All Outputs (18)

The moderating effects of CEO power and personal traits on say-on-pay effectiveness: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economies (2022)
Journal Article
Joura, E., Xiao, Q., & Ullah, S. (2022). The moderating effects of CEO power and personal traits on say-on-pay effectiveness: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economies. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2636

This study investigates the efficacy of say-on-pay (SOP) regulation in mitigating excessive CEO compensation and how it is affected by CEO personal traits and the power distribution inside a corporation. Using IV-GMM method and a sample of 1,931 firm... Read More about The moderating effects of CEO power and personal traits on say-on-pay effectiveness: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economies.

Multinational corporations and human right violations in emerging economies: Do commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter? (2020)
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Ullah, S., Adams, K., Adams, D., & Attah-Boakye, R. (2021). Multinational corporations and human right violations in emerging economies: Do commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter?. Journal of environmental management, 280, Article 111689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111689

With the surge in economic growth in the global-north vis-a-vis social and economic inequalities in the global-south (north-south dichotomy), there is an increasing requirement for critical research and an examination of the policy implications with... Read More about Multinational corporations and human right violations in emerging economies: Do commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter?.

The implications of liquidity ratios: Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange limited (2020)
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Ahmed, R., ullah, S., Hudson, R., & Gregoriou, A. (in press). The implications of liquidity ratios: Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange limited. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2020.12.006

In this paper we test two recently developed liquidity measures the Return-to-Turnover (hereafter RtoTR) proposed by Florackis et al. (2011) and Return-to-Volume (hereafter RtoV) recommended by Amihud, 2002, for 386 companies listed on the Pakistani... Read More about The implications of liquidity ratios: Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange limited.

Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence : big data and modern information processing systems (2020)
Journal Article
Akhtar, P., Osburg, V.-S., Kabra, G., Ullah, S., Shabbir, H., & Kumari, S. (in press). Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence : big data and modern information processing systems. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1834126

Humanitarian operational excellence depends on effective coordination and collaboration not only between supply chain partners but also among other actors such as host government, local and international non-government organizations (NGOs), and donor... Read More about Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence : big data and modern information processing systems.

The impact of Say-on-Pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economy (2020)
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Joura, E., Xiao, Q., & Ullah, S. (2021). The impact of Say-on-Pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economy. International review of financial analysis, 73, Article 101606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101606

This study examines evidences of executive reactions to say-on-pay (SOP) votes in terms of strategic policies which could affect firms' long-run growth and eventual survival. We employed an unbalanced panel data from 1932 firms taken from four countr... Read More about The impact of Say-on-Pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economy.

Blockchain, business and the fourth industrial revolution: Whence, whither, wherefore and how? (2020)
Journal Article
Kimani, D., Adams, K., Attah-Boakye, R., Ullah, S., Frecknall-Hughes, J., & Kim, J. (2020). Blockchain, business and the fourth industrial revolution: Whence, whither, wherefore and how?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 161, Article 120254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120254Get

Blockchain is one the most remarkable technological innovations of the 21st century. The most notable application of blockchain is in the development and operation of cryptocurrencies (e.g. bitcoin, ethereum, among others). Besides the financial serv... Read More about Blockchain, business and the fourth industrial revolution: Whence, whither, wherefore and how?.

The impact of board gender diversity and national culture on corporate innovation: a multi- country analysis of multinational corporations operating in emerging economies (2020)
Journal Article
Attah-Boakye, R., Adams, K., Kimani, D., & Ullah, S. (2020). The impact of board gender diversity and national culture on corporate innovation: a multi- country analysis of multinational corporations operating in emerging economies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 161, Article 120247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120247

This paper contributes to burgeoning research concerning the relationship between boardroom gender diversity and corporate innovation. The paper deploys a multi-theoretical framework comprising insights from the upper echelons, resource-dependency, a... Read More about The impact of board gender diversity and national culture on corporate innovation: a multi- country analysis of multinational corporations operating in emerging economies.

Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises (2020)
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Akhtar, P., Ullah, S., Amin, S. H., Kabra, G., & Shaw, S. (2020). Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises. International studies of management & organization, 50(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2019.1703376

The purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of how macro (country)—level dynamic capabilities (DC), such as government environmental policies, legal and market requirements, and technological advances, and micro (firm)—level DC, such as... Read More about Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises.

Big data-savvy teams’ skills, big data-driven actions and business performance (2019)
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Akhtar, P., Frynas, J. G., Mellahi, K., & Ullah, S. (2019). Big data-savvy teams’ skills, big data-driven actions and business performance. British Journal of Management, 30(2), 252-271. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12333

Prior studies on big data analytics have emphasized the importance of specific big data skills and capabilities for organizational success; however, they have largely neglected to investigate the use of cross-functional teams' skills and its links to... Read More about Big data-savvy teams’ skills, big data-driven actions and business performance.

Globalisation, governance, accountability and the natural resource ‘curse’: Implications for socio-economic growth of oil-rich developing countries (2019)
Journal Article
Adams, D., Adams, K., Ullah, S., & Ullah, F. (2019). Globalisation, governance, accountability and the natural resource ‘curse’: Implications for socio-economic growth of oil-rich developing countries. Resources policy, 61, 128-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.02.009

Motivated by recent inconclusive debates on the natural resource ‘curse’ phenomenon, this paper reviews studies that have explored the causes and implications of natural resource endowments ‘curse’ within oil-rich developing countries (ODCs). Most of... Read More about Globalisation, governance, accountability and the natural resource ‘curse’: Implications for socio-economic growth of oil-rich developing countries.

Hide-and-Seek in Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from Negative Corporate Incidents (2019)
Journal Article
Rudkin, B., Kimani, D., Ullah, S., Ahmed, R., & Farooq, S. (2019). Hide-and-Seek in Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from Negative Corporate Incidents. Corporate governance, 19(1), 158-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-05-2018-0164

Purpose: This paper scrutinizes the legitimacy tactics employed in the annual reports of UK listed companies after their major corporate scandals.

Design/methodology/approach: For a sample consisted of 19 companies that are involved in corporate s... Read More about Hide-and-Seek in Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from Negative Corporate Incidents.

Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation (2018)
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Ullah, S., Wang, Z., Stokes, P., & Xiao, W. (2019). Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation. Research in international business and finance, 47, 470-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2018.09.008

This paper presents empirical evidence on how Chinese firms perceive and tackle risks associated with their overseas investments. Using a first-hand survey dataset of Chinese firms who invest abroad, we depict variations in (1) the levels of differen... Read More about Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation.

Assessing the design of accounting modules across UK higher educational institutions (2018)
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Ullah, S., Kimani, D., Bai, Y., & Ahmed, R. (2018). Assessing the design of accounting modules across UK higher educational institutions. Cogent Business and Management, 5(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1510717

The purpose of this paper is to uncover how accounting modules are designed across UK Higher
Educational Institutions. We carried out a content analysis of Undergraduate Year 1 Accounting
Module Handbooks for a sample of 12 UK Universities. The stu... Read More about Assessing the design of accounting modules across UK higher educational institutions.

The role of country-level institutional factors in escaping the natural resource curse: Insights from Ghana (2018)
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Adams, D., Ullah, S., Akhtar, P., Adams, K., & Saidi, S. (2019). The role of country-level institutional factors in escaping the natural resource curse: Insights from Ghana. Resources policy, 61, 433-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.03.005

Empirical research shows that developing countries that are rich in natural resources tend to suffer slow economic growth and development due to various factors such as quality of institutions, governance, among others. The phenomenon of slow growth... Read More about The role of country-level institutional factors in escaping the natural resource curse: Insights from Ghana.

Determinants of corporate cash holdings: An empirical study of Chinese listed firms (2018)
Journal Article
Ahmed, R., Qi, W., Ullah, S., & Kimani, D. (2018). Determinants of corporate cash holdings: An empirical study of Chinese listed firms. Corporate Ownership and Control, 15(3), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv15i3art5

This study explores the determinants of corporate cash holdings in the Chinese context. As one of the largest developing countries in the world, China offers an interesting opportunity to explore the role of corporate governance, and ownership struct... Read More about Determinants of corporate cash holdings: An empirical study of Chinese listed firms.

International evidence on the determinants of organizational ethical vulnerability (2018)
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Ullah, S., Ahmad, S., Akbar, S., & Kodwani, D. (2019). International evidence on the determinants of organizational ethical vulnerability. British Journal of Management, 30(3), 668-691. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12289

This paper proposes a model to explain what makes organisations ethically vulnerable. Drawing upon legitimacy, institutional, agency and individual moral reasoning theories we consider three sets of explanatory factors and examine their association w... Read More about International evidence on the determinants of organizational ethical vulnerability.

International evidence on the determinants of organisational ethical vulnerability (2018)
Journal Article
Ullah, S., Ahmad, S., Akbar, S., & Kodwani, D. (2019). International evidence on the determinants of organisational ethical vulnerability. British Journal of Management, 30(3), 668-691. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12289

This paper proposes a model to explain what makes organisations ethically vulnerable. Drawing upon legitimacy, institutional, agency and individual moral reasoning theories we consider three sets of explanatory factors and examine their association w... Read More about International evidence on the determinants of organisational ethical vulnerability.

Dealing with endogeneity bias: The generalized method of moments (GMM) for panel data (2018)
Journal Article
Ullah, S., Akhtar, P., & Zaefarian, G. (2018). Dealing with endogeneity bias: The generalized method of moments (GMM) for panel data. Industrial marketing management, 71, 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2017.11.010

Endogeneity bias can lead to inconsistent estimates and incorrect inferences, which may provide misleading conclusions and inappropriate theoretical interpretations. Sometimes such bias can even lead to coefficients having the wrong sign. Although th... Read More about Dealing with endogeneity bias: The generalized method of moments (GMM) for panel data.