Dr Muhammad Usman
Dr. Muhammad is a Senior Lecturer in International Business. He is a member of the Ethics Review Panel (EPR) and Research Programme Appraisal (RPA) at UCLan. He completed his PhD in Accounting and Finance with us. He also holds a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance (with Distinction) and a BA (Hons) in Business Administration from UCLan. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Dr. Muhammad enjoys teaching Business, Accounting and Finance modules with a special interest in Corporate Finance, International Financial Management, International Business Environment and contemporary issues. He teaches various modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervises students’ research projects. He is active in research and currently published various articles in high-ranking journals. His research is in earnings management, corporate governance and corporate finance. He is an external examiner for Universal College Lanka (UCL), Sri Lanka and Module Leader of International Business and Finance for Cambridge Education Group (CEG).
Previously, Muhammad joined us in 2018 and worked as a Lecturer in Business and an Associate Lecturer in our Department of Accounting and Finance. Also, Muhammad worked as a research assistant here.
- PhD in Accounting and Finance, University of Central Lancashire, 2020
- Masters Accounting and Finance (Distinction), University of Central Lancashire, 2016
- BA (Hons) Business Administration, University of Central Lancashire, 2015
- Earnings Management
- Corporate Governance
- Capital Structure
- Audit Quality
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)
- Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Muhammad research interests includes Earnings Management, Corporate Governance, Capital Structure, Audit Quality and Corporate Social Responsibility
Publications
Corporate Board and Dynamics of Capital Structure: Evidence from UK, France, and Germany. International Journal of Finance and Economics (ABS 3*), 2022.
Carbon Emissions Disclosures and Financial Reporting Quality: Does Ownership Structure and Institutional Environment Matter? Environmental Science and Policy (ABS 3*), 2022.
Age Diversity of Audit Committee Financial Experts, Ownership Structure and Earnings Management: Evidence from China. International Journal of Finance and Economics (ABS3*), 2021.
The impact of audit characteristics, audit fees on classification shifting: Evidence from Germany (International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, (ABS 2*), 2022.
The impact of board characteristics on classification shifting: Evidence from Germany , International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, (ABS 2*), 2022.
The impact of board characteristics on the extent of discretionary accruals: conditional evidence from quantile regressions, International Journal of Accounting and Information Management (ABS 2*), Published 2022.
Loan Loss Provisions and Audit Quality: Evidence from MENA Islamic and Conventional Banks (Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (ABS 2*), 2021.
Does the quality of voluntary disclosure constrain earnings management in emerging economies? Evidence from Middle Eastern and North African Banks (International Journal of Accounting and Information Management (ABS 2)*, 2020.
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- E. Ezeani, R. Salem, M. Usman, R. Alqatamin and P. Kostov (2019)
- Board Characteristics and Capital Structure: Evidence from UK and Germany. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)
- Conference, Coventry University (2019).
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