Dr Khaldoon Albitar

  • Senior Lecturer in Accounting (Accounting & Finance)

Biography

Khaldoon joined the Adam Smith Business School in February 2024 as a Senior Lecturer in Accounting. Previously, he served as a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance & Programme Leader of BA (Hons) Finance/Business with Business Communication Programmes at the University of Portsmouth.

His research has been published in prestigious journals including Research Policy, Business Strategy and the Environment, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Environmental Management, and International Journal of Finance and Economics, among others.

He also holds significant editorial roles, acting as the Associate Editor of Business Strategy and the Environment, Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, and Journal of Applied Accounting Research.

Research interests

Khaldoon is a member of the School's Accounting research cluster.

Areas of expertise:

  • Corporate social and environmental responsibility
  • Sustainability accounting
  • Integrated reporting
  • Climate change and carbon reporting
  • ESG
  • Corporate eco-innovation
  • Corporate governance
  • Textual analysis in accounting and finance research and auditing.

Google Scholar Citations: Khaldoon Albitar

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
Number of items: 19.

2024

Wang, C.'a., Wang, L., Zhao, S., Yang, C. and Albitar, K. (2024) The impact of Fintech on corporate carbon emissions: towards green and sustainable development. Business Strategy and the Environment, (doi: 10.1002/bse.3778)

Albitar, K. , Nasrallah, N., Hussainey, K. and Wang, Y. (2024) Eco-innovation and corporate waste management: The moderating role of ESG performance. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, (doi: 10.1007/s11156-024-01281-5) (Early Online Publication)

Aliani, K., Hamza, F., Alessa, N., Borgi, H. and Albitar, K. (2024) ESG disclosure in G7 countries: do board cultural diversity and structure policy matter? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, (doi: 10.1002/csr.2733) (Early Online Publication)

Yang, C., Zhu, C. and Albitar, K. (2024) ESG ratings and green innovation: a U‐shaped journey towards sustainable development. Business Strategy and the Environment, (doi: 10.1002/bse.3692) (Early Online Publication)

2023

Hazaea, S. A., Mohammed Al-Matari, E., Khatib, S. F. A., Albitar, K. and Zhu, J. (2023) Internal auditing in the Arab world: a systematic literature review and directions for future research. SAGE Open, 13(4), p. 21582440231202332. (doi: 10.1177/21582440231202332)

Alwadani, N., Al-Shaer, H. and Albitar, K. (2023) The impact of internal governance mechanisms on environmental performance of Saudi firms. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, 32(1), pp. 40-57. (doi: 10.1108/IJAIM-04-2023-0084)

Liu, X., Wang, C.'a., Wu, H., Yang, C. and Albitar, K. (2023) The impact of the new energy demonstration city construction on energy consumption intensity: exploring the sustainable potential of China's firms. Energy, 283, 128716. (doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.128716)

Islam, M., Slof, J. and Albitar, K. (2023) The mediation effect of audit committee quality and internal audit function quality on the firm size–financial reporting quality nexus. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 24(5), pp. 839-858. (doi: 10.1108/JAAR-06-2022-0153)

Ahsan, T., Albitar, K. , Ali Gull, A. and Hussainey, K. (2023) Does climate governance affect waste disclosure? Evidence from the U.S. Applied Economics, (doi: 10.1080/00036846.2023.2244242) (Early Online Publication)

Al‐Shaer, H., Stephanie Liu, Y. and Albitar, K. (2023) Driving businesses towards a better climate: macro and micro mechanisms to protect the planet. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(3), pp. 1810-1833. (doi: 10.1002/bse.3575)

Albitar, K. , Liu, S., Hussainey, K. and Liao, G. (2023) Do investors care about corporate environmental responsibility engagement? International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 17(4), pp. 393-415. (doi: 10.1504/IJBGE.2023.132079)

Babatunde Adeneye, Y., Fasihi, S., Kammoun, I. and Albitar, K. (2023) Does earnings management constrain ESG performance? the role of corporate governance. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 21, pp. 69-92. (doi: 10.1057/s41310-023-00181-9)

Al-Shaer, H., Albitar, K. and Liu, J. (2023) CEO power and CSR-linked compensation for corporate environmental responsibility: UK evidence. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 60(3), pp. 1025-1063. (doi: 10.1007/s11156-022-01118-z)

Liu, G., Huang, Y. and Albitar, K. (2023) The impact of urban housing prices on labour mobility: evidence from cities in China. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 36(2), 2106284. (doi: 10.1080/1331677X.2022.2106284)

Albitar, K. and Hussainey, K. (2023) Editorial: sustainability, environmental responsibility and innovation. Green Finance, 5(1), pp. 85-88. (doi: 10.3934/GF.2023004)

Albitar, K. , Al-Shaer, H. and Liu, Y. S. (2023) Corporate commitment to climate change: the effect of eco-innovation and climate governance. Research Policy, 52(2), 104697. (doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2022.104697)

2022

Albitar, K. , Borgi, H., Khan, M. and Zahra, A. (2022) Business environmental innovation and CO2 emissions: The moderating role of environmental governance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(4), pp. 1996-2007. (doi: 10.1002/bse.3232)

Albitar, K. , Abdoush, T. and Hussainey, K. (2022) Do corporate governance mechanisms and ESG disclosure drive CSR narrative tones? International Journal of Finance and Economics, 28(4), pp. 3876-3890. (doi: 10.1002/ijfe.2625)

2021

Meftah Gerged, A., Albitar, K. and Al‐Haddad, L. (2021) Corporate environmental disclosure and earnings management—the moderating role of corporate governance structures. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 28(3), pp. 2789-2810. (doi: 10.1002/ijfe.2564)

This list was generated on Sat Apr 27 13:30:11 2024 BST.
Jump to: Articles
Number of items: 19.

Articles

Wang, C.'a., Wang, L., Zhao, S., Yang, C. and Albitar, K. (2024) The impact of Fintech on corporate carbon emissions: towards green and sustainable development. Business Strategy and the Environment, (doi: 10.1002/bse.3778)

Albitar, K. , Nasrallah, N., Hussainey, K. and Wang, Y. (2024) Eco-innovation and corporate waste management: The moderating role of ESG performance. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, (doi: 10.1007/s11156-024-01281-5) (Early Online Publication)

Aliani, K., Hamza, F., Alessa, N., Borgi, H. and Albitar, K. (2024) ESG disclosure in G7 countries: do board cultural diversity and structure policy matter? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, (doi: 10.1002/csr.2733) (Early Online Publication)

Yang, C., Zhu, C. and Albitar, K. (2024) ESG ratings and green innovation: a U‐shaped journey towards sustainable development. Business Strategy and the Environment, (doi: 10.1002/bse.3692) (Early Online Publication)

Hazaea, S. A., Mohammed Al-Matari, E., Khatib, S. F. A., Albitar, K. and Zhu, J. (2023) Internal auditing in the Arab world: a systematic literature review and directions for future research. SAGE Open, 13(4), p. 21582440231202332. (doi: 10.1177/21582440231202332)

Alwadani, N., Al-Shaer, H. and Albitar, K. (2023) The impact of internal governance mechanisms on environmental performance of Saudi firms. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, 32(1), pp. 40-57. (doi: 10.1108/IJAIM-04-2023-0084)

Liu, X., Wang, C.'a., Wu, H., Yang, C. and Albitar, K. (2023) The impact of the new energy demonstration city construction on energy consumption intensity: exploring the sustainable potential of China's firms. Energy, 283, 128716. (doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.128716)

Islam, M., Slof, J. and Albitar, K. (2023) The mediation effect of audit committee quality and internal audit function quality on the firm size–financial reporting quality nexus. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 24(5), pp. 839-858. (doi: 10.1108/JAAR-06-2022-0153)

Ahsan, T., Albitar, K. , Ali Gull, A. and Hussainey, K. (2023) Does climate governance affect waste disclosure? Evidence from the U.S. Applied Economics, (doi: 10.1080/00036846.2023.2244242) (Early Online Publication)

Al‐Shaer, H., Stephanie Liu, Y. and Albitar, K. (2023) Driving businesses towards a better climate: macro and micro mechanisms to protect the planet. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(3), pp. 1810-1833. (doi: 10.1002/bse.3575)

Albitar, K. , Liu, S., Hussainey, K. and Liao, G. (2023) Do investors care about corporate environmental responsibility engagement? International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 17(4), pp. 393-415. (doi: 10.1504/IJBGE.2023.132079)

Babatunde Adeneye, Y., Fasihi, S., Kammoun, I. and Albitar, K. (2023) Does earnings management constrain ESG performance? the role of corporate governance. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 21, pp. 69-92. (doi: 10.1057/s41310-023-00181-9)

Al-Shaer, H., Albitar, K. and Liu, J. (2023) CEO power and CSR-linked compensation for corporate environmental responsibility: UK evidence. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 60(3), pp. 1025-1063. (doi: 10.1007/s11156-022-01118-z)

Liu, G., Huang, Y. and Albitar, K. (2023) The impact of urban housing prices on labour mobility: evidence from cities in China. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 36(2), 2106284. (doi: 10.1080/1331677X.2022.2106284)

Albitar, K. and Hussainey, K. (2023) Editorial: sustainability, environmental responsibility and innovation. Green Finance, 5(1), pp. 85-88. (doi: 10.3934/GF.2023004)

Albitar, K. , Al-Shaer, H. and Liu, Y. S. (2023) Corporate commitment to climate change: the effect of eco-innovation and climate governance. Research Policy, 52(2), 104697. (doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2022.104697)

Albitar, K. , Borgi, H., Khan, M. and Zahra, A. (2022) Business environmental innovation and CO2 emissions: The moderating role of environmental governance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(4), pp. 1996-2007. (doi: 10.1002/bse.3232)

Albitar, K. , Abdoush, T. and Hussainey, K. (2022) Do corporate governance mechanisms and ESG disclosure drive CSR narrative tones? International Journal of Finance and Economics, 28(4), pp. 3876-3890. (doi: 10.1002/ijfe.2625)

Meftah Gerged, A., Albitar, K. and Al‐Haddad, L. (2021) Corporate environmental disclosure and earnings management—the moderating role of corporate governance structures. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 28(3), pp. 2789-2810. (doi: 10.1002/ijfe.2564)

This list was generated on Sat Apr 27 13:30:11 2024 BST.

Grants

Khaldoon has received research grants as a Principal Investigator (PI). from the British Academy and the University of Portsmouth.

Teaching

Khaldoon has significant experience teaching a range of accounting courses, including Business Accounting, Business Analysis and Decision Making, Management Accounting, and Sustainability Reporting. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Additional information

Associate Editor- Business Strategy and the Environment

Associate Editor- Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society.

Section Editor- Journal of Applied Accounting Research.

 




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