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Saeed Akbar

Professorial

Area
School of ManagementFaculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences
E-mail
S.Akbar10@bradford.ac.uk
Phone
+441274232607
Saeed Akbar

Biography

Saeed Akbar is Professor of Accounting and Finance, and Head of Accounting, Finance and Economics Department at the University of Bradford. He has previously served as Dean of the School of Management, at the University of Bradford. 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, Journal of Business Ethics, 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, The European Journal of Finance, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Business Research, Business Strategy and the Environment, 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 and risk, accounting regulation, green finance, and sustainable development.

Research

Capital Markets Research in Accounting, Accounting disclosure and Regulation, Accounting Valuation of Intangible Assets, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Empirical Finance, Performance Measurement, Green Finance, and Sustainability.



Teaching

Accounting and Finance

Modules

  • Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance - AFE7505-B
  • Strategic Management Accounting - AFE7506-B

Professional activities

Education (5)

  • University of Manchester - PhD
  • University of Peshawar - BBA
  • University of Liverpool - MA
  • University of Peshawar - MBA
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA] - FCMA, CGMA

Employment (5)

  • University of Hull - Professor in Accounting and Finance and Head of Accounting and Finance Subject Group (1 January 2017)
  • University of Liverpool - Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Accounting (1 October 2009)
  • University of Liverpool - Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Accounting (1 April 2000)
  • University of Manchester - PhD Scholar/MBA Tutor (1 October 1996)
  • Heavy Mechanical Complex, Limited - Assistant Manager Accounts (1 April 1993)

Professional associations (1)

  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA], Member (30 July 2020)

Publications

Book (1)

  • Corporate Finance and Investment: Decisions and Strategies

    Richard Pike, Bill Neale, Saeed Akbar, Philip Linsley (2018) Pearson.

Conference contribution (5)

  • Investigating Abnormal Investment Patterns: The Role of Agency Costs and Financing Constraints within UK SMEs

    Mousavi, M., Akbar, S., Naeem, S., Li, J. (2025) 47th European Accounting Associate (EAA) Annual Congress.

  • Independent directors’ attributes and real earnings management practices: Evidence from the UK

    Muhmmad Asad, Saeed Akbar, Sabur Mollah (2024) British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference.

  • Independent directors’ attributes and real earnings management practices: Evidence from the UK

    Muhammad Asad, Saeed Akbar, Sabur Mollah (2024) Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference.

  • The Association between Directors’ Multiple-Board Sitting, Tenure, Financial Expertise, and R&D Spending

    Asad, M., Akbar, S., Li, J., Yousaf, S., and Hina, S.M. (2023) British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA).

  • The Impact of FDI on the Economic Development of Pakistan.

    Hina, S. M., Akbar, S., & Abbas, Q. (2010) 2nd South Asian International Conference (SAICON).

Peer reviewed journal (52)