Raheel Safdar

Dedicated Assistant Professor with over five years of experience in developing and delivering finance and accounting curricula. I am committed to enhancing program outcomes through active student engagement and robust academic support. Passionate about fostering each student’s development and success, I am recognized for my approachable demeanor, meticulous attention to detail, and extensive research background. I seek a full-time position that offers professional challenges, providing the opportunity to leverage my professional skills while effectively managing multiple projects.

• Safdar, R., Fatima, A., & Sajid, M. (2024). Efficiency, liquidity risk and asset quality: a comparative analysis of Islamic and conventional banks in Pakistan. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. ABDC Rank : C
• Sajid, M., Shabbir, H., & Safdar, R. (2024). Ownership concentration and cost of equity in Pakistan: the moderating role of disclosure and governance quality. Asian Review of Accounting, 32(1), 120-135. ABDC Rank : B
• Zhang, Y., Mirza, S. S., Safdar, R., Huang, C., & Zhang, C. (2023). Business strategy and sustainability of Chinese SMEs: determining the moderating role of environmental uncertainty. Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 36(3). Impact Factor: 3.08
• Sajid, M., & Safdar, R. (2023). Supply chain finance, firm performance and industry competition: empirical evidence from Pakistan. Business Process Management Journal, 29(7), 1989-2008. ABDC Rank : B
• Feng, C. B., Khurram, M. U., Safdar, R., Mirza, S. S., & Iqbal, A. (2023). Corporate strategic responses, supplier concentration and sustainable growth of chinese listed firms. Operations Management Research, 16(3), 1413-1427. ABDC Rank : C
• Bin-Feng, C., Zhe, L., Mirza, S. S., & Safdar, R. (2023). Targeted poverty alleviation initiatives and corporate sustainable value creation: Determining the role of corporate internal governance control in China. Heliyon, 9(7). Impact Factor: 3.4
• Sajid, M., Maqsood, R., & Safdar, R. (2022). FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE BY ADOPTING GREEN HR PRACTICES: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. International Journal of Business Reflections, 3(1).
• Bin-Feng, C., Sikandar Mirza, S., Ahsan, T., Safdar, R., Iqbal, A., & Hayat, M. (2022). Family control and corporate risk-taking in China: Does working capital strategy matter?. Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 35(1), 4280-4299. Impact Factor: 3.08
• Mirza, S. S., Ahsan, T., Safdar, R., & Rehman, A. U. (2020). Competition, debt maturity, and adjustment speed in China: a dynamic fractional estimation approach. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 13(5), 106. ABDC Rank : B
• Safdar, R., Sultan Sikandar, M., & Ahsan, T. (2019). Market pricing of liquidity risk: evidence from China. China Finance Review International, 9(4), 554-566. ABDC Rank : C
• Mirza, S. S., Safdar, R., Yu, Y., & Gulzar, M. A. (2019). Managerial empowerment and firm risk-taking. SAGE Open, 9(2), 2158244019856963. Impact Factor: 2.03
• Safdar, R., Chaudhry, N. I., Mirza, S. S., & Yu, Y. (2019). Principal–principal agency conflict and information quality in China: The governance role of audit quality and analyst following. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 17(1), 42-59. ABDC Rank : C
• Safdar, R., & Yan, C. (2017). Information risk, stock returns, and asset pricing: Evidence from China. Accounting Research Journal, 30(4), 379-394. ABDC Rank : C
• Safdar, R., & Yan, C. (2016). Managing accruals for income smoothing: empirical evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 6(4), 372-387. ABDC Rank : B
• Safdar, R., & Yan, C. (2016). Information risk, stock returns, and the cost of capital in China. China Finance Review International, 6(1), 77-95. ABDC Rank : C

• The 11th Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (CAFM 2016), 12/2/2016 - 12/3/2016, Seoul, Korea, Korean Securities Association and Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, Does Liquidity Mediate between Information Quality and the Cost of Equity in China?
• International Conference on Management, Business & Technology (ICMBT), 3/12/2017 - 3/15/2017, Lahore, Pakistan, Institute of Business & Management, Principal-Principal Agency Conflict and Information Quality in China
• International Conference on Banking, Insurance & Business Management (CBIBM-2021), Lahore, Pakistan, Hailey College of Banking and Finance, University of the Punjab, Liquidity Risk, Efficiency, and Assets Quality: A Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Conventional Banks in Pakistan
• Forman International Conference on Business and Innovation (2022), Lahore, Pakistan, School of Management, Forman Christian College University, Liquidity Risk, Efficiency, and Assets Quality: A Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Conventional Banks in Pakistan

• Professor Chen Yan, Professor at Department of Accounting, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, China, chenyan2001@126.com
• Dr. Tanveer Ahsan, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Rennes School of Business, Rennes, France, tanveer.ahsan@rennes-sb.com
• Dr. Salman Yousaf, Assistant Professor, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E., syousaf@sharjah.ac.ae
• Dr. Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Senior Lecturer, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, sultan.mirza@waikato.ac.nz

• Top-performer award in E-CAM 2019-20 batch, LUMS University, Lahore, Pakistan
• Won competitively the Fully funded Cultural Exchange Scholarship by Government of Pakistan for P.hD from abroad. (2013-2018)
• 97.82 percentile score in GAT General (Jan 2013)
• 99.78 percentile score in GAT Subject (Nov 2012)
• Annual merit-scholarship from Punjab University (2007, 2008, 2009)

• Over 20 postgraduate student thesis supervision
• Additional charge as Departmental Controller Examination
• Secretary Semester Implementation Committee
• member Curriculum Development Committee
• Patron of Event Management Society

The Executive Certificate in Agribusiness Management (ECAM)