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Does Board Diversity Mitigate Risk? The Effect of Homophily and Social Ties on Risk-Taking in Financial Institutions (2024)
Journal Article
Alzayed, N., Batiz-Lazo, B., & Eskandari, R. (in press). Does Board Diversity Mitigate Risk? The Effect of Homophily and Social Ties on Risk-Taking in Financial Institutions. Research in International Business and Finance, 102306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102306

Research Question/Issue This study investigates whether greater board diversity and looser social network ties have an impact on board independence and risk-taking in US financial institutions from 2010 to 2022.The... Read More about Does Board Diversity Mitigate Risk? The Effect of Homophily and Social Ties on Risk-Taking in Financial Institutions.

Corporate Governance, Emerging Technology, and Banks' Performance In G7 Countries:Three Essays (2024)
Thesis
Al-Bakri, K. (2024). Corporate Governance, Emerging Technology, and Banks' Performance In G7 Countries:Three Essays. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis consists of three essays on corporate governance (CG) and performance of banks in G7 countries. The first essay empirically investigates the effect of CG practises on banks’ financial performance using Return-On-Assets, Return-On-Equity,... Read More about Corporate Governance, Emerging Technology, and Banks' Performance In G7 Countries:Three Essays.

Earnings Management, Earnings Quality, and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Panel Data Analysis (2024)
Thesis
Zulu, A. (2024). Earnings Management, Earnings Quality, and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Panel Data Analysis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a major priority for many companies in recent years. With increased attention placed on CSR, many questions have been raised as to whether it can help mitigate earnings management. The current research... Read More about Earnings Management, Earnings Quality, and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Panel Data Analysis.

Revisiting Corporate Governance And Financial Risk-Taking (2023)
Journal Article
Alzayed, N., Eskandari, R., Eshraghi, A., & Yazdifar, H. (2023). Revisiting Corporate Governance And Financial Risk-Taking. International Journal of Finance and Economics, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2896

Corporate governance attributes have varying effects on risk taking when variables are examined separately. We study the effects of a large range of corporate governance attributes on risk taking using a comprehensive US sample. Our findings confirm... Read More about Revisiting Corporate Governance And Financial Risk-Taking.

Bank failure prediction: corporate governance and financial indicators (2023)
Journal Article
Alzayed, N., Eskandari, R., & Yazdifar, H. (2023). Bank failure prediction: corporate governance and financial indicators. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 61(2), 601-631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-023-01158-z

This paper reiterates the importance of corporate governance in banks. Failure prediction studies have mainly relied on using financial ratios as predictors. The most suitable financial predictors for banks are financial ratios following the CAMEL ra... Read More about Bank failure prediction: corporate governance and financial indicators.

Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries (2022)
Thesis
Oluwadebi, J. Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries. (Thesis). University of Salford

The financial services sector has been seen as an alien to sustainability reporting due to the nature of the services the sector provides. However, in recent years, there are increasing pressure on the financial services sector to include environme... Read More about Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries.

Essays on corporate governance of financial institutions in the United States (2022)
Thesis
Aljalahma, N. Essays on corporate governance of financial institutions in the United States. (Thesis). University of Salford

Despite the importance of corporate governance in financial institutions, it remains an under researched area. Thus, this research includes three studies that examine the significant characteristics of corporate governance for financial institutions.... Read More about Essays on corporate governance of financial institutions in the United States.

Hybrid optimisation and formation of index tracking portfolio in TSE (2022)
Thesis
Assadi, M. Hybrid optimisation and formation of index tracking portfolio in TSE. (Thesis). University of Salford

Asset allocation and portfolio optimisation are some of the most important steps in an investors decision making process. In order to manage uncertainty and maximise returns, it is assumed that active investment is a zero-sum game. It is possible how... Read More about Hybrid optimisation and formation of index tracking portfolio in TSE.

Political connections and seasoned equity offerings (2021)
Journal Article
Nnadi, M., Sorwar, G., Eskandari, R., & Chizema, A. (2021). Political connections and seasoned equity offerings. Journal of Banking and Finance, 133, 106312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2021.106312

This study examines the impact of political connections on seasoned equity offerings. Using seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) from 2001 to 2018 in the USA, we find that politically connected issuers enjoy a lower cost of seasoned equity issuance than... Read More about Political connections and seasoned equity offerings.

Peeling away the layers of news : climate change sentiments and financial markets (2021)
Thesis
Tran, P. Peeling away the layers of news : climate change sentiments and financial markets. (Thesis). University of Salford

Unlike other news, climate news conveys the uncertainty around the substantial trajectory and the economic consequences of climate change. Since solutions to climate change are uncertain, unknown, or undesirable, climate change news may trigger count... Read More about Peeling away the layers of news : climate change sentiments and financial markets.

Implications of investment banks’ reputation and specialisation on initial public offerings and corporate takeovers (2021)
Thesis
Bessala, J. (in press). Implications of investment banks’ reputation and specialisation on initial public offerings and corporate takeovers. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research thesis examines the implications of investment bank reputation and specialisation on the outcomes of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offering (IPO) settings. With regards to M&A settings, we study the impact of top-tie... Read More about Implications of investment banks’ reputation and specialisation on initial public offerings and corporate takeovers.

The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation (2020)
Journal Article
Liang, L., Alam, M., Sorwar, G., Yazdifar, H., & Eskandari, R. (2021). The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, 120488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120488

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the structures of inter-organizational connections and innovation results in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Existing literature shows that inter-organization connections can ben... Read More about The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation.

Political connections and corporate activities : seasoned equity offerings, share repurchases, and M&A (2020)
Thesis
Nnadi, M. Political connections and corporate activities : seasoned equity offerings, share repurchases, and M&A. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis studies the impact of political connections on firm activity. Given the literature gaps, the three corporate activities selected to be examined are i) seasoned equity offerings, ii) share repurchases, and iii) mergers and acquisitions.... Read More about Political connections and corporate activities : seasoned equity offerings, share repurchases, and M&A.

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.

Integrating data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard for improving organizations’ performance assessment (2019)
Thesis
Ellelly, N. (in press). Integrating data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard for improving organizations’ performance assessment. (Thesis). University of Salford

In today's business environment, organizations aim to improve their performance to compete efficiently in a highly competitive global market. Thus, the concept of performance measurement has received significant attention from both academics and prac... Read More about Integrating data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard for improving organizations’ performance assessment.

Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange (2018)
Journal Article
Nasseri, A., Sayyadi, M., Yazdifar, H., Eskandari, R., & Al Bahloul, M. (2018). Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 17(2), 210-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652718776860

This paper employs the data from 155 companies from 27 different industries listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) for the period from 2000 to 2009 to examine the direction of causality between cash flow and earnings after taking consideration of... Read More about Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange.

Bank soundness : a PLS-SEM approach (2018)
Book Chapter
Ayadurai, C., & Eskandari, R. (2018). Bank soundness : a PLS-SEM approach. In N. Avkiran, & C. Ringle (Eds.), Partial least squares structural equation modeling (31-52). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71691-6_2

During the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007–2009, even banks in industrial economies with long established markets suffered significantly. This highlights, weaknesses in the banking system and the importance of a sound banking sector. This paper... Read More about Bank soundness : a PLS-SEM approach.

Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011 (2014)
Journal Article
Bátiz-Lazo, B., Eskandari, R., & Goddard, J. (2015). Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011. Investigaciones de Historia Económica, 11(3), 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2014.07.010

This paper examines the factors determining the citation success of authors who have published via the Internet on the economic and business history of Spain. It departs from the dominant cross-sectional approach to the quantitative assessment of cit... Read More about Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011.

Asset pricing with empirical, zero-beta, macro and state variables in international equity markets
Thesis
Abdullah, M. (in press). Asset pricing with empirical, zero-beta, macro and state variables in international equity markets. (Thesis). The University of Salford

This study aims to improve asset pricing by using empirical, zero-beta, macro and state variables. Firstly, we improve asset pricing with empirical factors as we find the gap that the five-factor model augmented with momentum factor, is yet to be exa... Read More about Asset pricing with empirical, zero-beta, macro and state variables in international equity markets.

Foreign Direct Investment and cost of sustainable development goals : implications for FDI decision makers
Journal Article
Syed, Z., Eskandari, R., & Yazdifar, H. (in press). Foreign Direct Investment and cost of sustainable development goals : implications for FDI decision makers. Advances in global business research, 17(1),

Policy makers struggle to understand the limited impact of FDI on achieving Sustainable Development Gaols (SDG). However, they overlook the fact that FDI like any other investment decision is affected by the relative costs and benefits consideratio... Read More about Foreign Direct Investment and cost of sustainable development goals : implications for FDI decision makers.