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Dr Zeeshan Mahmood

Lecturer
EBS - Accounting
Dr Zeeshan Mahmood
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 873277

  • Location

    EBS.3.78, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Thursday 15:00 to 16:00 Friday 09.00 - 11.00

Profile

Qualifications

  • PhD in Accounting Essex Business School, (2016)

  • MRes in Accounting Essex Business School, (2011)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

Open to supervise

Accounting in Emerging Economies

Open to supervise

Accounting for Sustainable Development Goals

Open to supervise

Conferences and presentations

How institutional logics influence management control practices in promoting gender equality?

24th Workshop on Accounting & Finance in Emerging Economies, Colchester, United Kingdom, 8/12/2023

Understanding the Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting using the Sociology of Worth Perspective

British Accounting and Finance Association Doctoral Conference, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 19/4/2023

Dynamics of Sustainability Reporting in an Emerging Field: An institutional logics perspective

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Austria, 9/7/2021

Institutional Rationality and Practice Variation in Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Evidence from an Emerging Field.

1st Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies Conference, Colchester, United Kingdom, 17/7/2018

The Developing Country Perspective on Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Main Actors’ Views on the Current State of Affairs in Pakistan

2nd International Research Conference on Economics, Business and Social Sciences, Penang, Malaysia, 11/7/2017

Emergence and Development of Corporate Sustainability Reporting In Pakistan – The Institutional Logic Perspective

26th International Congress on Social & Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, United Kingdom, 27/8/2014

Institutional Logic and Rhetorical Strategies in Corporate Sustainability Reporting

British Accounting and Finance Association Doctoral Conference, London, United Kingdom, 17/4/2014

Realistic Evaluation of Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Developing Countries – Evidence from Pakistan

Scottish Doctoral Colloquium in Accounting & Finance, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 6/6/2012

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Management Accounting II (BE113)

  • Financial Decision Making (BE162)

  • Student Success Tutorial (BE917)

Publications

Journal articles (14)

Ahmad, Z. and Mahmood, Z., (2024). Corporate governance regulation in regulatory space of a developing country: actors, strategies and outcomes. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies. 14 (1), 99-124

Mahmood, Z., Blaber, Z. and Khan, M., (2024). Institutionalisation of sustainability reporting in Pakistan: The role of field-configuring events and situational context. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management. 21 (2), 219-251

Alsayegh, MF., Ditta, A., Mahmood, Z. and Kouser, R., (2023). The Role of Sustainability Reporting and Governance in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: An International Investigation. Sustainability. 15 (4), 3531-3531

Ali, W., Mahmood, Z., Wilson, J. and Ismail, H., (2023). The impact of sustainability governance attributes on comprehensive CSR reporting: A developing country setting. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Hassan, MU., Mahmood, Z. and Zaman, S., (2022). Linking CSR and Brand Performance through Customer Satisfaction, Brand Equity and Corporate Reputation: A Mixed Methods Study of Top Pakistani Banks. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences. 16 (4), 498-529

Hassan, M., Mahmood, Z., Janjua, S. and Asif, N., (2022). Evaluating megaprojects from a sustainability perspective: a case of China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC). Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies. 15 (2), 150-170

Mahmood, Z. and Uddin, S., (2021). Institutional logics and practice variations in sustainability reporting: evidence from an emerging field. Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal. 34 (5), 1163-1189

Ditta, A. and Mahmood, Z., (2021). Does Country Level Sustainability Reporting Affect Sustainable Development of a Country? Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences. 15 (4), 796-812

Zaman, R., Farooq, MB., Khalid, F. and Mahmood, Z., (2021). Examining the extent of and determinants for sustainability assurance quality: The role of audit committees. Business Strategy and the Environment. 30 (7), 2887-2906

Latif, B., Mahmood, Z., Tze San, O., Mohd Said, R. and Bakhsh, A., (2020). Coercive, Normative and Mimetic Pressures as Drivers of Environmental Management Accounting Adoption. Sustainability. 12 (11), 4506-4506

Mahmood, Z., Kouser, R. and Masud, MAK., (2019). An emerging economy perspective on corporate sustainability reporting – main actors’ views on the current state of affairs in Pakistan. Asian Journal of Sustainability and Social Responsibility. 4 (1)

Ali, W., Faisal Alsayegh, M., Ahmad, Z., Mahmood, Z. and Iqbal, J., (2018). The Relationship between Social Visibility and CSR Disclosure. Sustainability. 10 (3), 866-866

Mahmood, Z., Kouser, R., Ali, W., Ahmad, Z. and Salman, T., (2018). Does Corporate Governance Affect Sustainability Disclosure? A Mixed Methods Study. Sustainability. 10 (1), 207-207

Ali, W., Frynas, JG. and Mahmood, Z., (2017). Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure in Developed and Developing Countries: A Literature Review. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 24 (4), 273-294

Contact

z.mahmood@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873277

Location:

EBS.3.78, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Thursday 15:00 to 16:00 Friday 09.00 - 11.00