Muhammad Kaleem Zahir-ul-Hassan
- Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA), Australia, 2018
- Ph.D. in Management Sciences (Accounting), Radboud University, Netherlands, 2012
- Fellow Cost & Management Accountant (FCMA), Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan, 2001
- Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com), University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 1997
- Main research interests include examining the role of accounting in the governance/management control of interfirm relationships (e.g., public-private partnerships and outsourcing), accountability, performance management, sustainability (carbon/environmental accounting), and corporate governance.
- Keen on doing qualitative field studies to understand how accounting and control play in organizations and society.
- Professor of Accounting, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, August 2025-present
- Associate Professor of Accounting, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2020-2025
- Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Massey University, New Zealand, 2018-2020
- Associate Professor of Accounting, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2017
- Assistant Professor of Accounting, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2012-2017
- Assistant Professor of Accounting, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2011-2012
- Financial Analyst, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, 2002-2005
- Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee Member, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (JAAF) Conference, 2024-present
- Fellow, UK Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
- Member CPA Australia, 2018- present
- Member ICMAP, 2001-present
- Reviewer of several academic journals
- Purwohedi, U., Zakaria, A., Memon, M., Zahir-ul-Hassan, M. K, (2025). "Too much stress? The moderating effect of role-stress on the nexus of internal auditor competence and internal audit effectiveness". International Journal of Ethics and Systems [Q1]
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-12-2024-0389
- Naveed, K., Farooq, M.B., Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K. and Rauf, Fawad (2025). “AI adoption, ESG disclosure quality and sustainability committee heterogeneity: Evidence from Chinese companies”. Meditari Accountancy Research [ABDC: A, Q1]
https://doi.org/10.1108/MEDAR-02-2024-2374
- Tessema, A., Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K., and Ahmed A. (2024). "Corporate governance, earnings management and the moderating role of political connections: Evidence from the Gulf Co-operation Council countries.” International Journal of Ethics and Systems [Q1]
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-02-2024-0056
- Tessema, A., Ahmed A and Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K. (2024) “Board gender diversity, audit quality, and the moderating role of political connections: Evidence from the Gulf Co-operation Council Countries (GCC)”, International Journal of Accounting & Information Management [Q1] https://doi.org/10.1108/IJAIM-11-2023-0286
- Houqe, M.N., Abdelfattah, T., Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K., and Ullah, S. (2024). “Impact of business strategy on carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from U.S. firms,” Business Strategy and the Environment [ABDC: A, Q1] https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3789
- Zhang, Y., Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K., Wei, F., Leslie, J. (2024). "Competency ambidexterity to achieve leadership excellence and reduce derailment risk in a globalized world: A cross-cultural study", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics [ABDC: A, Q1] https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-02-2024-0236
- Houqe, M.N., Opare, S. and Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K. (2024), "Carbon emissions, female CEOs and earnings management," International Journal of Accounting & Information Management [Q1] https://doi.org/10.1108/IJAIM-11-2023-0296
- Hasan, A., Anwar, W., Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K., and Ahmed, A. (2023). “Corporate governance and tax avoidance: Evidence from an emerging market”, Applied Economics [ABDC: A] https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2198195
- Cheffi, W., Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K., Farooq, M. O., Alhadhrami, A.Z.B. and Mansour, M.M.H (2023) “Ethical leadership, management control systems and circular economy in SMEs in an emerging economy, the UAE”, 156, 113513, Journal of Business Research [ABDC: A, Q1] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113513
- Bui, B., Houqe, N. and Zahir-ul-Hassan, M.K. (2022). “Moderating effect of carbon accounting systems on strategy and carbon performance: A CDP analysis”. 33, 483-524Journal of Management Control, 1-42 [ABDC: A, Q1]
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00187-022-00346-7
- External Grant with Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) Academy, UAE, 2024
- Research Incentive Fund Grant, Zayed University, UAE, 2022-23
- Short-Term Grant, Zayed University, UAE, May-September 2020
- Massey University Research Fund Grant, New Zealand,Jan-Dec. 2020
- Massey University Research Fund Grant, New Zealand, Jan-Dec 2019
- Research Incentive Fund Grant, Zayed University, UAE, 2014-2015
- Startup Grant, Zayed University, UAE, 2013
- ACC632 Financial Statement Analysis and Business Ethical Standards