Accounting and Financial Management Department

Research output

Research output per year 2004 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025

• 7709 Citations
• 332 Article
• 29 Chapter
• 19 Book
• 10 Conference contribution
• 44 More
  • 8 Paper
  • 6 Review article
  • 5 Editorial
  • 5 Working paper
  • 4 Book/Film/Article review
  • 3 Anthology
  • 3 Comment/debate
  • 3 Preprint
  • 2 Meeting Abstract
  • 2 Other contribution
  • 1 Commissioned report
  • 1 Other report
  • 1 Foreword/postscript

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  An empirical analysis of SDG disclosure (SDGD) and board gender diversity: insights from banking sector in an emerging economy

  Mazumder, M., 1 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. 22, p. 47–63 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  9 Citations (Scopus)

  59 Downloads (Pure)

• Asymmetric Cost Behavior and Financial Distress

  Ahemed, A. M., Iqbal, U. & Atif, M. M., 1 Feb 2025, In: Economics Letters. 247, 5 p., 112121.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  17 Downloads (Pure)

• Be-ing seen: Towards a feminist interpretative phenomenological analysis to researching the marginalised

  Abdellatif, A. & Haynes, K., 2 Jan 2025, In: Culture and Organization. 31, 1, p. 64-85 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  48 Downloads (Pure)

• Board co-option and audit quality: Evidence from US

  S. Alharbi, S., Saeed, A., Iqbal, U. & Elommal, N., 1 Jun 2025, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 102, p. 1-11 11 p., 104123.

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• Breaking Down Barriers: How Board Composition Drives Sustainability in GCC Countries

  Abed, A., Al-Najjar, B. & Salama, A., 21 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Human Resource Management. 36, 4, p. 513-547 35 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Calendar anomalies and dividend announcements effects on the stock markets returns

  Hasan, F. & Al-Najjar, B., 1 Feb 2025, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 64, 2, p. 829-859 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  10 Downloads (Pure)

• Capital Structure of Hospitality and Tourism-Related Firms: Unveiling the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on European Firms with Different Size and Ownership Structure

  Ashraf, S., Sarhan, A. A., de Almeida, A. M. M. & Teles, S., 1 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Hospitality Management. 126, p. 1-12 12 p., 104067.

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• Central Bank Digital Currencies: Experimental Evidence of Deposit Conversion

  Shakina, E., Hanke, M. & Ellis, S., 1 Jan 2025, In: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. 25, 1, p. 127-137 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Consumer confidence as a mediator between dividend announcements and stock returns

  Hasan, F. & Al-Najjar, B., 9 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. p. 1-24 24 p., 119760.

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• Does the performance of financial technology (fintech) firms matter: evidence from North American and European fintech firms

  Kayani, U. N., Dsouza, S., Husain, Z., Nawaz, F. & Hasan, F., 31 Dec 2025, In: Cogent Economics and Finance. 13, 1, 20 p., 2451050.

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• Do green assets enhance portfolio optimization? A multi-horizon investing perspective

  Zhang, D., Dai, X. & Wang, Q., 26 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Accounting Review. 34 p., 101612.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Do Social Interaction Mechanisms Affect University Reputation? Evidence from the UK Higher Education Sector

  Abdelbadie, R. A., Braakmann, N. & Salama, A., 3 Mar 2025, In: Abacus. 61, 1, p. 53-92 40 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  30 Downloads (Pure)

• Economic growth and carbon emissions nexus: environmental sustainability a case of Japan from East Asia

  Nawaz, F., Kayani, U., El Refae, G. A., Khan, H. S. & Hasan, F., 17 Mar 2025, In: Discover Sustainability. 6, 1, 14 p., 177.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Evidence of the impact of corporate governance on ESG disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa: the moderating role of ownership structure

  Anifowose, M., 18 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Improved drinking water, healthier children? Evidence from Pakistan

  Javed, R. & Mughal, M., 7 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Social Economics. 52, 3, p. 375-389 15 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Incorporating preference uncertainty in best worst scaling

  Areal, F. J. & Perez, R., 30 Jan 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 1, 18 p., e0315705.

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• Integrating critical thinking about sustainable development goals: Making biodiversity matter for business students

  Kopnina, H., Roca, T. & Sorour, K., 6 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Education for Sustainable Development.

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• Investigating pension choice factors among the faculty of public sector universities in Pakistan

  Wahab, M., Khan, M. A., Siddique, M. & Hasan, F., 2 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Emerging Markets. 20, 1, p. 26-53 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Investigating the Constraints and Mitigation Strategies for the Adoption of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Erosion-prone Areas of Southeast Nigeria

  Olumba, C. N., Garrod, G. & Areal, F., 15 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Management. 16 p.

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• Navigating the black box: board co-option and environmental innovation

  Gull, A. A., Iqbal, U., Ghafoor, A. & Ahmed, A., 3 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Accounting Literature. 30 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Place-Based Leadership and Environmental Conflicts in the European Union

  Cabras, I., 12 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Regional Studies.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• The Effect of Endogeneity on the Relationship between Disclosure Level and Cost of Equity Capital: The Egyptian Case

  Yassen, S. O., Attia, E. F., Abdou, H. A. & Eldeen, H. H. E., 4 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Heliyon. e43075.

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• The Importance of Financial and Pension Literacy in Closing the Financial Advice Gap in the U.K.

  Dick, J. & Harvey, J., 19 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Policy and Society.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• The Long-Term Effects of Civil Conflict on Psychological Well-being

  Ajefu, J. B., Silles, M., Sonne, S. E. W. & Ikpebe, E., 3 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Development Studies. p. 1-19 19 p.

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• The other rules of the game: a normative social contract for English football

  Middling, M., Plumley, D. & Wilson, R., 11 Mar 2025, In: Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. 15, 2, p. 121-139 19 p.

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• The role of accounting in creating, perpetuating and overcoming inequalities: Going beyond discipline, borders and stasis towards accounting as activism

  Haynes, K., 1 Mar 2025, In: Gender, Work & Organization. 32, 2, p. 912-928 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  2 Citations (Scopus)

  44 Downloads (Pure)

• Unveiling WCM and firm performance relationship: evidence from Shariah compliance United Kingdom firms

  Kayani, U., Hasan, F., Choudhury, T. & Nawaz, F., 6 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management. 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• When the Former CEO Acts as Board Chair: Does This Matter to Debt Policy and Risk of Default?

  Trinh, V. Q., Salama, A. & Al-Najjar, B., 14 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Abacus. p. 1-45 45 p.

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• 2024

  A Behavioural Appraisal of Regulatory Financial Reforms and Implications for Corporate Management

  El Hajjar, S., Gebka , B., Duxbury, D. & Su, C., 1 Jan 2024, In: British Journal of Management. 35, 1, p. 415-433 19 p.

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  4 Citations (Scopus)

  19 Downloads (Pure)

• Accounting for Empowered Organisations in an Era of Competitive Intensity and the Age of Creative Intensification: The Case for Strategic Collaborative Accounting (SCA)

  Davidson, I. N., 22 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Accounting and Finance. 24, 1, p. 186-205 20 p.

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• A comparative analysis between FinTech and traditional stock markets: using Russia and Ukraine war data

  Hasan, F., Al-Okaily, M., Choudhury, T. & Kayani, U., 1 Mar 2024, In: Electronic Commerce Research. 24, 1, p. 629-654 16 p.

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  66 Citations (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)

• A longitudinal examination of Anti-corruption disclosure in the banking sector of a least-developed economy: Does board composition make a difference?

  Mazumder, M. M. M., 20 Nov 2024, In: Asian Review of Accounting. 32, 5, p. 841-861 21 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  36 Downloads (Pure)

• Analysis of the enabling environment for delivering land degradation neutrality in Nigeria: perspectives from the sub-national to local level

  Olumba, C. N., Garrod, G. & Areal, F., 16 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. p. 1-22 22 p.

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

  24 Downloads (Pure)

• Cash Holdings and Corruption Prevention Commitment: Evidence from the UK

  Al-Najjar, B. & Sarhan, A., 1 Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 29, 3, p. 3738-3757 20 p.

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  2 Citations (Scopus)

  22 Downloads (Pure)

• Combatting bribery and corruption: does corporate anti-corruption commitment lead to more or less audit effort?

  Sarhan, A. & Cowton, C., 5 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Accounting Forum. p. 1-24 24 p.

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

  13 Downloads (Pure)

• Conditional CAPM relationships in standard and accounting risk approaches

  Rutkowska–Ziarko, A., Markowski, L. & Abdou, H. A., 1 May 2024, In: North American Journal of Economics and Finance. 72, 14 p., 102123.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  62 Downloads (Pure)

• Consumer responses to plant viruses in the context of an emerging agri-food risk: a cross-country comparison

  Jin, S., Yang, G., Hilaire, J., Ojo, M., Tindale, S., Areal, F., Jones, G. & Frewer, L. J., 2024, In: Journal of Risk Research. 27, 8, p. 901-931 31 p.

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• Corporate Governance, Shari’ah Governance, and Financial Flexibility: Evidence from the MENA Region

  Aljughaiman, A. A., Salama, A. & Verousis, T., 1 Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 29, 4, p. 4319-4338 20 p.

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

  38 Downloads (Pure)

• Corporate Social Responsibility and Tax Avoidance: The Effect of Shareholding Structure - Evidence from the UK

  Sarhan, A., 1 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. 21, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.

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  • Tax Avoidance 100%
  • Enterprise 50%
  • Corporate Social Responsibility 50%
  • Taxation 50%
  • Economy 16%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  305 Downloads (Pure)

• Corruption, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals in Africa

  Ahmed, A. & Anifowose, M., 5 Jan 2024, In: Corporate Governance (Bingley). 24, 1, p. 119-138 20 p.

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  25 Citations (Scopus)

  29 Downloads (Pure)

• Corruption prevention practices and tax avoidance: the moderating effect of corporate board characteristics

  Sarhan, A. A., Elmagrhi, M. H. & Elkhashen, E. M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. 55, 100615.

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  4 Citations (Scopus)

  94 Downloads (Pure)

• Does Certification of Corporate Governance Compliance Pay Off? Evidence from a Unique Regulatory Setting

  Sobhan, A., Bose, S., Miah, M. S. & Razzaque, R. M. R., 22 Jul 2024, In: Corporate Governance: An International Review. 32, 4, p. 670-702 33 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  136 Downloads (Pure)

• Economy-Finance-Environment-Society Interconnections In a Stock-Flow Consistent Dynamic Model

  Carnevali, E., Deleidi, M., Pariboni, R. & Veronese Passarella, M., 2 Apr 2024, In: Review of Political Economy. 36, 2, p. 844-878 35 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Emissions Prices, Commodity Futures, Equity Prices, and Geopolitical Risks Dependence Structure: Implications for Portfolio Diversification

  Lau, C. K., Soliman, A. M., Zhang, D. & Apergis, N., 13 Nov 2024, In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 60, 14, p. 3237-3253 17 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Energy Price Inflation, Geopolitical Risk, and Bitcoin Dependence Structure: Evidence from BRICS

  Lau, C. K., Soliman, A. M. & Zhang, D., 25 Sept 2024, In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 60, 12, p. 2631-2645 15 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Exploring how mobile money adoption affects nutrition and household food security

  Ajefu, J. B., Uchenna, E., Adeoye, L., Davidson, I. & Agbawn, M. O., 1 Jul 2024, In: Journal of International Development. 36, 5, p. 2414-2429 16 p.

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  2 Citations (Scopus)

  26 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploring the connections: Dividend announcements, stock market returns, and major sporting events

  Hasan, F. & Al-Najjar, B., 1 Oct 2024, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 63, 3, p. 889-923 35 p.

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

  17 Downloads (Pure)

• Family ownership, control, and firm performance: Does gender diversity matter?

  Amin, A., Ali, R., Rehman, R. U. & Hasan, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Eurasian Business Review. 14, 2, p. 501-525 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Firm carbon risk exposure, stock returns, and dividend payment

  Boubaker, S., Choudhury, T., Hasan, F. & Nguyen, D. K., 1 May 2024, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 221, p. 248-276 29 p.

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Foreign ownership and business group affiliation strategies of European hospitality SMEs during difficult times: A double-edged sword

  Ashraf, S. & Sarhan, A., 26 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Current Issues in Tourism. p. 1-22 22 p.

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