Expertise

  • Financial Statement Analysis, and Risk Management

Research Interests

  • International Investments, Financial Statement Analysis, Finance Ethics, Multiple Regression Analysis, Nonlinear Research Methods
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John Francis T. Diaz, PhD, RFP, CRMC

Associate Professor


Academic Background

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Business, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
  • Master of Business Administration, University of the Philippines
  • Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies, University of the Philippines

Professional and Academic Experience

  • Consultant, One Top Medical Systems Resources Corp., and other private companies
  • Associate Professor, College of Business (COB), Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan
  • Director, International Undergraduate Program in Business and Management, COB, CYCU, Taiwan
  • Research Associate, Quality Development and Accreditation Office, COB, CYCU, Taiwan
  • Chief Financial Officer, L.A. Fratelli Technologies, Inc., Philippines
  • Financial Risk Management Head, One Top Medical Systems Resources Corp., Philippines
  • Account Officer, Banco de Oro Leasing & Finance, Inc., Philippines
  • Financial Sales Executive, Philam-Equitable Life Assurance Company, Philippines
  • Research Associate, Center for Multidisciplinary Studies on Health and Social Sciences, Philippines

Affiliations, Awards, and Honors

  • Institute Fellow, Seven Pillars Institute, USA (2020 – present)
  • Research Fellow, Corporate Social Responsibility Research Center, Taiwan (2020 – present)
  • Member, Association of Registered Financial Planners (RFP) in the Philippines (2020 – present)
  • International Coordinator, Association for Chinese Management Educators (ACME), USA (2017 – present)
  • Adviser, Association of Filipino Scholars in Taiwan (AFST), Taiwan (2014 – present)
  • Associate Fellow, World Business Institute, New Zealand (2011 – present)
  • Best Presentation, International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (April 2020)
  • VP-Secretary, ACME, USA (2017 – 2019)
  • Best Paper Award, 2016 International Conference on Pacific Rim Management (June 2016)
  • Best Paper Award, 2015 Conference on Advancements of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (May 2015)
  • Best Research Paper Award, International Islamic Banking, Finance and Investment Conference (December 2011)
  • Best Research Paper Award, World Business and Economics Research Conference; New Zealand (December 2011)
  • Distinguished International Graduate Student Scholarship, Taiwan (2008)
  • Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Scholarship, Philippines (1999, unavailed)

Professional Certifications

  • Registered Financial Planner, Association of Registered Financial Planners (RFP) in the Philippines
  • Corporate Risk Manager Certified, Management and Strategy Institute (MSI), Pennsylvania, USA

Peer-reviewed journals

  • Cortez, P. M., Ong, A. K. S., Diaz, J. F. T., German, J. D., & Jagdeep, S. J. S. S. (2024). Analyzing preceding factors affecting behavioral intention on communicational artificial intelligence as an educational tool. Heliyon, 10(3), e25896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25896.
  • Diaz, J. F. T. (2024). Implications of spillover and asymmetric volatility Effects of Leveraged and Inverse Leveraged Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the pre- and during COVID-19 period. International Review of Accounting, Banking and Finance, 16(1), 18-34.
  • Ong, A. K. S., Prasetyo, Y. T., Lagura, F. C., Ramos, R. N., Sigua, K. M., Villas, J. A., Nadlifatin, R., Young, M. N, & Diaz, J. F. T. (2023). Determining tricycle service quality and satisfaction in the Philippine urban areas: A SERVQUAL Approach. Cities, 137, 104339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104339
  • Young, M.N., Chuahay, T.T.N., Lee, Y.-H., Diaz, J.F.T., Prasetyo, Y. T., Persada, S.F., & Nadilfatin, R. (2022). Portfolio optimization considering behavioral stocks with return scenario generation. Mathematics, 10(22), 4269.
  • Diaz, J. F. T. & Pauchet, B. (2022). Determinants of publicly-listed firms’ liquidity: Evidence from French and Taiwanese Banks. Journal of East-West Business. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669868.2021.2022558.
  • Ong, A. K. S., Prasetyo, Y. T., Lagura, F. C., Ramos, R. N., Sigua, K. M., Villas, J. A., Young, M. N., Diaz, J. F. T., Persada, S. F., & Redi, A. A. N. P. (2021). Factors affecting intention to prepare for mitigation of “the big one” earthquake in the Philippines: Integrating protection motivation theory and extended theory of planned behavior. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 63, 102467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102467.
  • Prasetyo, Y. T., Roque, R. A. C., Chuenyindee, T., Young, M. N., Diaz, J. F. T., Persada, S. F., Miraja, B. A., & Perwira Redi, A. A. N. (2021). Determining factors affecting the acceptance of medical education e-learning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines: UTAUT2 approach. Healthcare, 9(7), 780. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070780.
  • Ong, A. K. S., Prasetyo, Y. T., Young, M. N., Diaz, J. F. T., Chuenyindee, T., Kusonwattana, P., Yuduang, N., Nadlifatin, R., & Perwira Redi, A. A. N. (2021). Students’ preference analysis on online learning attributes in industrial engineering education during the COVID-19 pandemic: A conjoint analysis approach for sustainable industrial engineers. Sustainability, 13(15), 8339. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13158339.
  • Diaz, J. F. T. (2021). Dynamic volatility spillovers across the extended greater China region stock markets. Global Economy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1142/S219456592150003.
  • Diaz, J. F. T. & Nguyen, T. T. (2021). Application of grey relational analysis and artificial neural networks on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) indices.Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment. https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2021.1929805.
  • Chen, J. H., & Diaz, J. F. (2020). Application of grey relational analysis and artificial neural networks on currency exchange-traded notes (ETNs). Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 24(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/snde-2015-0088.
  • Chen, J. H., & Diaz, J. F. (2019). The spillover and leverage effects of equity exchange-traded notes (ETNs). Global Economy Journal, 19(3), 1950013. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2194565919500131.
  • Diaz, J. F. (2018). Volatility dynamics in the ASEAN- China free trade agreement. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 17(3), 287-306. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652718797812.
  • Chen, J. H., Chang, T. T., Ho, C. R., & Diaz, J. F. (2014). Grey relational analysis and neural network forecasting of REIT returns. Quantitative Finance, 14(11), 2033-2044. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697688.2013.816765.

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