Prof. Walid SAFFAR
Professor
PhD
- M725
- +852 2766 7059
- walid.saffar@polyu.edu.hk
- Curriculum Vitae
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Prof. Walid Saffar received his MBA in Finance from Laval University in 2003 and obtained his PhD in Finance from HEC Montreal in 2009.
Prof. Saffar joined the School of Accounting and Finance at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Assistant Professor in September 2012.
Prof. Saffar had served as Assistant Professor at the American University of Beirut from 2009 to 2012. He had also served as Instructor at HEC Montreal and the University of Southern Indiana from 2007 to 2008 and 2008 to 2009, respectively.
Prof. Saffar’s main research interests include corporate finance, corporate governance, and international accounting and finance.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Higher Commercial Studies Diploma, Institut Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Carthage
- Master of Business Administration (Finance), Université Laval
- Doctor of Philosophy, University de Montreal
Research Interests
Research Output
- “Financial Reporting and Trade Credit: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS Adoption” with Xiao Li and Jeffrey Ng, Contemporary Accounting Research 38 (2021) 96-128
- “Policy Uncertainty and Loan Loss Provisions in the Banking Industry” with Jeffrey Ng and Janus Jian Zhang, Review of Accounting Studies 25 (2020) 726-777
- “Political Uncertainty and Cost Stickiness: Evidence from National Elections around the World” with Woo-Jong Lee and Jeffrey Pittman, Contemporary Accounting Research 37 (2020) 1107-1139
- “State Ownership and Debt Choice: Evidence from Privatization” with Narjess Boubakri, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 54 (2019) 1313-1346
- “National Culture and Privatization: The Relationship between Collectivism and Residual State Ownership” with Narjess Boubakri, Omrane Guedhami, and Chuck Kwok, Journal of International Business Studies 47 (2016) 170-190
- “Near and Dear? The Role of Location in CSR Engagement” with Bryan Husted and Dima Jamali, Strategic Management Journal 37 (2016) 2050-2070
- “Disclosure Standards, Auditing Infrastructure, and Bribery Mitigation” with Samer Khalil and Samir Trabelsi, Journal of Business Ethics 132 (2015) 379-399
- “Auditor Choice in Politically Connected Firms” with Omrane Guedhami and Jeffrey Pittman, Journal of Accounting Research 52 (2014) 107-162
- “The Role of State and Foreign Owners in Corporate Risk-Taking: Evidence from Privatization” with Narjess Boubakri and Jean-Claude Cosset, Journal of Financial Economics 108 (2013) 641-658
- “Political Institutions, Connectedness, and Corporate Risk-Taking” with Narjess Boubakri and Sattar Mansi, Journal of International Business Studies 44 (2013) 195-215
- “Auditor Choice in Privatized Firms: Empirical Evidence on the Role of State and Foreign Owners” with Omrane Guedhami and Jeffrey Pittman, Journal of Accounting and Economics 48 (2009) 151-171
