current research examines how managers’ perceptions of market competition affects their investment decisions and future operating returns, and how bidders' sources of financing affect M&A gains.
Nam teaches Business Essentials, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting & Analysis, Financial Analysis & Valuation in our Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA and Executive MBA programs.
Most Notable Research
"The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Misstatements and SEC Enforcement Actions", Accounting and Finance, 2020, vol. 60, issue S1, 1111-1147
"Lender Effects on Gains from Mergers and Acquisitions", Journal of Banking and Finance, 2024, vol. 163
"Information Content of Forward-Looking Competition Disclosure in 10-K Filings", working paper
"Managerial Perceived Competition and Acquisition Gains", working paper
