The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization (2022)
Thesis
Lamba, E. The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization. (Thesis). University of Salford

Non-profit organizations are an important component of the UK market and a large part of culture. In March 2017, there were 167,063 registered charities in England and Wales with a combined turnover of £74.7 billion and a charitable spend of more tha... Read More about The effect of social exchange relationships on peer reporting fraudulent financial misconduct: a case study of an UK-non-profit organization.

Sustainability and sustainable development: an investigation on the role of Islamic finance and other determinants in the OIC member countries (2021)
Thesis
Ibrahim, A. (2021). Sustainability and sustainable development: an investigation on the role of Islamic finance and other determinants in the OIC member countries. (Thesis). University of Salford

For the last three decades, sustainability has become a more prominent topic of global discussion. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations are regarded as benchmarks for country-level sus... Read More about Sustainability and sustainable development: an investigation on the role of Islamic finance and other determinants in the OIC member countries.

Book review : Effective Management Control; Theory and practice by Eric G. Flamholtz (2020)
Journal Article
Asdullah, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2020). Book review : Effective Management Control; Theory and practice by Eric G. Flamholtz. Journal of management and research, 7(1), 235-244

Effective Management Control sheds light on relatively misunderstood and neglected aspect of organizational effectiveness. It critically analyzes the process of controlling people’s behaviour in any organization. The issue of the design of an optimal... Read More about Book review : Effective Management Control; Theory and practice by Eric G. Flamholtz.

Book review: Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China (2019)
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Asdullah, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). Book review: Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, 15(3), 124-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/2319510X19883075

Book review of Zhang, X., Yang, E., & Thomas, N: Enterprise Management Control Systems in China, 2014, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 352 pp., €152,59 (hardback), ISBN: 9783642547140.

The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models (2019)
Journal Article
Farajpouri Haghigh, H., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models. Religación, 4(20), 432-440

Currently, competition in the global economy is the most complex issue that gives organizations a lot of opportunities and threats. Therefore, the manager of the organization should be able to enhance the organization's performance in this competit... Read More about The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models.

The diffusion of balanced scorecard from the perspective of adopters : evidence from Australia (2018)
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Askarany, D., & Yazdifar, H. (2018). The diffusion of balanced scorecard from the perspective of adopters : evidence from Australia. Review of economics & finance, 14(4), 71-82

The purpose of this paper is to explore the shortcomings of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a performance measurement tool, and to examine the extent of association between its diffusion and the characteristics of its adopters in practice. This st... Read More about The diffusion of balanced scorecard from the perspective of adopters : evidence from Australia.

Explaining the mutual relationship between board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility using the simultaneous equations system (2018)
Journal Article
Kazempour, M., Kashanipour, M., Yazdifar, H., & Hamidizadeh, A. (2018). Explaining the mutual relationship between board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility using the simultaneous equations system. International journal of finance and managerial accounting, 3(11), 1-10

One of the issues that have gained a lot of attention in recent years is the board gender diversity. Many researchers believe that gender diversity in the board reinforces corporate social responsibility and on the other hand, gender diversity is one... Read More about Explaining the mutual relationship between board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility using the simultaneous equations system.

Institutional determinants of R&D investment : evidence from emerging markets (2018)
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Alam, M., Uddin, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). Institutional determinants of R&D investment : evidence from emerging markets. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 138, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.08.007

Institutional environment of a country plays an important role for innovation activities. Our results confirm that external environment of emerging countries influence the R&D investment. Using Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation of pa... Read More about Institutional determinants of R&D investment : evidence from emerging markets.

Balanced scorecard implementation and financial effect from the perspective of the contingency theory : multiple-case study in Libya (2018)
Thesis
Albergley, M. (in press). Balanced scorecard implementation and financial effect from the perspective of the contingency theory : multiple-case study in Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigates how Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is implemented in practice and how affects an organisational financial performance. Drawing on the contingency theory, the study investigates the role of two main contingent variables (environmenta... Read More about Balanced scorecard implementation and financial effect from the perspective of the contingency theory : multiple-case study in Libya.

Financing behavior of R&D investments in the emerging markets : the role of alliance and financial system (2017)
Journal Article
Alam, M., Uddin, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). Financing behavior of R&D investments in the emerging markets : the role of alliance and financial system. R&D Management, 49(1), 21-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12303

This paper examines the financing behaviour of R&D investments in emerging markets. Drawing on institutional theory and using panel data of generalized methods of moment (GMM) estimation for a sample of 302 firms from 20 countries during the period 2... Read More about Financing behavior of R&D investments in the emerging markets : the role of alliance and financial system.

The relation between the producer and consumer price indices : a two country study (2017)
Journal Article
Topuz, Y., Yazdifar, H., & Sahadev, S. (2017). The relation between the producer and consumer price indices : a two country study. Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, 17(3), 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41272-017-0125-x

Marketing managers are often in a dilemma about which pricing index to rely on while calculating the annual increase in the prices for their product. To provide insights that can reduce this dilemma, a critical comparison of the Producer Price index... Read More about The relation between the producer and consumer price indices : a two country study.

Management accounting education for the 21st Century firms (2016)
Journal Article
Nasseri, A., Yazdifar, H., & Askarany, D. (2016). Management accounting education for the 21st Century firms

Management accounting has become a subject of hot debates over the last four decades and has undergone a major transformation. It is argued that traditional management accounting roles have either disappeared or been changed. The debate is based on t... Read More about Management accounting education for the 21st Century firms.

Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan (2016)
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Asdullah, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2016). Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan. https://doi.org/10.21917/ijms.2016.0030

The purpose of this particular study is to evaluate the factors that influence the young customers (18 to 24 years age) in selection Islamic banking in Pakistan. Islamic banking is emerging vastly in Pakistan due to its majority of Muslim population.... Read More about Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan.

Impact of the shadow banking system on monetary policy in China (2015)
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Haisen, H., & Yazdifar, H. (2015). Impact of the shadow banking system on monetary policy in China. ICTACT journal on management studies (Online), 1(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.21917/ijms.2015.0001

The shadow banking system in China has its own characteristics compared to conventional commercial banks and the foreign shadow banking system. Its emergence is important to the economic development and financial system in China. However, it also cha... Read More about Impact of the shadow banking system on monetary policy in China.

The effects of occupational burnout, occupational stress and physical and mental health on cost of a working place of finance employees of Zahedan University Of Medical Sciences (2015)
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Nasseri, A., Yazdifar, H., & Mokhtari, F. (2015). The effects of occupational burnout, occupational stress and physical and mental health on cost of a working place of finance employees of Zahedan University Of Medical Sciences. ˜Es œBusqueret, 1(2), 23-34

Stress and job burnout in organizations and government agencies is one of the biggest and main problems for people who are affected by it and it’s costly to organizations. Therefore measuring the economic impact of this phenomenon can have a signific... Read More about The effects of occupational burnout, occupational stress and physical and mental health on cost of a working place of finance employees of Zahedan University Of Medical Sciences.

The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2012)
Journal Article
Tsamenyi, M., Qureshi, A., & Yazdifar, H. (2012). The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Accounting forum, 37(3), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2012.09.004

This paper reports on the results of a case study that examines the effect of the contract and accounting on inter-organisational trust in an international joint venture (IJV). The empirical setting of the research was an IJV relation between a Unite... Read More about The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A study of the factors influencing the adoption of management accounting Innovations in less developed countries : the case of Libya
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Boukr, A. (in press). A study of the factors influencing the adoption of management accounting Innovations in less developed countries : the case of Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study was conducted to examine the factors that influence the adoption of management accounting innovations (MAIs) generally compared to the use of traditional management accounting practices (TMAPs). This was done by looking at the specific cas... Read More about A study of the factors influencing the adoption of management accounting Innovations in less developed countries : the case of Libya.

An analysis of the effect of IFRS adoption in Nigeria on the quality of published financial information
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Temile, S. (in press). An analysis of the effect of IFRS adoption in Nigeria on the quality of published financial information. (Thesis). University of Salford

The study examines the effects of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the quality of published financial statements in Nigeria. The study uses entire non-financial firms listed on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exch... Read More about An analysis of the effect of IFRS adoption in Nigeria on the quality of published financial information.