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Rana Muhammad Ammar Zahid

Rana Muhammad Ammar Zahid

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Location:ÌýRMIT Saigon South
Email:Ìýammar.zahid@rmit.edu.vnÌý
ORCID:Ìý0000-0002-4627-0917Ìý

Dr. Ammar Zahid holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting from Izmir 91tv of Economics, Turkey, and a post-doctorate from Xi’an Jiaotong 91tv, China. He has taught accounting and finance for over 15 years at various institutions such as RMIT 91tv, Ulster 91tv, and the Virtual 91tv of Pakistan. His research interests include international financial reporting standards, corporate governance, non-financial reporting, and corporate digitalization. He has published several research papers in prestigious journals and serves as an Academic Editor and Reviewer for various journals. Additionally, he is a certified professional accountant and an associate member of PIPFA.Ìý

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  • 2021:ÌýPost Doctorate,ÌýXi’an Jiaotong 91tv, Xi’an, China.ÌýÌýFunded by Shaanxi provincial GovernmentÌý
  • 2018: Ph.D. in Business Administration (Specialization in Accounting),ÌýMiddle East Technical 91tv, Ankara, Turkey.ÌýIzmir 91tv of Economics, Turkey.ÌýAlexandru Ioan Cuza 91tv of IASI, Romania.ÌýFunded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)Ìý
  • 2010:ÌýM.B.A. (Banking & Finance),ÌýHailey College of Banking and Finance.Ìý91tv of Punjab, Pakistan.Ìý
  • 2006:ÌýAPA (Associate Public Accountants),ÌýPakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants, Pakistan.Ìý
  • 2005:ÌýB.Com (Bachelors in Commerce),Ìý91tv of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.Ìý

  • Accounting

  • International business and financial reporting
  • Financial markets
  • Non-financial Reporting
  • Corporate Digitilization and Corporate Governance

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JOURNALSÌý

  • Zahid, R. M. A., & Simga-Mugan, C. (2024). The impact of International Financial Reporting Standards adoption on the integration of capital markets. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 29(1), 229-250. (SSCI, IF 2.9) (ABS: 3) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q2)Ìýhttps://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2684ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Maqsood, U. S., Irshad, S., & Khan, M. K. (2024) The role of women on board in combatting greenwashing: A new perspective on environmental performance. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, n/a(n/a). (SSCI, IF 2.1) (ABS: 2*) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q2) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12607ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Khan, M. K., Maqsood, U. S., & Nazir, M. (2024). Environmental, social, and governance performance analysis of financially constrained firms: Does executives' managerial ability make a difference? Managerial and Decision Economics, 45(5), 2751-2766. (SSCI, IF 2.2) (ABS: 2) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q2)Ìý https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4161ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Khan, M. K., & Demir, V. (2024). Accounting in the shadows of tradition: the role of national culture. Management Decision, 62(3), 1060-1083. (SSCI, IF 4.6) (ABS: 2)Ìý (JCR Q3)Ìýhttps://doi.org/10.1108/MD-12-2022-1748ÌýÌý
  • Maqsood, U. S., Wang, S., Li, Q., & Ammar Zahid, R. M. (2024). Protect your green line: Foreign residency rights and green innovation. Economics Letters, 234, 111442. (SSCI, IF 2.0) (ABS: 3) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q3) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111442ÌýÌý
  • Maqsood, U. S., Li, Q., Zahid, R. M. A., & Wang, S. From greed to good: how government regulations of executive compensation impact corporate ESG performance? Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, 1-21. (SSCI, IF 1.1) (ABS: 2) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q4) https://doi.org/10.1080/16081625.2023.2298920ÌýÌý
  • Hussain, M., Yang, S., Maqsood, U. S., & Zahid, R. M. A. (2024) Tapping into the green potential: The power of artificial intelligence adoption in corporate green innovation drive. Business Strategy and the Environment, n/a(n/a). (SSCI, IF 13.4) (ABS: 3) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q1) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3710ÌýÌý
  • Li, Q., Maqsood, U. S., & Zahid, R. M. A. (2024). Nexus between government surveillance on executive compensation and green innovation: Evidence from the type of state-owned enterprises. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 33(1), 94-112. (SSCI, IF 2.1) (ABS: 2*) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q2)Ìý https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12601ÌýÌý
  • Li, S., Younas, M. W., Maqsood, U. S., & Zahid, R. M. A. (2024). Tech for stronger financial market performance: the impact of AI on stock price crash risk in emerging market. International Journal of Emerging Markets, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). (SSCI, IF 2.1) (ABDC: B)Ìý (JCR Q2)Ìý https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-10-2023-1717ÌýÌý
  • Saleem, A., Daragmeh, A., Zahid, R. M. A., & Sági, J. (2024). Financial intermediation through risk sharing vs non-risk sharing contracts, role of credit risk, and sustainable production: evidence from leading countries in Islamic finance. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(5), 11311-11341. ). (SCI, IF 4.9) (JCR Q2) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03298-7ÌýÌý
  • Yang, S., Hussain, M., Ammar Zahid, R. M., & Maqsood, U. S. (2024). The role of artificial intelligence in corporate digital strategies: evidence from China. Kybernetes, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). (SCIE, IF 2.5) (ABS: 1) (JCR Q3)https://doi.org/10.1108/K-08-2023-1583ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Saleem, A., Maqsood, U. S., & Sági, J. (2024). Moderating role of audit quality in ESG performance and capital financing dynamics: insights in China. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(5), 12031-12060. (SCI, IF 4.9) (JCR Q2) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03636-9ÌýÌý
  • Hou, D., Liu, Z., Zahid, R. M. A., & Maqsood, U. S. (2024). ESG dynamics in modern digital world: empirical evidence from firm life-cycle stages. Environment, Development and Sustainability. (SCI, IF 4.9) (JCR Q2)Ìý https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04425-0ÌýÌý
  • Liu, Z., Hou, D., & Zahid, R. M. A. (2024). Intersecting paths: Corporate and green innovation in Chinese firms—A penal cointegration analysis. PLOS ONE, 19(1), e0295633. (SCIE, IF 2.5) (JCR Q2) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295633Ìý
  • Khurshid, M., Zahid, R. M. A., & Nisa, M. U. (2024). Factors affecting financial decisions of university students: evidence from Pakistan. Managerial Finance, 50(2), 297-312. (ESCI, IF 1.6) (ABS: 1) https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-05-2021-0207ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Taran, A., Khan, M. K., & Chersan, I.-C. (2023). ESG, dividend payout policy and the moderating role of audit quality: Empirical evidence from Western Europe. Borsa Istanbul Review, 23(2), 350-367. (SSCI, IF 5.2) ( JCR Q1) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2022.10.012ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Taran, A., Khan, M. K., & Simga-Mugan, C. (2023). The effect of ownership composition on corporate financial performance in the European frontier markets. Baltic Journal of Management, 18(2), 242-261. (SSCI, IF 3.1) (ABS: 1) (ABDC: C)Ìý (JCR Q3) https://doi.org/10.1108/BJM-12-2021-0457ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Rafique, S., Khurshid, M., Khan, W., & Ullah, I. (2023). Do Women’s Financial Literacy Accelerate Financial Inclusion? Evidence from Pakistan. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. (SSCI, IF 3.3) (ABDC: C)Ìý (JCR Q2) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01272-2ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Saleem, A., & Maqsood, U. S. (2023). ESG performance, capital financing decisions, and audit quality: empirical evidence from Chinese state-owned enterprises. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(15), 44086-44099. (SCIE, IF 5.8) (JCR Q1) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25345-6ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Khan, M. K., & Kaleem, M. S. (2023). Skilled managers and capital financing decisions: navigating Chinese firms through financing constraints and growth opportunities. Kybernetes, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). (SCIE, IF 2.5) (ABS: 1) (JCR Q3)Ìýhttps://doi.org/10.1108/K-02-2023-0268ÌýÌý
  • Khurshid, M., Zahid, R. M. A.*, Hussain, M., & Usman, A. (2023). Achieving sustainable environment through infrastructure and energy structure developments: empirical evidence from BRICS. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(45), 101782-101789. (SCIE, IF 5.8) (JCR Q1)Ìý https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29575-6ÌýÌý
  • Li, Q., Maqsood, U. S., Zahid, R. M. A., & Anwar, W. (2023). Regulating CEO pay and green innovation: moderating role of social capital and government subsidy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (SCIE, IF 5.8) (JCR Q1) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26641-xÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Ali, Q., Saleem, A., & Sági, J. (2023). Impact of geographical, meteorological, demographic, and economic indicators on the trend of COVID-19: A global evidence from 202 affected countries. Heliyon, 9(9). (SCIE, IF 4.0) (JCR Q2)Ìý https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19365ÌýÌý
  • Afridi, F. e. A., Afridi, S. A., Zahid, R. M. A.*, Khan, W., & Anwar, W. (2023). Embracing green banking as a mean of expressing green behavior in a developing economy: exploring the mediating role of green culture. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (SCIE, IF 5.8) (JCR Q1)Ìý https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25449-zÌý
  • Afridi, S. A., Ali, S. Z., & Zahid, R. M. A*. (2023). Nurturing environmental champions: exploring the influence of environmental-specific servant leadership on environmental performance in the hospitality industry. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (SCIE, IF 5.8) (JCR Q1)Ìý https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29690-4ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Khan, M. K., Anwar, W., & Maqsood, U. S. (2022). The role of audit quality in the ESG-corporate financial performance nexus: Empirical evidence from Western European companies. Borsa Istanbul Review, 22, S200-S212. (SSCI, IF 5.2) ( JCR Q1) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2022.08.011ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Khurshid, M., & Khan, W. (2022). Do Chief Executives Matter in Corporate Financial and Social Responsibility Performance Nexus? A dynamic Model Analysis of Chinese Firms [Original Research]. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. (SSCI, IF 3.8) (JCR Q1) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.897444ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Khurshid, M., Khan, W., Hong, Z., & Kasule, H. (2022). Awareness Level of Business 91tv regarding Drinking Water Safety and Associated Adulteration Accidents: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2022(1), 7492409. (SSCI, IF 2.79) (JCR Q3) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7492409ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A., Khurshid, M., Waheed, M., & Sanni, T. (2022). Impact of Environmental Fluctuations on Stock Markets: Empirical Evidence from South Asia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2022(1), 7692086. (SSCI, IF 2.79) (JCR Q3) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7692086ÌýÌý
  • Khan, M. K., Ali, S., Zahid, R. M. A.*, Huo, C., & Nazir, M. S. (2022). Does Whipping Tournament Incentives Spur CSR Performance? An Empirical Evidence From Chinese Sub-national Institutional Contingencies [Original Research]. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. (SSCI, IF 3.8) (JCR Q1) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.841163ÌýÌý
  • Khan, M. K., Zahid, R. M. A*., Shahzad, K., Hussain, M. J., & Kitendo, M. M. (2022). Role of Managerial Ability in Environmental, Social, and Economics Sustainability: An Empirical Evidence from China. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2022(1), 8588385. (SSCI, IF 2.79) (JCR Q3) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8588385ÌýÌý
  • Khan, W., Zahid, R. M. A.*, Ullah, I., Chuadhry, M. A., Malik, S. Y., Mughal, Y. H., Batool, N., Begum, A., Han, H., & Mohamed, A. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of micro and small entrepreneurs of rural Pakistan [Original Research]. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. (SSCI, IF 5.2) (JCR Q1) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.993412ÌýÌý
  • Khan, M. K., Zahid, R. M. A.*, Saleem, A., & Sági, J. (2021). Board Composition and Social & Environmental Accountability: A Dynamic Model Analysis of Chinese Firms. Sustainability, 13(19), 10662. (SSCI, IF 3.9) (JCR Q2) https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/19/10662ÌýÌý
  • Zahid, R. M. A.*, & Simga-Mugan, C. (2019). An Analysis of IFRS and SME-IFRS Adoption Determinants: A Worldwide Study. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 55(2), 391-408. (SSCI, IF 4.8) (ABDC: B) (ABS: 2) (JCR Q1) https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2018.1500890ÌýÌý
  • R. M. Ammar ZAHID*, Alina TARAN, Can SIMGA-MUGAN (2018) Cultural values and Financial Reporting practices: contemporary tendencies in EEC. Eastern Journal of European Studies (EJES), 9:2, 80-109. (ESCI)Ìýhttps://ejes.uaic.ro/articles/EJES2018_0902_ZAH.pdfÌý
  • R. M. Ammar ZAHID*, Muzammil Khursheed (2018) Impact of SAFTA on capital market integration of south Asia: evidence from cointegration analysis. Review of Economic and Business Studies. Volume 11, Issue 1, pp.79-96 (ABDC Rating: C) http://rebs.feaa.uaic.ro/articles/pdfs/257.pdfÌýÌý
  • Alina TARAN, R. M. Ammar ZAHID, Marilena MIRONIUC (2017) Foreign ownership and financial disclosure in Central and Eastern Europe. Timisoara Journal of Economics and Business, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp. 149-167 (EI)Ìýhttp://archive.sciendo.com/TJEB/tjeb.2017.10.issue-2/tjeb-2017-0010/tjeb-2017-0010.pdfÌýÌý

  • Awarded research grant from the 2022 Scientific Research Fund of Yunnan Province education department (2022J1245).Ìý
  • Awarded research grant for doctoral studies from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (2012)Ìý
  • Awarded Travel Grant from CIMA-IAAER to present research proposal at the Early Career Researchers Workshop, Poland (2017).ÌýÌý
  • Awarded Travel Grant from ACCA-IAAER to present research paper at the Paper Development Workshop, Romania (2018).Ìý
  • Awarded Travel Grant from iGOR and De Nederlandsche Bank to present a research paper at the 6th International Emerging Markets Corporate Governance conference and to attend the Summer School (2018).Ìý

I supervised number of undergraduate students in their final research project and following students completed their MS thesis under my supervision at Virtual 91tv of Pakistan.

  • Umais Anwar: A Comparative Analysis of Customer Awareness: Islamic vs. Conventional Banking Products in Pakistan (2019)

  • Safia Rafique: The impact of women’s Financial Literacy on Financial Inclusion in Pakistan (2021)

Assistant AccountantÌýÌý

May 2006 - July 2007ÌýÌý

Husnain Spinning Mills (pvt) limited, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Ìý

June, 2024 – till nowÌý

The Business School, RMIT 91tv, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam.Ìý

Lecturer AccountingÌý

Sep, 2023 – June, 2024Ìý

Ulster-DUFE program, International Business College,ÌýÌý

Dongbei 91tv of Finance and Economics, Dalian, China.Ìý

Lecturer Accounting and FinanceÌý

July 2023-June 2024Ìý

Department of Business Administration, Galatasaray 91tv Istanbul, TurkeyÌý

Visiting ResearcherÌý

Oct, 2021 – Aug, 203Ìý

School of Accounting, Yunnan Technology and Business 91tv, China.Ìý

Lecturer AccountingÌý

Oct, 2019 - Oct, 2021Ìý

Department of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong 91tv, ChinaÌý

Post-Doctoral researcherÌýÌý

Aug, 2018 - Oct, 2019Ìý

Department of Management Science, Virtual 91tv of Pakistan.Ìý

Assistant Professor (Promoted)Ìý