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Associate Professor Muhammad Nadeem
Associate Professor

Muhammad Nadeem

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Overview

Background

Nadeem is an Associate Professor of Accounting and the Co-lead of the Business Sustainability Initiative (BSI) research hub at the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School. Prior to joining UQ, Nadeem held academic positions at the University of Otago and Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.

Nadeem's research interests are interdisciplinary, encompassing corporate governance structures, corporate social and environmental responsibility, and financial and non-financial disclosures, including climate change disclosures. His work on these topics has been published in high-quality journals (ABDC A*, ABS/AJG4, and FT50) such as The British Accounting Review, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, and Corporate Governance: An International Review, among others. His research findings and commentaries have also been featured in several media outlets (e.g., The Conversation, Newsroom) and have received multiple Best Paper Awards at international conferences, including the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) and the Corporate Governance SIG of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) conference. Additionally, he has won several other awards, including the Best Emerging Researcher award.

Nadeem is frequently invited by international universities to present research seminars, and he has delivered keynote speeches at several international conferences. He has also organized multiple international conferences. Nadeem often interacts with standard-setting bodies, including the External Reporting Board (XRB) in New Zealand and the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), through research forums and by moderating/facilitating forum sessions. As part of his service to the academic community, Nadeem regularly reviews papers for top-ranked journals and serves on the editorial boards of several journals, such as Meditari Accountancy Research (Associate Editor) and the Journal of Intellectual Capital (Editorial Advisory Board member).

Nadeem primarily teaches accounting courses, including Sustainability Accounting and Reporting, Cost and Management Accounting, and Advanced Management Accounting, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has supervised five PhD students to completion and accepts new supervisees in his areas of interest. His PhD graduates hold key faculty positions at international universities. He has served as an examiner of several PhD theses.

Nadeem enjoys serving in leadership roles and has held several academic leadership positions during his career, including co-lead of the BSI research hub at UQ, Deputy Associate Dean of Postgraduate Programs, and Director of the Master of Professional Accounting degree at Otago.

Nadeem is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ).

Learn more about his research at the following links:

Google Scholar ID: XFJ46cEAAAAJ

Scopus ID: 57193715133

ResearcherID: AAD-2362-2019

ORCID: 0000-0002-8877-4400

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Availability

Associate Professor Muhammad Nadeem is:
Available for supervision
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Works

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42 works between 2017 and 2024

1 - 20 of 42 works

2024

Journal Article

The presence and composition of sustainability committee and waste management practices

Gull, Ammar Ali, Carvajal, Mariela, Atif, Muhammad and Nadeem, Muhammad (2024). The presence and composition of sustainability committee and waste management practices. International Review of Financial Analysis, 93 103111, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103111

The presence and composition of sustainability committee and waste management practices

2024

Journal Article

CEO succession origin and annual reports readability

Oradi, Javad, Hesarzadeh, Reza, E-Vahdati, Sahar and Nadeem, Muhammad (2024). CEO succession origin and annual reports readability. The British Accounting Review, 56 (6) 101384, 101384. doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2024.101384

CEO succession origin and annual reports readability

2024

Journal Article

Board gender reforms and voluntary disclosure: international evidence from management earnings forecasts

Wang, Yujie, Nadeem, Muhammad, Malik, Ihtisham and Xiong, Ling (2024). Board gender reforms and voluntary disclosure: international evidence from management earnings forecasts. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 32 (5), 890-914. doi: 10.1111/corg.12569

Board gender reforms and voluntary disclosure: international evidence from management earnings forecasts

2024

Journal Article

Board co‐option and corporate environmental orientation: new insights from the waste management perspective

Gull, Ammar Ali, Luong, Hoa and Nadeem, Muhammad (2024). Board co‐option and corporate environmental orientation: new insights from the waste management perspective. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 32 (5), 758-785. doi: 10.1111/corg.12567

Board co‐option and corporate environmental orientation: new insights from the waste management perspective

2023

Journal Article

Financially material sustainability reporting and firm performance in New Zealand

Carvajal, Mariela and Nadeem, Muhammad (2023). Financially material sustainability reporting and firm performance in New Zealand. Meditari Accountancy Research, 31 (4), 938-969. doi: 10.1108/medar-06-2021-1346

Financially material sustainability reporting and firm performance in New Zealand

2023

Journal Article

Board demographic, structural diversity, and eco-innovation: International evidence

Zaman, Rashid, Asiaei, Kaveh, Nadeem, Muhammad, Malik, Ihtisham and Arif, Muhammad (2023). Board demographic, structural diversity, and eco-innovation: International evidence. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 32 (3), 374-390. doi: 10.1111/corg.12545

Board demographic, structural diversity, and eco-innovation: International evidence

2023

Journal Article

A CEO's expertise power and bank diversification

Ali, Maisam, Gan, Christopher and Nadeem, Muhammad (2023). A CEO's expertise power and bank diversification. Accounting and Finance, 63 (4), 3815-3840. doi: 10.1111/acfi.13070

A CEO's expertise power and bank diversification

2023

Journal Article

Corporate social responsibility decoupling: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

Talpur, Shabana, Nadeem, Muhammad and Roberts, Helen (2023). Corporate social responsibility decoupling: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 25 (4), 878-909. doi: 10.1108/jaar-08-2022-0223

Corporate social responsibility decoupling: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

2022

Journal Article

Walking the Talk? A Corporate Governance Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling

Ali Gull, Ammar, Hussain, Nazim, Akbar Khan, Sana, Nadeem, Muhammad and Mansour Zalata, Alaa (2022). Walking the Talk? A Corporate Governance Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling. British Journal of Management, 34 (4), 2186-2211. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12695

Walking the Talk? A Corporate Governance Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling

2022

Journal Article

Do capital markets reward corporate climate change actions? Evidence from the cost of debt

Ali, Khurshid, Nadeem, Muhammad, Pandey, Rakesh and Bhabra, Gurmeet Singh (2022). Do capital markets reward corporate climate change actions? Evidence from the cost of debt. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32 (6), 3417-3431. doi: 10.1002/bse.3308

Do capital markets reward corporate climate change actions? Evidence from the cost of debt

2022

Conference Publication

Gender diversity in the board room and corporate social responsibility decoupling

Gull, Ammar Ali, Hussain, Nazim, Jain, Tanusree, Nadeem, Muhammad and Zalata, Alaa (2022). Gender diversity in the board room and corporate social responsibility decoupling. AOM Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, United States, 4-10 August 2022. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.10295abstract

Gender diversity in the board room and corporate social responsibility decoupling

2022

Journal Article

Environmental innovation and firm value: The moderating role of organizational capital

Iqbal, Umer, Nadeem, Muhammad, Gull, Ammar Ali and Kayani, Umar Nawaz (2022). Environmental innovation and firm value: The moderating role of organizational capital. Journal of Environmental Management, 316 115253, 115253. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115253

Environmental innovation and firm value: The moderating role of organizational capital

2022

Journal Article

Board gender diversity and managerial obfuscation: evidence from the readability of narrative disclosure in 10-K reports

Nadeem, Muhammad (2022). Board gender diversity and managerial obfuscation: evidence from the readability of narrative disclosure in 10-K reports. Journal of Business Ethics, 179 (1), 153-177. doi: 10.1007/s10551-021-04830-3

Board gender diversity and managerial obfuscation: evidence from the readability of narrative disclosure in 10-K reports

2022

Journal Article

Institutional Ownership and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Comparative Study of the UK and the USA

Benlemlih, Mohammed, Arif, Muhammad and Nadeem, Muhammad (2022). Institutional Ownership and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Comparative Study of the UK and the USA. British Journal of Management, 34 (2), 623-647. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12613

Institutional Ownership and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Comparative Study of the UK and the USA

2022

Journal Article

Toxic chemical releases and idiosyncratic return volatility: A prospect theory perspective

Bahadar, Stephen, Nadeem, Muhammad and Zaman, Rashid (2022). Toxic chemical releases and idiosyncratic return volatility: A prospect theory perspective. Accounting & Finance, 63 (2), 2109-2143. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12951

Toxic chemical releases and idiosyncratic return volatility: A prospect theory perspective

2022

Journal Article

Boardroom gender diversity and investment inefficiency: New evidence from the United Kingdom

Farooq, Sanaullah, Gan, Christopher and Nadeem, Muhammad (2022). Boardroom gender diversity and investment inefficiency: New evidence from the United Kingdom. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 31 (1), 2-32. doi: 10.1111/corg.12443

Boardroom gender diversity and investment inefficiency: New evidence from the United Kingdom

2022

Journal Article

Do liquid assets lure managers? Evidence from corporate misconduct

Zaman, Rashid, Atawnah, Nader, Nadeem, Muhammad, Bahadar, Stephen and Shakri, Irfan Haider (2022). Do liquid assets lure managers? Evidence from corporate misconduct. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 49 (7-8), 1425-1453. doi: 10.1111/jbfa.12591

Do liquid assets lure managers? Evidence from corporate misconduct

2021

Journal Article

Does organisational capital influence environmental strategies? Evidence from environmental innovation

Nadeem, Muhammad, Bahadar, Stephen, Zaman, Rashid and Farooq, Muhammad Bilal (2021). Does organisational capital influence environmental strategies? Evidence from environmental innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30 (8), 4121-4135. doi: 10.1002/bse.2860

Does organisational capital influence environmental strategies? Evidence from environmental innovation

2021

Journal Article

Regulating non-financial reporting: evidence from European firms' environmental, social and governance disclosures and earnings risk

Arif, Muhammad, Gan, Christohper and Nadeem, Muhammad (2021). Regulating non-financial reporting: evidence from European firms' environmental, social and governance disclosures and earnings risk. Meditari Accountancy Research, 30 (3), 495-523. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-11-2020-1086

Regulating non-financial reporting: evidence from European firms' environmental, social and governance disclosures and earnings risk

2021

Journal Article

Biodiversity disclosure, sustainable development and environmental initiatives: Does board gender diversity matter?

Carvajal, Mariela, Nadeem, Muhammad and Zaman, Rashid (2021). Biodiversity disclosure, sustainable development and environmental initiatives: Does board gender diversity matter?. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31 (3), 969-987. doi: 10.1002/bse.2929

Biodiversity disclosure, sustainable development and environmental initiatives: Does board gender diversity matter?

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    CEO early-life experiences and corporate environmental orientation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ihtisham Malik

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Three Essays on Investor Overconfidence

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Khoa Hoang, Dr Hasibul Chowdhury

Media

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Muhammad Nadeem directly for media enquiries about:

  • Climate Change Disclosure
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Misconduct
  • Non-Financial Information
  • Social and Environmental Performance
  • Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

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