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Ruowen Xu is an Assistant Professor at Warwick Business School. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at King's College London focused on the Finwork Futures Research Centre. He earned his PhD from Warwick Business School, with research centered on credit rating systems and algorithmic practices. His empirical work integrates insights from accounting theory and sociology, particularly in the context of organization studies. Ruowen’s research investigates the intricate social, material, and temporal interconnections that arise from modeling paradigms in Fintech and Techfin, alongside the configurations of Artificial Intelligence. Broadly, his work examines the risks associated with practices entwined with calculative tools that influence markets and consumer life. He has received several accolades, including the WBS Teaching Excellence Award in 2020, and his research work has been nominated for prestigious awards such as the 2021 Paper Award from the European Group for Organizational Studies and the Max Boisot Annual Award in 2019. His publications have appeared in leading journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society and Contemporary Accounting Research.
Warwick Business School operates through subject groups rather than traditional departments. GMAT/GRE is recommended but not mandatory for most MSc courses, though competitive for Finance.