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Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis (2022)
Book
Hardey, M. (2022). Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781800439146

Self-tracking is a rapidly growing area of study and will play an important role in the future of how we understand health change and responsibility. Understanding the personal and social dimensions of tracking within households improves our understa... Read More about Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis.

Exploring SMEs attitudes to Net Zero & social media: Action Case research as a force for good (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fenton, A., Ahmed, W., Hardey, M., & Koral, C. (in press). Exploring SMEs attitudes to Net Zero & social media: Action Case research as a force for good.

We address a research gap in SME understanding and attitudes to Net Zero and their communications. We employed an Action Case approach, which included a small-scale qualitative survey of SMEs and social network analysis (SNA) of Twitter. We discovere... Read More about Exploring SMEs attitudes to Net Zero & social media: Action Case research as a force for good.

Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tilba, A. (2014). Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement.

A critical issue for the future growth of institutional investor Stewardship and engagement over investee companies is whether it is compatible with the fiduciary duties of pension fund trustees. This study examines how a range of interpretations of... Read More about Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement.

The market uncertainty of ethically compliant equity: An integrated screening approach (2023)
Journal Article
Abu Bakar, N., Abdelsalam, O., Taamouti, A., & Elmasry, A. (2023). The market uncertainty of ethically compliant equity: An integrated screening approach. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 86, Article 101759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2023.101759

This study investigates the uncertainty of market returns for ethically compliant equity using a comprehensive ethical screening methodology. The analysis also compares the effect of different ethical screening criteria on firm uncertainty. We develo... Read More about The market uncertainty of ethically compliant equity: An integrated screening approach.

Digital technologies, social entrepreneurship and resilience during crisis in developing countries: evidence from Nigeria (2023)
Journal Article
Nakpodia, F., Ashiru, F., You, J. J., & Oni, O. (2023). Digital technologies, social entrepreneurship and resilience during crisis in developing countries: evidence from Nigeria. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-01-2023-0012

Purpose: Social entrepreneurship (SE) is a complex phenomenon designed to resolve numerous societal challenges while remaining economically viable. However, how social entrepreneurs in developing countries have deployed digital technologies to addres... Read More about Digital technologies, social entrepreneurship and resilience during crisis in developing countries: evidence from Nigeria.

Accountants' Behaviour, Performance Evaluation and Educational System (2023)
Journal Article
Nehme, R., Kozah, C. E., Sadaka, S., & Michael, A. (2023). Accountants' Behaviour, Performance Evaluation and Educational System. Australasian accounting business and finance journal, 17(3), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.14453/aabfj.v17i3.02

Purpose: Retaining competent and qualified public accountants has become a challenge for most audit firms. Accordingly, some universities and audit firms are combining their efforts to attract accounting students by establishing the 'School Leavers'... Read More about Accountants' Behaviour, Performance Evaluation and Educational System.

Determinants of financial stability and risk transmission in dual financial system: Evidence from the COVID pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Elsayed, A. H., Ahmed, H., & Husam Helmi, M. (2023). Determinants of financial stability and risk transmission in dual financial system: Evidence from the COVID pandemic. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2023.101784

Existing literature on spillovers and connectedness between Islamic and conventional financial markets overlooked the fundamental role played by money markets in volatility spillovers and risk transmission across markets. That being so, this paper ai... Read More about Determinants of financial stability and risk transmission in dual financial system: Evidence from the COVID pandemic.

Developing Techniques to Support Technological Solutions to Disinformation by Analysing Four Conspiracy Networks During COVID-19 (2023)
Journal Article
Ahmed, W., Önkal, D., Das, R., Krishnan, S., Olan, F., Hardey, M., & Fenton, A. (2023). Developing Techniques to Support Technological Solutions to Disinformation by Analysing Four Conspiracy Networks During COVID-19. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2023.3273191

Given the role of technology and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic, the aim of this paper is to conduct a social network analysis of four COVID-19 conspiracy theories that were spread during the pandemic between March to June 2020. Specifical... Read More about Developing Techniques to Support Technological Solutions to Disinformation by Analysing Four Conspiracy Networks During COVID-19.

Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa’s accounts of the Ogoni struggles (2023)
Journal Article
Lauwo, S., Egbon, O., Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (2023). Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa’s accounts of the Ogoni struggles. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-06-2022-5878

Purpose: This paper explores the historical roots of environmental accountability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria by focusing on the campaigns for social and environmental justice by writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and the indigenous Ogoni people. Design/m... Read More about Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa’s accounts of the Ogoni struggles.

Paradoxes of accelerator programs and new venture performance: Do varieties of experiences make a difference? (2023)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, F., & Audretsch, D. B. (2024). Paradoxes of accelerator programs and new venture performance: Do varieties of experiences make a difference?. Small Business Economics, 62(1), 381-409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00778-y

Incubators and accelerators have proliferated, but their impact on new ventures’ performance remains unclear. This article explores whether all ventures benefit equally from participating in accelerator programs. We propose that the entrepreneurs’ hu... Read More about Paradoxes of accelerator programs and new venture performance: Do varieties of experiences make a difference?.

Do family ownership and control influence the consequences of IFRS adoption? (2023)
Journal Article
Wu, C. Y., Hsu, H., & Lin, C. (2023). Do family ownership and control influence the consequences of IFRS adoption?. Corporate Governance, https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12537

Research Question/Issue: This study investigates whether the impact of the mandatory adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on earnings management practices varies between family and non-family firms. Specifically, we exam... Read More about Do family ownership and control influence the consequences of IFRS adoption?.

Does CEO debt-like compensation mitigate corporate social irresponsibility? (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, L., He, G., & Krishnan, G. (2023). Does CEO debt-like compensation mitigate corporate social irresponsibility?. Accounting Forum, https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2023.2195983

Corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) is an increasingly relevant topic to today’s business, as CSI may exert stronger impacts on firms than corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, little is known about mechanisms that can constrain such ir... Read More about Does CEO debt-like compensation mitigate corporate social irresponsibility?.

Business strategies and corruption in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises: The impact of business group affiliation, external auditing, and international standards certification (2023)
Journal Article
Changwony, F., & Kyiu, A. (2023). Business strategies and corruption in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises: The impact of business group affiliation, external auditing, and international standards certification. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3333

We examine the impact of three business strategies separately and in combination on the tendency for firms to engage in corruption. Using a sample of 56,827 firm-year observations for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over the 2006–2018 peri... Read More about Business strategies and corruption in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises: The impact of business group affiliation, external auditing, and international standards certification.

Enlightened Participation: SME Perspectives about Net Zero on Social Media using the Action Case Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Hardey, M., Ahmed, W., Fenton, A., & Koral, C. (2023). Enlightened Participation: SME Perspectives about Net Zero on Social Media using the Action Case Approach. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/22779752231166521

Aims/Objectives: This study aims to examine a linked future for a Net Zero global economy. Such a future is examined through network-driven change and informed by co-action and shared business management practices. Methodology used in the study: We e... Read More about Enlightened Participation: SME Perspectives about Net Zero on Social Media using the Action Case Approach.

Favoring the small and the plenty: Islamic banking for MSMEs (2022)
Journal Article
Disli, M., Aysan, A. F., & Abdelsalam, O. (2023). Favoring the small and the plenty: Islamic banking for MSMEs. Economic Systems, 47(1), Article 101051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecosys.2022.101051

While MSMEs form the backbone of many countries, most of them suffer from limited access to finance. We extend the literature by examining whether Islamic banks, compared to their conventional peers, favor more the MSMEs credit market segment in Turk... Read More about Favoring the small and the plenty: Islamic banking for MSMEs.

Consequences of local social norms: A review of the literature in accounting, finance, and corporate governance (2022)
Journal Article
Habib, A., D' Costa, M., & Al‐Hadi, A. K. (2023). Consequences of local social norms: A review of the literature in accounting, finance, and corporate governance. Accounting and Finance, 63(1), 3-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/acfi.13034

We synthesise the empirical archival research on the consequences of local social norms on accounting, finance, and corporate governance outcomes in an international setting. The literature reviewed is premised on the theory that corporations do not... Read More about Consequences of local social norms: A review of the literature in accounting, finance, and corporate governance.