Financial Times Top 50 Journal Publications

30. Brockman, P., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Zheng, Y. Do Foreign Institutional Shareholders Affect International Debt Contracting? Evidence from Yankee Bond Covenants. Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming.

29. Bae, K-H, El Ghoul, S., Gong, Z., Guedhami, O. In the CEO we Trust: Negative Effects of CEO-Board Trust. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.

28. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Mansi, S., Yoon, H. J. 2023. Institutional Shareholder Distraction, Agency Conflicts, and the Cost of Debt. Management Science 69, 4973–5693.

27. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Mansi, S., Sy, O. 2023. Event Studies in International Finance Research. Journal of International Business Studies 54, 344–364.

26. Döring, S., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Schröder, H. 2023. Foreign Institutional Investors, Legal Origin, and Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure. Journal of Business Ethics 182, 903–932.

25. Carney, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Lu, J., Wang, H. 2022. Political Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of Deliberative Capacity. Journal of International Business Studies 53, 1766–1784.

· Award for best paper in emerging economies research at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Meeting (2018)

24. Brockman, P., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Zheng, Y. 2022. Does Social Trust Affect International Contracting? Evidence from Foreign Bond Covenants. Journal of International Business Studies 53, 1011–1044.

23. Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Wang, H., Yang, Y. 2022. Corporate Governance and Tax Avoidance: Evidence from U.S. Cross-Listing. The Accounting Review 97, 49–78.

· Award for best paper at the Frontiers of Business Research in China International Conference (2019)

22. Bae, K-H, El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Zheng, X. 2021. Board Reforms and Dividend Policy: International Evidence. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 56, 1296–1320.

21. Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., Nash, R. 2021. International Evidence on State Ownership and Trade Credit: Opportunities and Motivations. Journal of International Business Studies 52, 1121–1158.

· Award for best young scholar paper at Frontiers of Business Research in China International conference (2018)

20. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kim, Y., Yoon, H. J. 2021. Policy Uncertainty and Accounting Quality. The Accounting Review 96, 233–260.

19. Döring, S., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Schröder, H. 2021. Institutional Investor Horizon and Firm Valuation around the World. Journal of International Business Studies 52, 212–244.

18. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., Zheng, Y. 2021. The Role of Creditor Rights on Capital Structure and Product Market Interactions: International Evidence. Journal of International Business Studies 52, 121–147.

17. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Nash, R., Patel, A. 2019. New Evidence on the Role of the Media in Corporate Social Responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics 154, 1051–1079.

15. Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Nash, R. 2018. State Ownership and Corporate Cash Holdings. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 53, 2293–2334.

14. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kim, H., Park, K. 2018. Corporate Environmental Responsibility and the Cost of Capital: International Evidence. Journal of Business Ethics 149, 335–361.

· Summarized in CFA Digest 48(11), November 2018

13. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., Zheng, X. 2018. Zero-Leverage Puzzle: An International Comparison. Review of Finance 22, 1063–1120.

12. Berger, A., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Roman, R. 2017. Internationalization and Bank Risk. Management Science 63, 2283–2301.

· Korea Development Bank outstanding paper award at the Conference on Asia–Pacific Financial Markets (2013)

11. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kim, Y. 2017. Country-Level Institutions, Firm Value, and the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives. Journal of International Business Studies 48, 360–385.

· Top 1% most cited paper in the field of Economics & Business (Web of Science, 2019)

9. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., Zheng, X. 2016. Collectivism and Corruption in Commercial Loan Production: How to Break the Curse? Journal of Business Ethics 139, 225–250.

8. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Pittman, J., Rizeanu, S. 2016. Cross-Country Evidence on the Importance of Auditor Choice to Corporate Debt Maturity. Contemporary Accounting Research 33, 718–751.

7. Attig, N., Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O. 2016. Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics 134, 171–197.

· Lead Paper

6. Attig, N., Cleary, S., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O. 2014. Corporate Legitimacy and Investment–Cash Flow Sensitivity. Journal of Business Ethics 121, 297–314.

5. Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Suh, J. 2013. Corporate Social Responsibility and Credit Ratings. Journal of Business Ethics 117, 679–694.

· Lead paper

4. Zheng, X., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C. 2013. Collectivism and Corruption in Bank Lending. Journal of International Business Studies 44, 363–390.

· Hyundai Securities outstanding paper award at the Conference on Asia–Pacific Financial Markets (2012)

· Award for best paper in financial institutions at the Southwestern Finance Association Conference (2012)

3. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Ni, Y., Pittman, J., Saadi, S. 2013. Does Information Asymmetry Matter to Equity Pricing? Evidence from Firms’ Geographic Location. Contemporary Accounting Research 30, 140–181.

2. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Ni, Y., Pittman, J., Saadi, S. 2012. Does Religion Matter to Equity Pricing? Journal of Business Ethics 111, 491–518.

1. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Pittman, J. 2011. The Role of IRS Monitoring in Equity Pricing in Public Firms. Contemporary Accounting Research 28, 643–674.