All Outputs (33)

FinTech, SME efficiency and national culture : evidence from OECD countries (2020)
Journal Article
Abbasi, K., Alam, M., Du, A., & Huynh, T. (2021). FinTech, SME efficiency and national culture : evidence from OECD countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, 120454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120454

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in an economy; therefore, it is important to study the avenues that contribute towards their viability. As a result, we examine the impact of financial technologies (FinTechs) on SME efficiency. U... Read More about FinTech, SME efficiency and national culture : evidence from OECD countries.

The use of biotechnologies in textile processing and environmental sustainability : an emerging market context (2020)
Journal Article
Rahman, M., Billah, M., Hack-Polay, D., & Alam, M. (2020). The use of biotechnologies in textile processing and environmental sustainability : an emerging market context. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 159, 120204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120204

The research aims to critically discuss key new biotechnologies in textile processing and examines the foundation of the resistance to adoption of such technologies in emerging markets. Using semi-structured interviews and the scientific literature,... Read More about The use of biotechnologies in textile processing and environmental sustainability : an emerging market context.

A review of the relationship between leadership style and innovation : insights and directions for future research (2020)
Journal Article
Rastogi, L., Yazdifar, H., Alam, M., Eskandari, R., & Al Bahloul, M. (2020). A review of the relationship between leadership style and innovation : insights and directions for future research. Journal for Global Business Advancement, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2019.107520

This paper aims to critically reflect on the available literature on leadership style and innovation, and especially to assess the linkages between these variables. It starts with an overview of leadership studies, tracing the historical emergence an... Read More about A review of the relationship between leadership style and innovation : insights and directions for future research.

Evaluating the performances of over-the-counter companies in developing countries using a stochastic dominance criterion and a PSO-ANN hybrid optimization model (2020)
Journal Article
Nasseri, A., Jamshidi, S., Yazdifar, H., Percy, D., & Alam, M. (2020). Evaluating the performances of over-the-counter companies in developing countries using a stochastic dominance criterion and a PSO-ANN hybrid optimization model. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 21(3), 563-582. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-09-2019-0137

With suitable optimization criteria, hybrid models have proven to be efficient for preparing portfolios in capital markets of developed countries. This study adapts and investigates these methods for a developing country, so providing a novel approac... Read More about Evaluating the performances of over-the-counter companies in developing countries using a stochastic dominance criterion and a PSO-ANN hybrid optimization model.

Audit committees, female directors and the types of female and male financial experts : further evidence (2020)
Journal Article
Abbasi, K., Alam, M., & Bhuiyan, B. (2020). Audit committees, female directors and the types of female and male financial experts : further evidence. Journal of Business Research, 114, 186-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.04.013

Evidence on the association between female directors on audit committees and audit quality is weak. Further, researchers’ failure to identify the types of female and male financial experts may have a) resulted in the mixed evidence on the relationshi... Read More about Audit committees, female directors and the types of female and male financial experts : further evidence.

Essays on international financial markets interdependence (2020)
Thesis
Mohammed, W. Essays on international financial markets interdependence. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter one showcases the analysis of the three empirical studies presented in this thesis. Chapter two provides broad literature review. Chapter three investigates the transmission of information between develo... Read More about Essays on international financial markets interdependence.

R&D investment, firm performance and the moderating role of systems and safeguards : evidence from emerging markets (2019)
Journal Article
Alam, M., Uddin, M., Yazdifar, H., Shafique, S., & Lartey, T. (2020). R&D investment, firm performance and the moderating role of systems and safeguards : evidence from emerging markets. Journal of Business Research, 106, 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.018

The relationship between R&D and firm performance is highly dependent on the external environment. Therefore, this paper examined the effects of country level investor protection (safeguards) and governance mechanisms (systems) on the relationship be... Read More about R&D investment, firm performance and the moderating role of systems and safeguards : evidence from emerging markets.

Going green, going clean : lean-green sustainability strategy and firm growth (2019)
Journal Article
Lartey, T., Yirenkyi, D., Adomako, S., Danso, A., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Alam, M. (2020). Going green, going clean : lean-green sustainability strategy and firm growth. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(1), 118-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2353

Despite the widespread recognition of the paybacks of “going green” and “going clean”, limited
research has focused on the impact of lean-green strategy on firm growth. In this study, we
contribute to strategy and environmental sustainability liter... Read More about Going green, going clean : lean-green sustainability strategy and firm growth.

The diffusion of management accounting innovations in dependent (subsidiary) organisations and MNCs (2019)
Journal Article
Yazdifar, H., Askarany, D., Wickramasinghe, D., Nasseri, A., & Alam, M. (2019). The diffusion of management accounting innovations in dependent (subsidiary) organisations and MNCs. The International Journal of Accounting, 54(01), 1950004. https://doi.org/10.1142/s1094406019500045

Responding to the increasing changes in technology through the proliferation of globalisation, a range of management accounting innovations (MAIs) have emerged. Concerning these MAIs, researchers have put forward alternative views ranging from ration... Read More about The diffusion of management accounting innovations in dependent (subsidiary) organisations and MNCs.

Institutional determinants of R&D investment : evidence from emerging markets (2018)
Journal Article
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.

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.

Assessing climate risk and strengthening resilience for UK Higher Education Institutions
Working Paper
Wilby, R., Smith, S., Petersen, K., Misal, H., Abdulrafiu, A., Alam, A., …Yarr, R. (2023). Assessing climate risk and strengthening resilience for UK Higher Education Institutions

This working paper will support higher education institutions to develop processes to assess their risk to their current and future climate risks, put in place plans to adapt to these risks, and identify opportunities to strengthen their resilience.... Read More about Assessing climate risk and strengthening resilience for UK Higher Education Institutions.

Female directors on audit committees and audit quality : evidence from the UK
Thesis
Abbasi, K. Female directors on audit committees and audit quality : evidence from the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

Evidence on the association between female directors on audit committees and audit quality is not convincing, as it fails to effectively consider the practitioners’ audit quality assessments. By utilising both the audit fees and meeting or beating th... Read More about Female directors on audit committees and audit quality : evidence from the UK.