Aleksandra Pieloch-Babiarz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of the University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of International Finance and Investments. Her main interest areas include corporate finance, financial analysis, capital markets, financial management and sustainable finance. Her current research is focused on three projects: “The ownership structure of listed companies and investors' sentiment to dividends in the light of the catering theory”, “Unsustainable dividend - implications and results” and “Short–termism – the causes and consequences for the sustainable development of the economy and financial markets”.