Dr Rajib Shome
- 01202 961836
- rshome at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-4607
- Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
- Dorset House D235, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Biography
Rajib is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the Bournemouth University Business School. Before joining Bournemouth University, he taught at the Business School for the Creative Industries at the University for the Creative Arts, UK. He holds a PhD in Finance and is an active researcher in the field, with a particular interest in financial markets and institutions. He is a Fellow of the 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. 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 mergers & acquisitions.
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 SDGs:
Decent work and economic growth
"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"
Peace, justice and strong institutions
"Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"
Journal Articles
- Shome, R., Elbardan, H., Yazdifar, H. and Stevenson, A., 2025. Non-Traditional Banking: Current State of Knowledge and Future Research Directions. International Journal of the Economics of Business, 32 (1), 1-30.
- Shome, R., Elbardan, H. and Yazdifar, H., 2024. Banking research in the GCC region and agenda for future research – A bibliometric examination. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 25 (5), 1091-1119.
- Hasan, F., Shafique, S., Das, B.C. and Shome, R., 2022. R&D intensity and firms dividend policy: evidence from BRICS countries. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 23 (4), 846-862.
Chapters
Profile of Teaching PG
- SMEs and Entrepreneurial Finance
Profile of Teaching UG
- Quantitative Analysis; Financial Reporting; Business Context; Accounting Information Systems; Company Study; Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance Research
Conference Presentations
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference,, Control of corruption, political stability, and banking performance: Evidence from GCC region, 15 Apr 2025, Belfast
- British Accounting and Finance Association Financial Markets and Institutions SIG Annual Conference 2024, Non-traditional banking: Current state of knowledge and future research directions, 05 Sep 2024, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference, Non-traditional banking: Current state of knowledge and future research directions, 08 Apr 2024, Portsmouth University, Portsmouth, UK
- British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference, Piracy in film and music industry: a bibliometric review, 04 Sep 2023, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
- MBAcademy International Business Conference, A bibliometric review of banking research in the GCC Region, 20 Jul 2023, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
- Academy for Global Business Advancement Annual Conference, The impact non-traditional banking on bank performance and risk taking: evidence from GCC countries, 02 Jul 2022, Istanbul, Turkey
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference, Research on non-traditional banking activities: Bibliometric and content analyses, 11 Apr 2022, Nottingham University University, Nottingham, UK
Qualifications
- PhD in Finance (Bournemouth University, 2025)
- MA in Development Economics (University of East Anglia, UK, 2008)
- BBA (Hons) in Finance and Banking (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005)
Memberships
- Higher Education Academy, Fellow (2024-),
- British Academy of Management, Member (2023-),
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), Member (2021-),