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Professor Saeed Akbar

Professor (A, F & E)

Faculty/Dept/School School of Management
(Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences)
Emails.akbar10@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone +441274 232607

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, and accounting regulation, 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 collaborators
NameProf. Andrew W Stark
CompanyUniversity of Manchester
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeE
RoleJoint Research
ThemeAccounting anmd Finance
DescriptionResearch colloboration
 
NameProf. Pawan Budhwar
CompanyAston University
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeE
RoleJOINT RESEARCH
ThemePERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
DescriptionJOINT RESEARCH
 
NameProf. Qaisar Abbas
CompanyCOMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
CountryPAKISTAN
TypeE
RoleAcademic Collaborations
DescriptionAcademic Collaborations
 
NameDr Abdullah Iqbal
CompanyUniversity of Kent
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeI
RoleResearch Collaboration
ThemeAccounting and Finance
 
NameDr Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah
CompanyUniversity of Warwick
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeE
RoleResearch Collaboration
ThemeAccounting and Finance
DescriptionResearch Collaboration
 
NameDr Sardar Ahmad
CompanyUniversity of Liverpool
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeE
RoleResearch Collaboration
ThemeAccounting and Finance
DescriptionResearch Collaboration
 
NameProf. Devendra Kodwani
CompanyOpen University
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeE
RoleResearch Collaboration
ThemeAccounting and Finance
DescriptionResearch Collaboration
 
NameProf Sabur Mollah
CompanyUniversity of Sheffield
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeE
RoleResearch Colloboration
ThemeCorporate Governance, Ethics, and Sustainable Fiance
 
NameProf Collins Ntim
CompanyUniversity of Southampton
CountryUNITED KINGDOM
TypeE
RoleResearch Colloboration
ThemeSustainable Accounting
 

Teaching

Teaching interests

Accounting and Finance

Teaching highlights

  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Accounting Theory
  • Advanced Management Accounting
  • Capital Markets and Institutions
  • Advanced Financial and Management Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • The Financial System and Risk Management,
  • Introduction to Accounting and Finance
  • Issues in Accounting and Accountability

Year Module code Title Subject
AFE7505-BContemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance

Professional activities

  • 01-JAN-01: University of Manchester - PhD
  • 01-JAN-14: University of Liverpool - MA
  • 01-JAN-92: University of Peshawar - MBA
  • 01-JAN-90: University of Peshawar - BBA
  • 01-JAN-20: Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA] - FCMA, CGMA
  • 01-JAN-17: University of Hull - Professor in Accounting and Finance and Head of Accounting and Finance Subject Group
  • 01-OCT-09: University of Liverpool - Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance
  • 01-APR-00: University of Liverpool - Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Accounting and Finance
  • 01-OCT-96: University of Manchester - PhD Scholar/MBA Tutor
  • 01-APR-93: Heavy Mechanical Complex, Limited - Assistant Manager Accounts
  • 30-JUL-20: Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA], Member
  • Academic Leadership: Head of Accounting, Finance and Economics
  • English
  • Pushto
  • Urdu
  • Hindi
  • Panjabi

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal
TitleOrganisational resilience to supply chain risks during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
AuthorsWulandhari, Nur. B. I., Budhwar, P., Nishikant, M., Akbar, S., Do, Q., and Milligan, G.
JournalBritish Journal of Management
PublisherWiley
DOI10.1111/1467-8551.12648
 
TitleOrganizational non-compliance with principles-based governance provisions and corporate risk-taking (2021)
AuthorsSardar Ahmad, Saeed Akbar, Anwar Halari, Syed Zubair Shah
JournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis
PublisherElsevier
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101884
 
TitleCompliance or non‐compliance during financial crisis: Does it matter? (2021)
AuthorsAhmad, S, Akbar, S., Kodwani, D., Halari, A., and Shah, S. Z.
JournalInternational Journal of Finance and Economics
PublisherWiley
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2538
 
TitleThe role of peer effects in corporate employee welfare policies (2021)
AuthorsRind, A. A., Akbar, S., Boubaker, S., Lajili-Jarjir, S., and Mollah, S
JournalBritish Journal of Management
PublisherWiley
DOI10.1111/1467-8551.12513
 
TitleGovernance disclosure quality and market valuation of firms in UK and Germany (2020)
AuthorsUllah, S., Ahmad, S., Akbar, S., Kodwani, D. and Frecknall-Hughes, J.
JournalInternational Journal of Finance and Economics
PublisherWiley
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2053
 
TitleA Study on Trust Restoration Efforts in the UK Retail Banking Industry (2020)
AuthorsShakeel Ahmed, Kenbata Bangassa, Saeed Akbar
JournalTHE BRITISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW
PublisherElsevier
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2019.100871
 
TitleAdvertising, Earnings Prediction and Market Value: An Analysis of Persistent UK Advertisers (2019)
AuthorsSyed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Saeed Akbar, Sardar Ahmad, Andrew W. Stark
JournalBritish Journal of Management
PublisherWiley
DOIDOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12378
 
TitleEffectiveness of Performance Appraisal: Evidence on the Utilization Criteria (2019)
AuthorsIqbal, M. Z., Akbar, S., Budhwar, P,. and Shah, SZA
JournalJournal of Business Research
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.04.035
 
TitleA study on trust restoration efforts in the UK retail banking industry (2019)
AuthorsAhmed S.;Bangassa K.;Akbar S.
JournalBritish Accounting Review
DOI10.1016/j.bar.2019.100871
 
TitleTrade credit, firm profitability, and financial constraints: Evidence from listed SMEs in East Asia and the Pacific (2019)
AuthorsHoang H.;Xiao Q.;Akbar S.
JournalInternational Journal of Managerial Finance
DOI10.1108/IJMF-09-2018-0258
 
TitleFirm performance, corporate governance and executive compensation in Pakistan (2018)
AuthorsSheikh, M.F.; Shah, S.Z.A.; Akbar, Saeed
JournalApplied Economics
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2017.1386277
 
TitleInternational Evidence on the Determinants of Organizational Ethical Vulnerability (2018)
AuthorsUllah, S.; Ahmad, S.; Akbar, Saeed; Kodwani, D.
JournalBritish Journal of Management
 
TitleCEO compensation and banks’ risk-taking during pre and post financial crisis periods (2017)
AuthorsShah S.;Akbar S.;Liu J.;Liu Z.;Cao S.
JournalResearch in International Business and Finance
DOI10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.089
 
TitleCredit supply constraints and financial policies of listed companies during the 2007–2009 financial crisis (2017)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Rehman S.;Liu J.;Shah S.
JournalResearch in International Business and Finance
DOI10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.001
 
TitleBoard structure and corporate risk taking in the UK financial sector (2017)
AuthorsAkbar, Saeed; Kharabsheh, B.; Poletti-Hughes, Jannine; Shah, S.Z.A.
JournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis
 
TitleMore on the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance in the UK: Evidence from the application of generalized method of moments estimation (2016)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Poletti-Hughes J.;El-Faitouri R.;Shah S.
JournalResearch in International Business and Finance
DOI10.1016/j.ribaf.2016.03.009
 
TitleImpact of international financial reporting standards on the profit and equity of AIM listed companies in the UK (2016)
AuthorsAli, A.; Akbar, Saeed; Ormrod, P.
JournalAccounting Forum
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2015.12.001
 
TitleThe Impact and Implications of International Financial Reporting Standards in the United Kingdom: Evidence from the Alternative Investment Market (2016)
AuthorsAli A.;Akbar S.;Ormrod P.;Shah S.
JournalAustralian Accounting Review
DOI10.1111/auar.12140
 
TitleMarket Reaction to Seasoned Offerings in China (2016)
AuthorsLiu J.;Akbar S.;Shah S.;Zhang D.;Pang D.
JournalJournal of Business Finance and Accounting
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12198
 
TitleEffectiveness of Performance Appraisal: An Integrated Framework (2015)
AuthorsIqbal M.;Akbar S.;Budhwar P.
JournalInternational Journal of Management Reviews
DOI10.1111/ijmr.12050
 
TitleInternational Financial Reporting Standards and the value relevance of R&D expenditures: Pre and post IFRS analysis (2013)
AuthorsShah S.;Liang S.;Akbar S.
JournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis
DOI10.1016/j.irfa.2013.08.001
 
TitleThe long run performance of UK firms making multiple rights issues (2013)
AuthorsIqbal A.;Akbar S.;Shiwakoti R.
JournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis
DOI10.1016/j.irfa.2013.03.003
 
TitleThe impact of recent financial shocks on the financing and investment policies of UK private firms (2013)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Rehman S.;Ormrod P.
JournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis
DOI10.1016/j.irfa.2012.05.004
 
TitleAn investigation of user perceptions of Islamic banking practices in the United Kingdom (2012)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Zulfiqar Ali Shah S.;Kalmadi S.
JournalInternational Journal Of Islamic And Middle Eastern Finance And Management
DOI10.1108/17538391211282845
 
TitleThe value relevance of cash flows, current accruals, and non-current accruals in the UK (2011)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Shah S.;Stark A.
JournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis
DOI10.1016/j.irfa.2011.06.005
 
TitleThe journey to develop educated entrepreneurs: Prospects and problems of Afghan businessmen (2011)
AuthorsMuhammad A.;Akbar S.;Dalziel M.
JournalEducation and Training
DOI10.1108/00400911111147730
 
TitleAn empirical investigation of the Libyan audit market: Perceptions of auditor's independence (2010)
AuthorsFaraj S.;Akbar S.
JournalJournal for Global Business Advancement
DOI10.1504/JGBA.2010.033199
 
TitleThe relevance of pecking order hypothesis for the financing of computer software and biotechnology small firms: Some UK evidence (2010)
AuthorsUllah F.;Abbas Q.;Akbar S.
JournalInternational Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
DOI10.1007/s11365-008-0105-0
 
TitleDeflator choice effects in the valuation of advertising expenditures (2010)
AuthorsZulfiqar Ali Shah S.;Akbar S.
JournalJournal for Global Business Advancement
DOI10.1504/JGBA.2010.036038
 
TitleThe rationale for location preferences of technology-based small firms in the UK (2010)
AuthorsUllah F.;Abbas Q.;Akbar S.
JournalJournal for Global Business Advancement
DOI10.1504/JGBA.2010.032765
 
TitleManagement accounting change: A comparative study of Indian and UK organisations (2010)
AuthorsAkbar S.
JournalJournal for Global Business Advancement
DOI10.1504/JGBA.2010.032761
 
TitleThe value relevance of major media advertising expenditures: Some U.K. evidence (2009)
AuthorsShah S.;Stark A.;Akbar S.
JournalInternational Journal of Accounting
DOI10.1016/j.intacc.2009.03.004
 
TitleFirm size, sector and market valuation of R&D expenditures (2008)
AuthorsShah S.;Stark A.;Akbar S.
JournalApplied Financial Economics Letters
DOI10.1080/17446540701537756
 
TitleValue relevance of advertising expenditure: A review of the literature (2008)
AuthorsAli Shah S.;Akbar S.
JournalInternational Journal of Management Reviews
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2370.2007.00228.x
 
TitleStock market reaction to capital expenditure announcements by UK firms (2008)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Shah S.;Saadi I.
JournalApplied Financial Economics
DOI10.1080/09603100701222234
 
TitleSpin-offs, stages of growth and funding issues: Some UK evidence (2007)
AuthorsUllah F.;Akbar S.;Taylor P.
JournalInternational Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
DOI10.1504/IJEIM.2007.014595
 
TitleDeflators, net shareholder cash flows, dividends, capital contributions and estimated models of corporate valuation (2003)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Stark A.
JournalJournal of Business Finance and Accounting
DOI10.1111/j.0306-686X.2003.05514.x
 
TitleDiscussion of Scale and the Scale Effect in Market‐based Accounting Research (2003)
AuthorsAkbar S.;Stark A.
JournalJournal of Business Finance and Accounting
DOI10.1111/1468-5957.00483
 
Book
TitleCorporate Finance and Investment: Decisions and Strategies (2018)
AuthorsRichard Pike, Bill Neale, Saeed Akbar, Philip Linsley
PublisherPearson
 
Conference Contributions
AuthorsChengruizhi Ma, Saeed Akbar, Jing Li