Dr Ahmad Alqatan is currently an Assistant Professor and former Assistant of the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law. Dr Ahmad has published 29-refereed papers in academic journals, four chapters and two books. In addition, he organised a member of committees, a discussant, and a presenter at more than 58 international conferences. His principal research area is concerned with corporate governance, diversity earnings management, and firm performance. He has been awarded several times, such as the prestigious 2019 Best Paper Award of the honour issuer Financial Economics Meeting: Post-crisis challenge conference and the prestigious 2019, Best poster Award of the 15th Research and Innovation Conference, Most viewed paper award (2019). Also, Dr Ahmad got the title "The Pride of Kuwait" from Youth Public Authority in 2019. In addition, Alqatan got the fifth rank for the accounting research award in Kuwait (2021). Alqatan is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of eight international journals. Also, he got a Professional Internation Certificate of CertIFR, Certificate in International Financial Reporting Standards, ACCA, UK. (2021), Professional Internation Certificate of CertIA, Certificate in International Auditing, ACCA, UK (2022), Professional Internation Certificate of CertIPSAS, Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards, ACCA, UK (2022) and the status of Fellow (FHEA), UK.
Publications:
·. Alqatan, A. (2024). The Impact of Board Diversity Factors on Earnings Management in Kuwait. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting. (Accepted). Q1
Abair and Alqatan, A. (2024). Exploring Integrated Reporting's Influence on International Firms' Value Relevance. International Journal of Ethics and systems, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-11-2023-0249 (Q1).
Alqatan, A., and Abair. (2024). CSR practices and earnings management: mediating effect of accounting conservatism and moderating effect of corporate governance: Evidence from Finnish companies. Competitiveness Review. (Q2). Accepted.
· Alshawaaf, N., Baroun, A., Alqatan, A., and Arslan., M. (2024). The Role of Organisational Sensemaking in the Emergence of a Hybrid Logic: The Case of the National Gallery in London. Humanities and Social Sciences Letters. (Scopus Q3). Accepted.
· Makni Fourati, Y., Zalila, M. & Alqatan, A. (2024). Determinants of earning management: Does Culture Still Matter Post IFRS? Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting. (Q2). Accepted.
· Alkharafi, N., Alsaber, A., Alqatan, A., Alainati, S., Al Kandari, A., & Nafea, R. (2024). Comparison between sponsored and non-sponsored regarding personal administrative factors for SMEs from Kuwait during the COVID-19 pandemic. Humanities and Social Sciences Letters, 12(1), 117-132. (Scopus Q3).
· Alshawaaf, N., Baroun, A., Alqatan, A., Arslan, M. (2024). Role of Organisational Sensemaking in the Emergence of a Hybrid Logic: The Case of the National Gallery in London. International Journal of Electronic Finance. (Accepted). (Q4)
· Ben Saad, A., Arslan, M. and Alqatan, A. (2024) ‘Role of real estate in financial instability: French evidence’, Int. J. Economics and Business Research, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp.111–126. Doi: 10.1504/IJEBR.2023.10042128 (ABDC ranked, Scopus Q3).
AlKandari, I., Alsaeed, F., AlKandari, A., Alsaber, A., Ullah, K., Hamza, K., & Alqatan. A. (2023). The determinants of employees’ turnover intention in the State of Kuwait. (Scopus Q4) – Accepted, ISSN – 2220-9352, volume 11.
· Saad, B. A., Arslan, M. & Alqatan, A. (2023). Role of Real Estate in Financial Instability: French Evidence. Forthcoming at International Journal of Economics and Business Research. Doi: 10.1504/IJEBR.2023.10042128 (ABDC ranked, Scopus Q3)
- Alqatan, A and Alnasser, Z. (2022). Does Royal directors matter for decreasing earnings management in GCC?. journal Review of Economics and Finance. (Scopus Q4) Accepted.
- · Alqatan, A. (2022). Does Bitcoin's price affect on the economic factors? Cross country evidence. Review of Economics and Finance, 20, 1-8. (Scopes Q4)
- · نبيلة قرزيز; محمد زيدان; أحمد القطان. (٢٠٢٢). دور التحول الرقمي في تحقيق الميزة التنافسية المستدامة للبنوك العمومية - حالة البنك الوطني الجزائري. مجلة اقتصاديات شمال افريقيا. ( تم القبول للنشر)
- · Sbetita, W, & Alqatan, A. (2021). Islamic Banking Performance Versus Conventional Banking. Review of Economics and Finance, 19, 312-325.available at: https://refpress.org/ref-vol19-a32/ (Scopes Q4).
- · Alqatan, A., Bzeouich, B., & Aguir, A. (2021). The influence of CEO gender diversity on earnings management and corporate overinvestment: A research agenda. In K. M. Hogan, & A. Kostyuk (Eds.), Corporate governance: Fundamental and challenging issues in scholarly research. (Accepted, conference proceeding book).
- · Cheikh Rouhou, N., Ben Mrad Douagi, F. W., Hussainey, K., & Alqatan, A. (2021). The impact of IFRS mandatory adoption on KPIs disclosure quality. Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, 11(3), 55–66. https://doi.org/10.22495/rgcv11i3p4
- · Slimen, N., Alqatan, A., Asma, S. & El-Halaby, S. (2021). Sukuk issuance and economic growth using Fully Modified Least Square Model. Journal of Governance and Regulation. International Journal of Excellence in Islamic Banking and Finance, ISSN: 2220-8291. (Accepted)
- · Ben Saad, A., Arslan, M. and Alqatan, A. (2021). Role of Real Estate in Financial Instability: French Evidence. Scientific Annals of Economics and Business. (Accepted for publication, Scopes Q3).
- · Arslan, M., Abeuova, D., & Alqatan, A. (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Investors: Evidence from Emerging Markets. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 15(1), 31-57.
- Ben Saad, A., Alqatan, A. and Arslan, M. (2021). House Price Shock and Business Cycle: The French Case. Scientific Annals of Economics and Business. Scientific Annals of Economics and Business, 68(1), 115-127. (Scopes Q3).
- · Aguir, A., Alqatan, A. and Bzeouich, B. (2021). Does the highest-paid CEOs effect the accounting conservatism? An empirical investigation in France. Journal of Governance and Regulation, 10(2), 96-107.
- · Arslan, M., Alqatan, A. (2020). Corporate Governance Practices, Barriers and Drivers: A Survey Dataset. Data in Brief. 33, 106603 (Scopes Q4, ESCI).
- · Boujelben, S., Khemakhem-Feki, H. & Alqatan, A. (2020). Real earnings management and the relevance of operating cash flows: A study of French listed firms. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. Int J Discl Gov 17, 218–229. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41310-020-00091-0 (ABS 2* & Scopes Q3).
- · Alenezi, M., Alqatan, A., & Phiri, O. (2020). The sensitivity of GCC firms’ stock returns to exchange rate, interest rate, and oil price volatility. Corporate Ownership & Control, 17(4), 35-50. (ABDC).
- · Albitar, K., Alqatan, A., & Huang, W. (2019). The role of board characteristics on the relationship between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption and earnings management: Evidence from China. Journal of Accounting and Taxation, 11(9), 145-154. (ABS 1* & Scopes Q2)
- · Madhi, R. Makni Fourati, Y. & Alqatan, A. (2019). What drives emerging economies firms to invest in tax havens? Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 23(6), 1-20. (Scopes Q4).
- · Arslan, M., Abidin, S., Alqatan, A., & Roudaki, J. (2019). Corporate governance in extreme institutional environment: Evidence from emerging economy [Special issue]. Corporate Ownership & Control, 17(1), 211-235. (ABS 1*)
- · Adel, R., & Alqatan, A. (2019). Gender employment discrimination: A comparison between the banking sectors of Kuwait and the United Kingdom. Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition, 15(3), 43-57. (ABS 1*)
- · Alqatan, A., Chbib, I., & Hussainey, K. (2019). How does board structure impact on firm performance in the UK? Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition, 15(2), 18-27. (ABS 1*) – (Most viewed paper award -2019).
- · Alqatan, A. (2019). The association between board diversity, earnings management and firm performance in Kuwait: A research agenda. Corporate Governance: Search for the Advanced Practices, 254-274. (Conference book).
Edited books:
- Impact of Digitalization on Reporting, Tax Avoidance, Accounting, and Green Finance. (2024). Ahmad Alqatan (Arab Open University, Kuwait); Professor Khaled Hussainey (Portsmouth University, UK); Mounira Hamed (Tunsia); Kameleddine Benameur (American University of Kuwait, Kuwait). IGI Global. – published
- Corporate governance: its determinants and consequences (2020) by Ahmad Alqatan (Portsmouth University, UK); Professor Khaled Hussainey (Portsmouth University, UK) and Dr Hichem Khlif (University of Sfax, Tunisia). IGI Global. – Accepted. https://www.igi-global.com/book/corporate-governance-its-implications-accounting/244595
Book chapters:
· Alqatan, A, Dhouibi, R; Talbi, N., and Arslan, A. (2024). Diversification, ownership structure, and solidity of banks in era of digitalisation. Impact of Digitalization on Reporting, Tax Avoidance, Accounting, and Green Finance. IGI. (080324-032041). (published).
Alotaibi, K., El-Halaby, S., & Alqatan, A. & Al-Alawi, A. (2021). Does the adoption of AAOIFI standards have macroeconomics and microeconomics consequences? Islamic Accounting and Finance: A Handbook (World Scientific Publishing). (Accepted for publication)
- Halpos, H, Alqatan, A., Arslan, M. (2021). 21st Century Approaches to Management and Accounting Research, ISBN 978-1-83968-571-2. Investigating the viability of applying a lower bound risk metric for Altman’s z-score. IntechOpen. URL: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/investigating-the-viability-of-applying-a-lower-bound-risk-metric-for-altman-s-z-score
- Alqatan, A, Chbib, A & Hussainey, K. Theories Related to the Relationship Between Board Diversity, Earnings Management, and Firm Performance. Corporate governance: its determinants and consequences. Ahmad J. Alqatan (ed.), Khaled Hussainey (ed.) & Hichem Khlif (ed.). (2020), IGI Global. 300 p. IGI Global. – Published. URL: https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/theories-related-to-the-relationship-between-board-diversity-earnings-management-and-firm-performance/262319
Conferences:
· · Kuwait Info Security & Communications Conference. Conex. Radisson Blu Hotel, Failaka Hall, Kuwait, on 25-28 Nov 2024. (Keynote Speaker).
· The 10th International Conference on Business and Technology (ICBT). August 7-8, 2024, School of Business - The University of Jordan, Amman- Jordan.
· The Cyber First Kuwait Conference, hosted by the Central Agency for Information Technology and Supported by the National Cyber Security Centre and KCST, Kuwait, will take place on June 4th, 2024, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait. (Audience).
· The GCC Big Data and Cloud Computing Conference. Conex. Radisson Blu Hotel, Failaka Hall, Kuwait, on 29-30 May 2024. (Keynote Speaker).
· Kuwait Procurement & Supply Summit. 12 Events. Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, Kuwait from 19 to 23 of May, 2024. (Keynote Speaker).
· Navigating New Horizons – Shaping the future of Education in Kuwait. 9th of May, 2024. Kuwait Technical College (Kteck), Abu Halifa Ktech Campus, Kuwait. (Audience).
The Digital Transformation in Education in the State of Kuwait. 4th of March, 2024. at Conference Centre - Sabah Al Salam University City - State of Kuwait. (Audience).
· Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies (AAEE). 18-20 of Feb, 2024. GUST, Mishref, Kuwait. (Audience).
· مؤتمر المجتمع الخليجي في عالم متغير، الثلاثاء ٦-٢-٢٠٢٤، رابطة الاجتماعيين الكويتية. العديلية، الكويت ( مستمع)
· 2nd CIPS Kuwait Annual Conclave. Nov 29, 2023 at The Palms Hotel, Kuwait. (Presenter)
· The GCC Procurement Conference. 29-30 of November, 2023 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait. (Presenter, Keynote Speaker).
· International Scientific Conference On Digitalization, Innovations & Sustainable Development: Trends And Business Perspectives. November 29th and 30th 2023, Australian University, Kuwait. (Presenter).
· Digital Teaching Symposium. Nov 2, 2023. European Conference by Anthology. (Attending online)
· International Conference on Contemporary research in Accounting, Finance and Taxation to be held at Hammamet, Tunisia (28, 29 & 30 of Oct, 2023). (Presenting).
· The 6th International Conference on Entrepreneurship for Sustainability & Impact, from 17-19 October 2023, Doha-Qatar. (Attending online).
· The 14th Global Islamic Marketing Conference, 27-29 Sep, 2023. Tbilisi, Marriott Hotel, Tbilisi. (Attending online).
· الملتقى العلمي: الاقتصاد المعرفي ودوره في بناء مجتمع مبدع ومبتكر في ٩ من يوليو ٢٠٢٣. فندق هوليدي ان – السالمية. راعي المؤتمر الجهاز المركزي لتكنولوجيا المعلومات وكلية الدراسات التجارية – التطبيقي و وزارة الاعلام. (حضور).
· Excellence in Higher Education: Teaching and Research Forum from 8th to 9th of May 2023 at K-Tech and GUST in Kuwait. (Audience).
· Kuwait Diversity and Inclusion Summit, 6-7 March 2023 – Jumeirah Messilah Hotel by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. ( Presenter).
- · Small and Medium Enterprises in Kuwait: Opportunities and Challenges. Kuwait Technical College (Kteck), from 23 to 24 of November 2022. Abu Halifa Ktech Campus, Kuwait. (Audience).
- · Digital Teaching Symposium, Spain, from 10 to 11 of November, 2022. (Presenter).
· المؤتمر العِلمي الــرابــــع تحت شـــــعـــار " الابتكار والصناعة المٌستدامة فى الوطن العـربــى " - ( أفــــاق وتحــــديـــات) من ١٤ & ١٥ /٥-٢٠٢٢ خلال منصة زووم. (متحدث رئيسي)The Sharjah International Conference on Education In Post Covid-19 (14-16, March, 2022). (Online-Audience).
CATS 2022. Computer applications and technology solutions. (12-14, March, 2022).At Gulf University for Sciences and Technology (GUST) – Kuwait. (Audience)
- · CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: FUNDAMENTAL AND CHALLENGING ISSUES IN SCHOLARLY RESEARCH. conferences and seminars by Virtusinterpress and Virtusgccg in 25 of Nov, 2021 (Presenter, Fully fund by AOU, Kuwait)
- How do we live with Corona Virus? Arab Open University. Kuwait. 31 of July 2021. Organizer. (Virtual).
- IAS 17th Annual PhD/New Faculty Consortium Organized by American Accounting Association AAA, US (Presenter, Monitor, Discussant) in 28 to 30 of Jan, 2021. (Virtual).
- Education focused conference on Accounting Education Futures: A post-pandemic Provocation. Organized by EAA in 14 of Dec, 2020. (Virtual).
- EAA Virtual Accounting with Beatriz García Osma, to be held in 4th of December 2020, by European Accounting Association.
- 20th Workshop on Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies & AARG-Brunel Business School, London. Organized by BAFA, UK in 4th of Dec, 2020. (Presenter).
- Scientific forum of the College of Business Studies for Finance and Business, organized by public authority of applied education and training, Kuwait in 21st of Nov, 2020. (Presenter).
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting International Conference (CIA 2020).” in Kuwait, online via Zoom, the conference date 26 of September 2020. (organizer, scientific committee, monitor, discussant).
- Education in the Era of post Covid-19 Pandemic. The conference date 23 & 25 of Sep 2020. Innovation of Learning In Higher Education in the new Covid-19, Indonesia. (Keynote Speaker).
- Learning Quality Improvement Strategies in The New Normal Era. Virtual International Conference in Indonesia, On Aug 25-26, 2020. (Keynote Speaker).
- Keynote speaker in the International Conference entitled “Education Transformation In The Era 4.0: Encouraging Students To Enhance Skills In Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking And Innovation | Organized by The State Islamic institute Lhokseumawe Indonesia in Indonesia, August 11-12, 2020.
- Post Pandemic: Reconstruction for future education. Virtual International Conference in Indonesia, On Aug 4-5, 2020. (Keynote Speaker).
- the 20th Workshop on Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies organized by BAFA's AFEE SIG and the AARG-Brunel Business School, Accounting & Finance Department, Brunel University London, on 4 December 2020.
- Research and Innovation (R&I) Conference, on Monday 15th June 2020 as a fully online conference by University of Portsmouth, UK.
- AAA to attend the IAS PhD/New Faculty Consortium and the 2020 Joint Midyear Meeting of the AIS, SET and International Sections will be held in Orlando, Florida, at the Rosen Center on January 23-25, 2020 (Monitor, Discussant).
- Financial Economics Meeting: Post-crisis challenge hold in Hammamet, Tunisia 21-22 December 2019. (2nd paper Presenter).
- Financial Economics Meeting: Post-crisis challenge hold in Hammamet, Tunisia 21-22 December 2019. (1st paper, Presenter).
- Accounting PhD Rookie Recruiting and Research Camp by AAA. December 6-8, 2019, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami Florida. (Presenter).
- The EAA Talent Workshop. on November 8-9 at IE University –Madrid Campus. (Presenter).
- Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA), Main Conference from 2th to 5th Nov 2019. (Discussant in “Entity restoration governance and rules of management control system: the tale of the Deepwater horizon incident”).
- Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA), Main Conference from 2th to 5th Nov 2019. (Presenter in “IFRS Adoption and Earnings management: The Role of Board of directors: Evidence from China”).
- Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA), Main Conference from 2th to 5th Nov 2019. (Presenter in “Does royal directors’ matter for decreasing earnings management in Gulf Cooperation Council countries?”).
- Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA), PhD Colloquium and Classes from 2th to 5th Nov 2019. (Presenter in “Would board diversity effect on earnings management and firm performance in Kuwait?”).
- Contemporary Research in Accounting, Finance and Taxation (CRAFT 2019), from October 28th to 29th, 2019 at Hammamet, Tunsia. (Presenter).
- The BAFA Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing Conference, to be held on 11-12 September 2019 in Manchester. (Presenter).
- Annual meeting 2019 of American Accounting Association (AAA) in San Francisco, CA, US. From 12 to 14 of August 2019. (Discussant).
- Conference on Teaching & Learning in Accounting, by American Accounting Association (AAA) in San Francisco, CA, US. From 10 to 11 of August 2019.
- The 7th International Conference of the Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR), 27-29 June 2019 in University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), Canada. (Presenter)., Full funded by the Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR). Program organizer by American Accounting Association (AAA), and International Accounting Section.
- 8th Brunel Accounting Symposium at Brunel University London on 19th of June 2019.
- The Faculty of Business and law (BAL) Postgraduate Research Student Conference, University of Portsmouth on 17th June, 2019 (Presenter).
- AARG PhD Scholars Conference, Queen Mary University of London on 10 of June, 2019.
- BAFA Conference, 8-10 April 2019 at University of Birmingham, UK. (Presenter).
- International conference “Corporate governance: search for the advanced practices”, Rome, Italy; Feb 28, 2019. (Presenter).
- 5th Annual Corporate Governance Conference, 6-7 December 2018, Frankfurt, Germany.
- Accounting and Accountability Research Group: PhD Scholars conference 2018, Queen Mary University of London on 19 of June, 2018.
- British Academy of Management: Corporate Governance subject Interest Group Conference University of Leeds, Leeds, UK – 11 & 12 of June, 2018. (Presenter).
- 41st EAA Annual Congress Milan, Italy – 30 May to 1 June, 2018.
- 24th SPRU PhD Forum in 17th & 18th May 2018, at University of Sussex.
- Workshop on Writing Quantitative Research Papers: Accounting in Emerging Economies in 10 & 11 of May 2018 at the University of Southampton. (Presenter).
- PhD Doctoral conference in10 & 11 of April 2018 at the University of Southampton. (Presenter).
- Ethics and Integrity Conference on 4 April 2018 at the University of Kent.
Membership in Accounting Associations:
- British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA)
- European Accounting Association (EAA)
- British Academy of Management (BAM)
- American Accounting Association (AAA)
- Kuwait Accountants & Auditors Association (KAAA)
- Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS)