Professor Saeed Akbar,Professor (A, F & E)
Information about Professor Saeed Akbar at the University of Bradford.
- School of Management
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences) - Email:
- s.akbar10@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 232607
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publications.Biography
Saeed Akbar is Professor of Accounting and Finance, and Head of Accounting, Finance and Economics, at the University of Bradford School of Management. He holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, an MA from the University of Liverpool, and a BBA and MBA from the University Peshawar. He is a Qualified Accountant and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA], with the titles 'FCMA and CGMA'. Prior to joining the University of Bradford, he was a Professor in Accounting and Finance, and Head of Accounting and Finance Subject Group at the Hull University Business School, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of Liverpool, and MBA tutor at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. His research output has been published extensively in leading international journals, such as, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, The British Accounting Review, Accounting Forum, The International Journal of Accounting, International Review of Financial Analysis, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Business Research, and International Journal of Management Reviews, amongst others. His main research area covers the relationship between accounting information and stock prices, while his other broad areas of research expertise include performance measurement, corporate governance, risk management, empirical finance, accounting regulation, sustainable finance and accounting, green banking, and net zero and productivity.
Research
Capital Markets Research in Accounting, Accounting disclosure and Regulation, Accounting Valuation of Intangible Assets, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Empirical Finance, Performance Measurement, and Net Zero - Productivity and Sustainability.
Research supervision
Professor Saeed Akbar is responsible for the supervision of 7 postgraduate researchers at the University of Bradford.
Research collaborators
| Name | Company | Country | Type | Role | Theme | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sheffield | GB | EXTERNAL | Research Colloboration | Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Sustainable Fiance | ||
| University of Manchester | GB | EXTERNAL | Joint Research | Accounting anmd Finance | Research colloboration | |
| Open University | GB | EXTERNAL | Research Collaboration | Accounting and Finance | Research Collaboration | |
| University of Liverpool | GB | EXTERNAL | Research Collaboration | Accounting and Finance | Research Collaboration | |
| University of Warwick | GB | EXTERNAL | Research Collaboration | Accounting and Finance | Research Collaboration | |
| University of Kent | GB | INTERNAL | Research Collaboration | Accounting and Finance | ||
| COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan | PK | EXTERNAL | Academic Collaborations | Academic Collaborations | ||
| Aston University | GB | EXTERNAL | JOINT RESEARCH | PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT | JOINT RESEARCH | |
| University of Southampton | GB | EXTERNAL | Research Colloboration | Sustainable Accounting |
Teaching
Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Professor Saeed Akbar as follows:
Teaching interests
Accounting and Finance
Teaching highlights
Financial AccountingManagement AccountingAccounting TheoryAdvanced Management AccountingCapital Markets and InstitutionsAdvanced Financial and Management AccountingCorporate FinanceThe Financial System and Risk Management,Introduction to Accounting and FinanceIssues in Accounting and Accountability
Teaching modules
| Title | Subject | Module code | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Management Accounting | |||
| Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance |
Professional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Professor Saeed Akbar is as follows:
Employment
- University of Hull - Professor in Accounting and Finance and Head of Accounting and Finance Subject Group in the year 2017 (specified as 01/01/2017)
- Heavy Mechanical Complex, Limited - Assistant Manager Accounts in the year 1993 (specified as 01/04/1993)
- University of Manchester - PhD Scholar/MBA Tutor in the year 1996 (specified as 01/10/1996)
- University of Liverpool - Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Accounting and Finance in the year 2000 (specified as 01/04/2000)
- University of Liverpool - Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance in the year 2009 (specified as 01/10/2009)
Education
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA] - FCMA, CGMA
- University of Peshawar - BBA
- University of Peshawar - MBA
- University of Liverpool - MA
- University of Manchester - PhD
Publications
There are 43 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Saeed Akbar.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The relevance of pecking order hypothesis for the financing of computer software and biotechnology small firms: Some UK evidence | 2010 | International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal | 6 | 301 - 315 | Ullah F.;Abbas Q.;Akbar S. | 1554-7191 | 10.1007/s11365-008-0105-0 | ||||
| Mandatory CSR disclosure, institutional ownership and firm value: Evidence from China | 2023 | International Journal of Finance and Economics | Shah, SZA., Akbar, S., and Zhu, X | Wiley | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2908 | ||||||
| The impact of compliance, board committees and insider CEOs on firm survival during crisis | 2024 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 91 | Ahmad, S., Ullah,S., Akbar, S., Kodwani, D. and Brahma, S. | ELSEVIER | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102979 | |||||
| The role of independent directors’ tenure and network in controlling real-earnings management practices | 2024 | Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting | Muhammad Asad, Saeed Akbar, Sabur Mollah | Springer Link | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-024-01288-y | ||||||
| Human Capital in the Financial Sector and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from China | 2024 | THE BRITISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW | Liu, G., He, F., Zhang, C., Akbar, S., & Li, Y. | 0890-8389 | Elsevier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2024.101370 | |||||
| Organisational resilience to supply chain risks during the COVID-19 Pandemic | 2022 | British Journal of Management | 0 | Wulandhari, Nur. B. I., Budhwar, P., Nishikant, M., Akbar, S., Do, Q., and Milligan, G. | Wiley | 10.1111/1467-8551.12648 | |||||
| Board diversity and corporate propensity to R&D spending | 2023 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 89 | Asad, M., Akbar, S., Li, J., and Shah, SZA. | Elsevier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102802 | |||||
| Organizational non-compliance with principles-based governance provisions and corporate risk-taking | 2021 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 78 | Sardar Ahmad, Saeed Akbar, Anwar Halari, Syed Zubair Shah | Elsevier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101884 | |||||
| Compliance or non‐compliance during financial crisis: Does it matter? | 2021 | International Journal of Finance and Economics | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2538 | Ahmad, S, Akbar, S., Kodwani, D., Halari, A., and Shah, S. Z. | Wiley | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2538 | |||||
| The role of peer effects in corporate employee welfare policies | 2021 | British Journal of Management | Accepted Manuscript | Rind, A. A., Akbar, S., Boubaker, S., Lajili-Jarjir, S., and Mollah, S | Wiley | 10.1111/1467-8551.12513 | |||||
| Governance disclosure quality and market valuation of firms in UK and Germany | 2020 | International Journal of Finance and Economics | [Forthcoming] | Ullah, S., Ahmad, S., Akbar, S., Kodwani, D. and Frecknall-Hughes, J. | Wiley | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2053 | |||||
| A study on trust restoration efforts in the UK retail banking industry | 2019 | British Accounting Review | Ahmed S.;Bangassa K.;Akbar S. | 0890-8389 | 10.1016/j.bar.2019.100871 | ||||||
| Firm performance, corporate governance and executive compensation in Pakistan | 2018 | Applied Economics | Sheikh, M.F.; Shah, S.Z.A.; Akbar, Saeed | https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2017.1386277 | |||||||
| Impact of international financial reporting standards on the profit and equity of AIM listed companies in the UK | 2016 | Accounting Forum | 40 | 45 - 62 | Ali, A.; Akbar, Saeed; Ormrod, P. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2015.12.001 | |||||
| Board structure and corporate risk taking in the UK financial sector | 2017 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 50 | Akbar, Saeed; Kharabsheh, B.; Poletti-Hughes, Jannine; Shah, S.Z.A. | |||||||
| International Evidence on the Determinants of Organizational Ethical Vulnerability | 2018 | British Journal of Management | Ullah, S.; Ahmad, S.; Akbar, Saeed; Kodwani, D. | Wiley | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12289 | ||||||
| A Study on Trust Restoration Efforts in the UK Retail Banking Industry | 2020 | THE BRITISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW | 52 | Shakeel Ahmed, Kenbata Bangassa, Saeed Akbar | Elsevier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2019.100871 | |||||
| Trade credit, firm profitability, and financial constraints: Evidence from listed SMEs in East Asia and the Pacific | 2019 | International Journal of Managerial Finance | Hoang H.;Xiao Q.;Akbar S. | 1743-9132 | 10.1108/IJMF-09-2018-0258 | ||||||
| Advertising, Earnings Prediction and Market Value: An Analysis of Persistent UK Advertisers | 2019 | British Journal of Management | 00 | 1 - 23 | Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Saeed Akbar, Sardar Ahmad, Andrew W. Stark | Wiley | DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12378 | ||||
| The journey to develop educated entrepreneurs: Prospects and problems of Afghan businessmen | 2011 | Education and Training | 53 | 433 - 447 | Muhammad A.;Akbar S.;Dalziel M. | 0040-0912 | 10.1108/00400911111147730 | ||||
| Effectiveness of Performance Appraisal: Evidence on the Utilization Criteria | 2019 | Journal of Business Research | 101 | 285 - 299 | Iqbal, M. Z., Akbar, S., Budhwar, P,. and Shah, SZA | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.04.035 | |||||
| Effectiveness of Performance Appraisal: An Integrated Framework | 2015 | International Journal of Management Reviews | 17 | 510 - 533 | Iqbal M.;Akbar S.;Budhwar P. | 1460-8545 | 10.1111/ijmr.12050 | ||||
| An investigation of user perceptions of Islamic banking practices in the United Kingdom | 2012 | International Journal Of Islamic And Middle Eastern Finance And Management | 5 | 353 - 370 | Akbar S.;Zulfiqar Ali Shah S.;Kalmadi S. | 1753-8394 | 10.1108/17538391211282845 | ||||
| Firm size, sector and market valuation of R&D expenditures | 2008 | Applied Financial Economics Letters | 4 | 87 - 91 | Shah S.;Stark A.;Akbar S. | 1744-6546 | 10.1080/17446540701537756 | ||||
| Stock market reaction to capital expenditure announcements by UK firms | 2008 | Applied Financial Economics | 18 | 617 - 627 | Akbar S.;Shah S.;Saadi I. | 0960-3107 | 10.1080/09603100701222234 | ||||
| Deflators, net shareholder cash flows, dividends, capital contributions and estimated models of corporate valuation | 2003 | Journal of Business Finance and Accounting | 30 | 1211 - 1233 | Akbar S.;Stark A. | 0306-686X | 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2003.05514.x | ||||
| Discussion of Scale and the Scale Effect in Market‐based Accounting Research | 2003 | Journal of Business Finance and Accounting | 30 | 57 - 72 | Akbar S.;Stark A. | 0306-686X | 10.1111/1468-5957.00483 | ||||
| Value relevance of advertising expenditure: A review of the literature | 2008 | International Journal of Management Reviews | 10 | 301 - 325 | Ali Shah S.;Akbar S. | 1460-8545 | 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2007.00228.x | ||||
| Market Reaction to Seasoned Offerings in China | 2016 | Journal of Business Finance and Accounting | 43 | 597 - 653 | Liu J.;Akbar S.;Shah S.;Zhang D.;Pang D. | 0306-686X | https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12198 | ||||
| The value relevance of major media advertising expenditures: Some U.K. evidence | 2009 | International Journal of Accounting | 44 | 187 - 206 | Shah S.;Stark A.;Akbar S. | 0020-7063 | 10.1016/j.intacc.2009.03.004 | ||||
| The value relevance of cash flows, current accruals, and non-current accruals in the UK | 2011 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 20 | 311 - 319 | Akbar S.;Shah S.;Stark A. | 1057-5219 | 10.1016/j.irfa.2011.06.005 | ||||
| The impact of recent financial shocks on the financing and investment policies of UK private firms | 2013 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 26 | 59 - 70 | Akbar S.;Rehman S.;Ormrod P. | 1057-5219 | 10.1016/j.irfa.2012.05.004 | ||||
| The long run performance of UK firms making multiple rights issues | 2013 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 28 | 156 - 165 | Iqbal A.;Akbar S.;Shiwakoti R. | 1057-5219 | 10.1016/j.irfa.2013.03.003 | ||||
| International Financial Reporting Standards and the value relevance of R&D expenditures: Pre and post IFRS analysis | 2013 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 30 | 158 - 169 | Shah S.;Liang S.;Akbar S. | 1057-5219 | 10.1016/j.irfa.2013.08.001 | ||||
| More on the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance in the UK: Evidence from the application of generalized method of moments estimation | 2016 | Research in International Business and Finance | 38 | 417 - 429 | Akbar S.;Poletti-Hughes J.;El-Faitouri R.;Shah S. | 0275-5319 | 10.1016/j.ribaf.2016.03.009 | ||||
| The Impact and Implications of International Financial Reporting Standards in the United Kingdom: Evidence from the Alternative Investment Market | 2016 | Australian Accounting Review | 26 | 360 - 375 | Ali A.;Akbar S.;Ormrod P.;Shah S. | 1035-6908 | 10.1111/auar.12140 | ||||
| CEO compensation and banks’ risk-taking during pre and post financial crisis periods | 2017 | Research in International Business and Finance | 42 | 1489 - 1503 | Shah S.;Akbar S.;Liu J.;Liu Z.;Cao S. | 0275-5319 | 10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.089 | ||||
| Credit supply constraints and financial policies of listed companies during the 2007–2009 financial crisis | 2017 | Research in International Business and Finance | 42 | 559 - 571 | Akbar S.;Rehman S.;Liu J.;Shah S. | 0275-5319 | 10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.001 | ||||
| Deflator choice effects in the valuation of advertising expenditures | 2010 | Journal for Global Business Advancement | 3 | 348 - 357 | Zulfiqar Ali Shah S.;Akbar S. | 1746-966X | 10.1504/JGBA.2010.036038 | ||||
| The rationale for location preferences of technology-based small firms in the UK | 2010 | Journal for Global Business Advancement | 3 | 79 - 93 | Ullah F.;Abbas Q.;Akbar S. | 1746-966X | 10.1504/JGBA.2010.032765 | ||||
| An empirical investigation of the Libyan audit market: Perceptions of auditor's independence | 2010 | Journal for Global Business Advancement | 3 | 133 - 154 | Faraj S.;Akbar S. | 1746-966X | 10.1504/JGBA.2010.033199 | ||||
| Management accounting change: A comparative study of Indian and UK organisations | 2010 | Journal for Global Business Advancement | 3 | 1 - 27 | Akbar S. | 1746-966X | 10.1504/JGBA.2010.032761 | ||||
| Spin-offs, stages of growth and funding issues: Some UK evidence | 2007 | International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | 7 | 524 - 540 | Ullah F.;Akbar S.;Taylor P. | 1368-275X | 10.1504/IJEIM.2007.014595 |