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Zahid Riaz

Dr. Zahid Riaz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan. He joined the Lahore School in March 2014. He holds a PhD and MPhil from the UNSW Business School, Australia, and an MBA and BBA (Honors) from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan.

Before joining the Lahore School, he taught at UNSW (Australia), Coventry University (UK), and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan), and served as a Visiting Research Fellow at UNSW Business School.

His research examines how institutional and organizational factors shape responsible business practices and competitiveness in developed and emerging economies, with a focus on corporate governance, sustainability, international business, CSR, and organizational behavior. His work has been published in international journals of high repute and impact, and he has predominantly been first or second author, reflecting his active and meaningful contribution to the research process.

Dr. Zahid Riaz serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Responsibility, sits on editorial boards of several journals, and is a member of the judging panel for the Emerald & EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards. He has supervised three PhD and five MPhil candidates, contributing to scholarship in organization and management. He served as editor for the Lahore Journal of Business from 2016 to 2023. Previously, he was a guest editor for two special topics for Frontiers in Psychology journal.

Since 2016–17, he has played a key role in strengthening business education quality and accreditation in Pakistan through his work with the National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC), mentoring institutions including a public-sector business school and the FAST School of Management, Lahore, and conducting nationwide accreditation visits that have advanced academic standards and institutional capacity.

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Journal publications

International Business and Corporate Governance

  1. Hasan, A., Riaz, Z., & Nakpodia, F. 2023. Explicating the contextuality of corporate governance through ownership structure and family management: Evidence from an emerging economy. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-08-2022-0332
  2. Riaz, Z., Ray, P., & Ray, S. 2022. The impact of digitalisation on corporate governance in Australia. Journal of Business Research, 152, 410-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.07.006
  3. Riaz, Z. & Kirkbride, J. 2017. Governance of director and executive remuneration in leading firms of Australia. Economics and Business Review. 17(4), pp. 66-86. https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2017.4.5
  4. Riaz, Z. 2016. A hybrid of state regulation and self-regulation for remuneration governance in Australia. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. 16(3),pp. 539 – 563. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-10-2015-0133
  5. Riaz, Z., Ray, S. Ray, P. K. & Kumar, V. 2015. Disclosure practices of foreign and domestic firms in Australia. Journal of World Business. 50 (4), pp. 781-792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2015.04.001
  6. Riaz, Z., Ray, S. & Ray, P. 2015. The synergistic effect of state regulation and self- regulation on disclosure level of director and executive remuneration in Australia. Administration and Society.47 (6), pp. 623-655. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399713516352
  7. Riaz, Z., Ray, S. & Ray, P., 2015. Collibration as an alternative regulatory mechanism to govern the disclosure of director and executive remuneration in Australia. International Journal of Corporate Governance, 6(2-4), pp.241-274. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCG.2015.074688
  8. Riaz, Z., Ray, P., Ray, S. & Kirkbride, J. 2013. Collibration as an alternative regulatory approach for remuneration governance: A contextual analysis of Australia. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance.10, 246-260. https://doi.org/10.1057/jdg.2013.1

 

Corporate Social Responsibility

  1. Khan, S. N., & Riaz, Z. 2024. Exploring the relevance of organizational Learning for CSR strategy implementation: empirical evidence from a developing economy. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 15(1), 3844-3871. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01226-8
  2. Rehman R, Riaz, Z. Cullinan, C. Zhang, J. & Wang, F. 2020. Institutional ownership and value relevance of corporate social responsibility disclosure: Empirical evidence from China. Sustainability (Switzerland). 12(6), pp. 2311. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062311
  3. Hamid, S., Riaz, Z., & Azeem, S. 2020. Carroll’s dimensions and CSR disclosure: Empirical evidence from Pakistan. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. 20(3), pp. 365-381. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-10-2018-0317
  4. Hameed, I., Riaz, Z., Arain, G., & Farooq, O. 2016. How do internal CSR and external CSR affect organizational identification of employees? A perspective from group engagement model. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. https://doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00788
  5. Mahmood, Z. and Riaz, Z. 2008.Using case study research method to emergent relations of corporate governance and social responsibility. Journal of Quality and Technology Management, 4, 9-20.

 

Resilient workplaces and employee well-being

  1. Širca, N. T., Riaz, Z., Hamid, S., Žurausk?, G., & Stankevi?iut?, Ž. 2024. The interplay among employee resilience, sustainable HRM and work engagement. Human Systems Management, 1-15. https://doi:10.3233/HSM-230204
  2. Riaz, Z., Stankeviciute, Ž., & Pinzaru, F. 2024. Editorial: New work demands and managing employee well-being in the post-pandemic world. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1392687. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1392687
  3. Baig, A.T. & Riaz, Z. 2021. Tracing an Unyielding Work Compulsion: A Moderated Mediation Model of Abusive Supervision and Compulsory Citizenship Behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. 746823. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.746823
  4. Talat, A. & Riaz, Z. 2020. An integrated model of team resilience: Exploring the roles of team sensemaking, team bricolage and task interdependence. Personnel Review. 49 (9), pp. 2007-2033. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-01-2018-0029
  5. Shahid, S. Riaz, Z., Salman, M., & Raza, M. 2015. Turnover intention predictors amongst the employees of public sector organization: A case of polio vaccination teams. Journal of International Business and Economics. 15(4), pp. 49-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.18374/JIBE- 15-4.6

 

Organizational innovation and research methods

  1. Murad, A., Riaz, Z., & Waheed, A., 2016. Innovation, Firm Performance and Riskiness: Evidence from the Leading Worldwide Innovative Firms. International Journal of Innovation Management. 20(7), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919616500663
  2. Delios, A., Clemente, E. G., Wu, T., Tan, H., Wang, Y., Gordon, M., ... & Uhlmann, E. L. 2022. Examining the generalizability of research findings from archival data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(30), e2120377119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120377119

 

Refereed conference presentation (double blind reviewed)

    • RIAZ, Z. & HASAN, A. (2022). Impact of Family Management and Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Economy. Academy of International Business (AIB) 2022 Meeting, July 06-09, 2022, Florida, USA.
    • RIAZ, Z. & SADIQ, A. 2022. An Integrated Model of the Internationalization of Born- global SMEs of an Emerging Economy. Association of International Business, Research, and Practice (AIBRP) International Conference, March 23-25, 2022, Chicago, USA.
    • TAIMUR, A. and RIAZ, Z. 2021. Tracing an unyielding work compulsion in an organizational setting. 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
    • RAY, P., RIAZ, Z. SHARMELLY, R. & KAMALI, A. 2020. Global and local value chain linkages and international performance of foreign MNCs: Empirical evidence from India. Academy of International Business 2020 Meeting, Michigan State University, USA.
    • RAY, P., RAY, S. & RIAZ, Z. 2018. Accelerated Internationalisation of Emerging Market Firms in Knowledge Intensive Industries. Academy of International Business 2018 Meeting, Minneapolis, USA.
    • RAY, P., RAY, S. & RIAZ, Z. 2018. The Catching up Process of the Asian Latecomers: A Case of Korea. Academy of International Business 2018 Meeting, Minneapolis, USA.
    • RAY, P, RAY, S., RIAZ, Z. & Kumar, V. 2017. Emerging market firms: Operational or innovation capabilities? Academy of International Business 2017 Meeting, Dubai, UAE.
    • RIAZ, Z., GHANI, W. and MURAD, S. 2016. Exploring the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance in Pakistan. American Accounting Association Annual 2016 Meeting, New York, United States of America.
    • WAQAR, S. & RIAZ, Z. 2016. Measuring the relevance of Carroll’s four dimensions of CSR through CSR disclosure practices in a developing country. 7th International Conference on Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, Berlin, Germany.
    • RIAZ, Z. RAY, S. & RAY, P. 2015. A Comparative analysis of disclosure practices between foreign multinational corporations and Australian domestic firms. Academy of International Business 2015 Meeting, Bengaluru, India.
    • MUKHERJEE, P., RAY, P., RAY, S. & RIAZ, Z. 2015. Internationalization experience and the evolution of dynamic capability in the Indian IT firms. Academy of International Business 2015 Meeting, Bengaluru, India.
    • AZAR, S. & RIAZ, Z. 2015. Temporality in organization and management theory. 5th AMDIP Lahore School of Economics Conference, Lahore, Pakistan.
    • MUKHERJEE, P. RAY, P. K RAY, S. & RIAZ, Z. 2014. Evolution of dynamic capability in emerging market firms: Learning from internationalisation experience of Indian IT firms. European Academy of International Business 2014 Annual Meeting. Uppsala, Sweden.
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    • RIAZ, Z., RAY, P. K RAY, S. & KIRKBRIDE, J. 2013. Collibration as an alternative regulatory mechanism for corporate governance in a capitalist economy. Academy of Management 2013 Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida, United States of America.
    • RIAZ, Z., RAY, S. & RAY, P. K. 2013. Synergistic effect of state & self-regulations on disclosure level of board remuneration in Australia. Academy of Management 2013 Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida, United States of America.
    • RIAZ, Z., RAY, S., Kumar, V. & RAY, P. K. 2013. The disclosure practices of foreign corporations in Australia: An empirical investigation. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting 2013. Turkey.
    • RIAZ, Z., RAY, S., Kumar, V. & RAY, P. K. 2013.The effect of globalization on disclosure level of director and executive remuneration in Australia. Australian and New Zealand International Business Academy 2013.Sydeny, Australia.
    • RIAZ, Z., RAY, P. K., RAY, S. & KIRKBRIDE, J. 2012. Collibration as an alternative regulatory approach for remuneration governance: A contextual analysis of Australia. 10th International Conference on Corporate Governance “Corporate Governance and Universal Acceptance: Taking Stock of Progress and Indicators of Future Trends” held at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
    • RIAZ, Z., RAY, P. K. & RAY, S. 2011. State regulation and self-regulation as complementary mechanisms of remuneration governance in Australia: A post crisis corporate governance agenda. Academy of International Business 2011 Annual Meeting. Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan.
    • RAY, P. K., RAY, S. & RIAZ, Z. 2010. State and self regulations as a regulatory mix for addressing agency conflicts: The compensation governance case of Australia. The Corporate Governance & Global Financial Crisis. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America.
    • RIAZ, Z. 2010. The impact of formal and informal institutional factors on the disclosure level and quality of director and executive remuneration in Australia and Britain: A comparative analysis. Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy. School of Marketing of University of Western Sydney, Australia.

 

List of unpublished work

    • RIAZ, Z. 2018. Lahore School of Economics Policy Note 9/18: Leveraging Manufacturing Sector for Exports of Pakistan.
    • RIAZ, Z. 2011. The role of collibration in addressing agency conflicts: Remuneration governance in Australia. Doctor of Philosophy, Thesis, The Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales.
    • RIAZ, Z. 2009. The impact of institutional factors on disclosure level of director and executive remuneration in Australia. Master of Philosophy, Thesis, The Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales.