Associate Professor Muhammad Nadeem

Associate Professor

School of Business

+61 7 344 34502

nadeem@business.uq.edu.au

Room 452, Colin Clark Building (39), St Lucia Campus

Researcher biography

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

Want to know more about the Business Sustainability Initiative (BSI) research hub? Click here.

Publications

Book Chapter (1)

Journal Articles (41)

Conference Papers (2)

Book Chapter

Nadeem, Muhammad and Zaman, Rashid (2021). Measuring intellectual capital efficiency: Going beyond the VAIC model. Research Handbook on Intellectual Capital and Business. (pp. 255-272) Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.4337/9781785365324.00022

Journal Articles

Shahab, Yasir, Ye, Zhiwei, Liu, Jia and Nadeem, Muhammad (2024). Social Trust, Environmental Violations, and Remedial Actions in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10551-024-05818-5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nadeem, Muhammad (2021). Corporate governance and supplemental environmental projects: a restorative justice approach. Journal of Business Ethics, 173 (2), 261-280. doi: 10.1007/s10551-020-04561-x

Zaman, Rashid, Atawnah, Nader, Haseeb, Muhammad, Nadeem, Muhammad and Irfan, Saadia (2021). Does corporate eco-innovation affect stock price crash risk?. The British Accounting Review, 53 (5) 101031. doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2021.101031

Nadeem, Muhammad, Zaman, Rashid, Suleman, Tahir and Atawnah, Nader (2021). CEO ability, career concerns, firms’ lifecycle and investments in intellectual capital. International Review of Economics and Finance, 75, 237-251. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2021.04.023

Farooq, Muhammad Bilal, Zaman, Rashid and Nadeem, Muhammad (2021). AccountAbility’s AA1000AP standard: a framework for integrating sustainability into organisations. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 12 (5), 1108-1139. doi: 10.1108/SAMPJ-05-2020-0166

Gyapong, Ernest, Ahmed, Ammad, Ntim, Collins G. and Nadeem, Muhammad (2021). Board gender diversity and dividend policy in Australian listed firms: the effect of ownership concentration. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 38 (2), 603-643. doi: 10.1007/s10490-019-09672-2

Ilyas, Muhammad, Khan, Aamir, Nadeem, Muhammad and Suleman, Muhammad Tahir (2021). Economic policy uncertainty, oil price shocks and corporate investment: evidence from the oil industry. Energy Economics, 97 105193, 105193. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105193

Zaman, Rashid, Nadeem, Muhammad and Carvajal, Mariela (2021). Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility synergies: evidence from New Zealand. Meditari Accountancy Research, 29 (1), 135-160. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-12-2019-0649

Nadeem, Muhammad, Bahadar, Stephen, Gull, Ammar Ali and Iqbal, Umer (2020). Are women eco-friendly? Board gender diversity and environmental innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29 (8), 3146-3161. doi: 10.1002/bse.2563

Iqbal, Umer, Gan, Christopher and Nadeem, Muhammad (2020). Economic policy uncertainty and firm performance. Applied Economics Letters, 27 (10), 765-770. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2019.1645272

Nadeem, Muhammad, Gyapong, Ernest and Ahmed, Ammad (2020). Board gender diversity and environmental, social, and economic value creation: does family ownership matter?. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29 (3), 1268-1284. doi: 10.1002/bse.2432

Nadeem, Muhammad (2020). Does board gender diversity influence voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital in initial public offering prospectuses? Evidence from China. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 28 (2), 100-118. doi: 10.1111/corg.12304

Nadeem, Muhammad, Suleman, T. and Ahmed, A. (2019). Women on boards, firm risk and the profitability nexus: does gender diversity moderate the risk and return relationship?. International Review of Economics and Finance, 64, 427-442. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2019.08.007

Nadeem, Muhammad, Farooq, Muhammad Bilal and Ahmed, Ammad (2019). Does female representation on corporate boards improve intellectual capital efficiency?. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 20 (5), 680-700. doi: 10.1108/JIC-01-2019-0007

Nadeem, Muhammad, Dumay, John and Massaro, Maurizio (2019). If you can measure it, you can manage it: a case of intellectual capital. Australian Accounting Review, 29 (2), 395-407. doi: 10.1111/auar.12227

Saleem, Irfan, Khalid, Faiza and Nadeem, Muhammad (2019). Family business governance: what’s wrong? What’s right? What’s next?. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 9 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.1108/EEMCS-02-2018-0011

Nadeem, Muhammad, Gan, Christopher and Nguyen, Cuong (2018). The importance of intellectual capital for firm performance: evidence from Australia. Australian Accounting Review, 28 (3), 334-344. doi: 10.1111/auar.12184

Farooq, Muhammad Bilal, Ahmed, Ammad and Nadeem, Muhammad (2018). Sustainability reporter classification matrix: explaining variations in disclosure quality. Meditari Accountancy Research, 26 (2), 334-352. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-09-2017-0218

Zaman, Rashid, Roudaki, Jamal and Nadeem, Muhammad (2018). Religiosity and corporate social responsibility practices: evidence from an emerging economy. Social Responsibility Journal, 14 (2), 368-395. doi: 10.1108/SRJ-10-2017-0204

Nadeem, Muhammad, De Silva, Tracy-Anne, Gan, Christopher and Zaman, Rashid (2017). Boardroom gender diversity and intellectual capital efficiency: evidence from China. Pacific Accounting Review, 29 (4), 590-615. doi: 10.1108/PAR-08-2016-0080

Nadeem, Muhammd, Zaman, Rashid and Saleem, Irfan (2017). Boardroom gender diversity and corporate sustainability practices: evidence from Australian Securities Exchange listed firms. Journal of Cleaner Production, 149, 874-885. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.141

Nadeem, Muhammad, Gan, Christopher and Nguyen, Cuong (2017). Does intellectual capital efficiency improve firm performance in BRICS economies? A dynamic panel estimation. Measuring Business Excellence, 21 (1), 65-85. doi: 10.1108/MBE-12-2015-0055

Conference Papers

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

Zaman, Rashid and Nadeem, Muhammad (2019). CSR practices among New Zealand firms: myth or reality. 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management , Boston, MA, United States, 9-13 August 2019. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2019.16620abstract